NASCAR 2025 Hollywood Casino 400: Weather forecast for the Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway

The 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 is officially back, and fans are in for a high-octane 31st stock-car racing weekend of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season at the Kansas Speedway on September 28. This year's edition at the 1.5-mile-long track will mark the 25th annual Hollywood Casino 400.

Thirty-seven NASCAR Cup Series drivers will be in action for practice and qualifying on September 27, at 1 p.m. ET and 2:10 p.m. ET, respectively, before Sunday’s afternoon race. The main event will be spread over 267 laps in Kansas City, Kansas, divided into three stages, totaling 400 miles.

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Weather forecast for the 2025 Hollywood Casino 400

Here’s the weather report for NASCAR’s two national series at Kansas Speedway, as per The Daily Down Force:

Friday, September 26, 2025

NASCAR ARCA Reese's 150: High 74°F, Low 69°F, clear sky, and 5% chance of rain.

Saturday, September 27, 2025

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying: High 80°F, Low 71°F, Wind 6 mph, Sunshine & clear sky, and 5% chance of rain.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300: High 78°F, Low 69°F, Wind 6 mph, Sunshine & clear sky, and 5% chance of rain.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Hollywood Casino 400: High 74°F, Low 69°F, Wind 6 to 7 mph, and 5% chance of rain.

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Full entry list for NASCAR’s 2025 Kansas playoff race

The 2025 Hollywood Casino 400 iteration is set to see 37 Cup cars lined up on the grid. Here's a look at the list of drivers who will be vying to win the fifth race of the playoffs:

1. #1 - Ross Chastain (P)
2. #2 - Austin Cindric (P)
3. #3 - Austin Dillon
4. #4 - Noah Gragson
5. #5 - Kyle Larson (P)
6. #6 - Brad Keselowski
7. #7 - Justin Haley
8. #8 - Kyle Busch
9. #9 - Chase Elliott (P)
10. #10 - Ty Dillon
11. #11 - Denny Hamlin (P)
12. #12 - Ryan Blaney (P)
13. #16 - A. J. Allmendinger
14. #17 - Chris Buescher
15. #19 - Chase Briscoe (P)
16. #20 - Christopher Bell (P)
17. #21 - Josh Berry
18. #22 - Joey Logano (P)
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace (P)
20. #24 - William Byron (P)
21. #34 - Todd Gilliland
22. #35 - Riley Herbst (R)
23. #38 - Zane Smith
24. #41 - Cole Custer
25. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
26. #43 - Erik Jones
27. #44 – JJ Yeley
28. #45 - Tyler Reddick (P)
29. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30. #48 - Alex Bowman
31. #51 - Cody Ware
32. #54 - Ty Gibbs
33. #60 - Ryan Preece
34. #71 - Michael McDowell
35. #77 - Carson Hocevar
36. #88 - Shane van Gisbergen (R)
37. #99 - Daniel Suárez