The 2018 Hollywood Casino 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 21, 2018, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) intermediate speedway, it was the 32nd race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.
Kansas Speedway is a tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.106 seconds and a speed of .
Joey Logano scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.177 and a speed of .
Aric Almirola was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.926 seconds and a speed of .
Kurt Busch was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.997 seconds and a speed of .
Stage 1 Laps: 80
Stage 2 Laps: 80
Stage 3 Laps: 107
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.