Bubba Wallace wins the 2022 Cup Series "Hollywood Casino" 400 at Kansas

 

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    Bubba Wallace hung onto the lead for the final 43-laps at Kansas Speedway en-route to his 2nd career NASCAR Cup Series victory on Sunday, September 11th. It was also his first non-superspeedway victory, as Wallace won the rain shortened event at Talladega Superspeedway in the fall of 2021.

The No. 45 Toyota Camry, originally piloted by Kurt Busch at the start of the 2022 Season, is eligible for the owner's championship via Busch's victory at Kansas Speedway earlier this year. Since Pocono Raceway however, Kurt has been out of the car due to concussion protocols. NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ty Gibbs drove the machine during the remainder of the regular season, then 23XI Racing swapped Wallace into the No. 45 for the playoffs to compete for the owner's title.

Right-rear tire wear proved to be an issue again at Kansas Speedway, as pole-sitter Tyler Reddick fell victim to the problem and crashed out of the race on lap-67. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and Ty Gibbs would also have tire issues throughout the race.

Playoff driver Kevin Harvick's car got loose off of turn 4, hammering the wall, and ending his day very early: just a mere 33-laps into the 400-mile event.

Here are the complete race results from Kansas Speedway:

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