2025 AdventHealth 400
The 2025 AdventHealth 400 was an NASCAR Cup Series race held on May 11, 2025, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 12th race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Kyle Larson won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and Ryan Blaney finished 3rd. Chase Briscoe and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five, and Josh Berry, Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher, Joey Logano, and John Hunter Nemechek rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Ty Gibbs was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.976 seconds and a speed of 180.144 mph (289.914 km/h).
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.976 | 180.144 |
| 2 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.091 | 179.455 |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.104 | 179.378 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kyle Larson scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.391 and a speed of 183.730 mph (295.685 km/h).[7]
Qualifying results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.391 | 183.730 |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 29.448 | 183.374 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.465 | 183.268 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 29.484 | 183.310 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 29.529 | 182.871 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.551 | 182.735 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.569 | 182.624 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 29.593 | 182.476 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.595 | 182.463 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 29.596 | 182.457 |
| 11 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.613 | 182.352 |
| 12 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.625 | 182.278 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 29.627 | 182.266 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.633 | 182.229 |
| 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 29.634 | 182.223 |
| 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 29.670 | 182.002 |
| 17 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 29.674 | 181.977 |
| 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.682 | 181.928 |
| 19 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.684 | 181.916 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.705 | 181.788 |
| 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.716 | 181.720 |
| 22 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.793 | 181.251 |
| 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.825 | 181.056 |
| 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.840 | 180.965 |
| 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 29.846 | 180.929 |
| 26 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 29.847 | 180.923 |
| 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.851 | 180.898 |
| 28 | 67 | Corey Heim (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 29.899 | 180.608 |
| 29 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.974 | 180.156 |
| 30 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.016 | 179.904 |
| 31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 30.016 | 179.904 |
| 32 | 33 | Jesse Love (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.070 | 179.581 |
| 33 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.160 | 179.045 |
| 34 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 30.213 | 178.731 |
| 35 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.384 | 177.726 |
| 36 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 30.602 | 176.459 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 31.152 | 173.344 |
| 38 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 31.406 | 171.942 |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 85
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 102
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 61 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 49 |
| 3 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 49 |
| 4 | 19 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 33 |
| 5 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 41 |
| 6 | 38 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 38 |
| 7 | 30 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 34 |
| 8 | 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 30 |
| 10 | 17 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 12 | 23 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 67 | Corey Heim (i) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 0 |
| 14 | 24 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 |
| 16 | 18 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 17 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 18 |
| 20 | 34 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 35 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 265 | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 11 |
| 27 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 264 | 9 |
| 29 | 32 | 33 | Jesse Love (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 264 | 0 |
| 30 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 261 | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 255 | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 218 | 5 |
| 33 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 212 | 4 |
| 34 | 8 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 201 | 3 |
| 35 | 29 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 2 |
| 36 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 196 | 8 |
| 37 | 36 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 194 | 6 |
| 38 | 33 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 15 among 9 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 37
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 13 seconds
- Average speed: 129.74 miles per hour (208.80 km/h)
Media
Television
Fox Sports covered their 13th race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Kansas winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little, Regan Smith and Josh Sims handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight on-site during the race. This was Fox Sports' last points paying Cup race for their portion of the 2025 season as TNT, Amazon Prime, NBC Sports and USA Network takes over NASCAR broadcasts for the rest of the season.[3]
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick |
Jamie Little Regan Smith Josh Sims |
Larry McReynolds |
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Kurt Becker, Mike Bagley, and former crew chief Todd Gordon called the race in the booth when the field will race through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field will race through turns 1 and 2. Tim Catafalmo called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Lead MRN Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Kurt Becker Announcer: Mike Bagley Announcer: Todd Gordon |
Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Tim Catafalmo |
Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Jason Toy |
Standings after the race
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References
- ^ "2025 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Kansas Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ a b Sturniolo, Zach (August 29, 2024). "NASCAR reveals milestone 2025 Cup Series schedule, complete with international flair, return to roots". NASCAR. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
- ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2025. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ "AdventHealth 400 Results". Racing-Reference. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
- ^ DeGroot, Nick (May 10, 2025). "Kyle Larson Denies Chris Buescher the NASCAR Cup Pole at Kansas". Motorsport.com. Kansas City, Kansas: Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 10, 2025.