NASCAR at Kansas results: Kurt Busch notches win for 23XI at the AdventHealth 400

David Suggs

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NASCAR at Kansas results: Kurt Busch notches win for 23XI at the AdventHealth 400 image

Kurt Busch was wearing the No. 45, decked out in the black-and-red like his team namesake, Michael Jordan. So it was only right that he put on a clutch display.

Busch outlasted Kyle Larson, holding off Larson's No. 3 car in the last five laps to claim the AdventHealth 400. With the victory, Busch gave Team 23XI's its first Cup Series win of the season.

The emotion read clear on the face of Busch and Hamlin, who was in tears as he greeted the Cup Series veteran. It had been a stressful day at Kansas Speedway, filled with car malfunctions and funky pit stops. But in the end, Busch was a deserving winner; he held pole position in over 100 laps and overcame Larson's late rally to take the lead in the final stretch of laps.

Busch took first, Hamlin took fourth-place and 23XI has firmly established itself as an exciting proposition in the world of motorsport.

The Sporting News tracked live updates and lap-by-lap highlights for NASCAR's race at Kansas on Sunday. Below are the complete results from the AdventHealth 400.

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NASCAR at Kansas live updates, highlights from AdventHealth 400

6:27 p.m. — Kurt Busch secures the checkered flag, his first win in his last 27 Cup Series races. The donuts are out and about.

6:26 p.m. — Kurt Busch pushes his lead to over a second up on Larson with two laps to go. Seems like it's going to be Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch in the top-three.

6:23 p.m. — Kurt Busch takes the lead! Larson tried to keep the outside and Busch gave him the slightest of lanes, but Larson clipped the wall ever so slightly, sending him into second place. Five laps left.

6:20 p.m. — Larson holding onto a slight lead over Kurt Busch with 13 laps to go. Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin not terribly far behind — the top-four is all within 2.3 seconds of each other.

Will be interesting to see how the tires hold up as we speed toward the final 10 laps of the race.

6:12 p.m. — Larson, Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch are all within a half second of one another. There are 28 laps left and it seems we're headed for another photo finish.

Per Bob Pockrass, Kyle Busch's team is telling him one thing: chase Larson down, just like he did last year.

6:02 p.m. — Harvick trips up and tumbles toward the infield, but uses to the wall to correct himself and stays in the top-20.

Pit road now open.

5:55 p.m. — You've got to hand it to Kurt Busch. The 23XI driver has impressed throughout today's race, leading in 90 of the 214 laps. He holds a fairly gaudy three second lead over his brother, Kyle. Looking more and more like it could be a decent showing for the Busch family.

5:39 p.m. — Elliott's whole tire falls off, sending Elliott's No. 9 in the infield. Another caution flag waved and Elliott's day is done.

5:29 p.m. — Kurt Busch trying to hold off Larson with 87 laps left. Larson's No. 5 gets inside position and passes Busch, at which point Busch gives Larson a slight slide job. Larson clipped the wall but recovered beautifully. Busch holds a lead of a little more than a second on Larson, but it could have been much more had Larson not had his head on a swivel.

5:11 p.m. — The Busch brothers lead with six laps to go from the completion of Stage 2. Reddick, who got off to a rampant start early, got sidetracked and has dropped to 30th-place. A poor showing here, coupled with a victory for Kurt or Kyle Busch, could drop him out of a playoff spot. Unlucky.

4:58 p.m. — Jones' team got the job done; his pit crew sliced through the wheel, slipping it off the axle in the process. They secured a new tire on top of the axle, earning plaudits from the broadcast team. Jones is now seven laps behind the leader, Team Penske's Ryan Blaney.

But at least he's still in the race. Phew.

4:52 p.m. — Erik Jones having serious wheel issues here. His car has been stuck in pit road for a little while now and his pit crew has got the sharp tools out, indicating that they may cut the passenger tire wheel out entirely. Drawing a lot of interest from fellow pit crews, as the incident happened on pit road.

Nearly 20 drivers had yet to pit, turning the race all on its head. Most racers should be on the lead lap, according to Fox's Bob Pockrass. Wild day at Kansas Speedway so far.

4:49 p.m. — Kevin Harvick is the next driver to take a spill, jolting into the middle of the track after coming off pit road. Caution flag galore!

4:36 p.m. — Byron is in trouble! He had been leading comfortably through much of the second stage but appears to have popped his tire on some debris left on the track. He is dropping like a stone in the race standings and seem unlikely to compete for the AdventHealth 400 title now.

4:31 p.m. — Austin Cindric has done well to overcome an uneven start. After having some car difficulties early, Cindric has driven smoothly. He sits in 30th place, comfortably behind the pace of Byron, Chastain and Kurt Busch. However, he's still doing decently, given his poor start.

4:22 p.m. — William Byron uses the inside lane to pass by Reddick and Chastain, snatching first place in the process. Chastain and Reddick are less than a second behind, though.

4:12 p.m. — Kyle Busch captures the Stage 1 green flag, outpacing Chastain and Elliott, who finish in second-place and third-place, respectively. Busch holds nearly a one-second edge over Chastain.

4:07 p.m. — Kyle Busch leads the way after 75 laps, followed by Ross Chastain's No. 1 car and Chase Elliott in third. Bell has struggled to maintain his position after a good start, falling to 16th-place.

3:56 p.m. — Another lap, another caution flag, this time for No. 99 car, Daniel Suarez. Suarez's back left tire is looking flat and gnarly, almost as if he drove over something sharp. He spun out toward the middle of the track, prompting race officials to wave the yellow flag. Unfortunate stuff.

3:49 p.m. — Bell regained the lead and his holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, who sits less than a second behind him. A lot of tight racing so far, with the pack constantly reshuffling.

3:37 p.m. — Caution flag waved as BJ McLeod spins toward the inside lane. Part of the top of McLeod's car appears to be displaced. Racers now headed to their pit crews.

 

3:32 p.m. — Reddick leads the way after 31 laps. Kyle Larson is in second place, less than a third of a second behind Reddick. One person who is nowhere near the front is Joey Logano. He's driving a replacement car after suffering a wreck during qualifying and has struggled to keep up with the pack so far.

3:23 p.m. — The race restart did a toll on Joe Gibbs' Racing's Christopher Bell, who entered today's race in pole position. Through 11 laps, Bell is sitting in third place, about two seconds behind Tyler Reddick's No. 8 car. It will interesting to see how Bell handles dirty air in the early parts of the race.

3:15 p.m. — Six laps in and we already have our first caution flag of the day! Chase Briscoe's No. 14 car spins off the asphalt and skews along the infield grass. Briscoe did a good job adjusting, though, and doesn't appear to have suffered any damage.

NASCAR start time

  • Race: AdventHealth 400
  • Date: Sunday, May 15
  • Start time: 3 p.m. ET

Sunday's race will begin at 3 p.m. ET, though the green flag is expected to be waved closer to 3:15 p.m. ET.

What channel is NASCAR on today?

  • TV channel: FS1 (U.S.) | TSN5 (Canada)
  • Live stream: Fox Sports Go, fuboTV
  • Radio: MRN | SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Sunday's race will be carried by FS1 in the U.S., and TSN4 and TSN5 in Canada.

Mike Joy will be providing lap-by-lap action with Clint Bowyer providing analysis. The Fox broadcast teams have had rotating analysts to replace Jeff Gordon, who left to join Hendrick Motorsports as an executive. Last Sunday, the broadcast featured three different guest analysts in the booth: Richard Petty, Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott.

This weekend, Jamie McMurray will feature as the broadcast's guest analyst.

There will be options to stream the race, as fans can find coverage on Fox Sports Go or via fuboTV, which offers a free trial.

NASCAR lineup at Kansas

Here is the complete starting lineup for NASCAR's race at Kansas.

Start pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
2 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
3 Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
4 Austin Cindric 2 Team Penske
5 Kurt Busch 45 23XI Racing
6 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
7 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
8 Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
9 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
11 Ross Chastain 1 TrackHouse Racing
12 Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
13 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
14 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
15 Justin Haley 31 Kaulig Racing
16 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
17 Ty Dillon 42 Petty GMS Motorsports
18 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
19 Daniel Suarez 99 TrackHouse Racing
20 Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
21 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
22 Erik Jones 43 Petty GMS Motorsports
23 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
24 Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
25 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
26 Harrison Burton 21 Wood Brothers Racing
27 JJ Yeley 15 Rick Ware Racing
28 Noah Gragson 16 Kaulig Racing
29 Cody Ware 51 Rick Ware Racing
30 Brad Keselowski 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
31 Todd Gilliland 38 Front Row Motorsports
32 BJ McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
33 Josh Bilicki 77 Spire Motorsports
34 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
35 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
36 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.