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More tracks to allow full grandstand capacity for upcoming races

More tracks to allow full grandstand capacity for upcoming races

May 7, 2021
Friday afternoon, Daytona International Speedway, Darlington Speedway and Kansas Speedway announced that they will allow full grandstand capacity for upcoming races this summer and fall

WISE Power to serve as entitlement partner for Truck race at Kansas Speedway

WISE Power to serve as entitlement partner for Truck race at Kansas Speedway

April 8, 2021
Kansas Speedway today announced that Kansas City-born renewable energy provider WISE Power will serve as the entitlement sponsor for the Spring NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. The WISE Power 200 will be held on Saturday, May 1, with the green

Kansas Speedway to host limited fans for spring NASCAR weekend, May 1-2

Kansas Speedway to host limited fans for spring NASCAR weekend, May 1-2

April 2, 2021
As Kansas Speedway celebrates its 20th anniversary this season, the track will host a limited number of fans for the upcoming NASCAR Weekend, May 1-2. Kansas Speedway will host a doubleheader on Saturday, May 1, with the ARCA Menards Series race at 12:30 p.m. CT and

Busch Beer gives fans the chance to name NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway UPDATES

Busch Beer gives fans the chance to name NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway UPDATES

March 17, 2021
UPDATE 2: The results of the fan votes are in and the May 2, 2021 race at Kansas Speedway will be known as the Buschy McBusch Race 400

Clint Bowyer named virtual Grand Marshal for Kansas Lottery 300 XFINITY race

Clint Bowyer named virtual Grand Marshal for Kansas Lottery 300 XFINITY race

October 15, 2020
For Emporia, Kansas native Clint Bowyer, coming back to race at his hometown track of Kansas Speedway has always been pretty special.  He has done it a total of 32 times throughout his 17–year career, including 24 in the NASCAR Cup Series, six in the Xfinity Series

Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway named Clean Harbors 200

Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway named Clean Harbors 200

October 1, 2020
The first race in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs will be named after Clean Harbors – the company that helped NASCAR in its return to racing starting in mid-May. The Clean Harbors 200, which will air on FOX, is set for Saturday

Kansas Speedway will allow limited number of fans for Cup race

Kansas Speedway will allow limited number of fans for Cup race

September 16, 2020
We appreciate your patience over the past few months as we have worked with public health officials, medical experts, and local and state officials to safely host fans for the Hollywood Casino 400. Here’s what you need to know about the October weekend

Truck Series races at Kansas Speedway get title sponsors

Truck Series races at Kansas Speedway get title sponsors

July 23, 2020
The two NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series (NGROTS) races at Kansas Speedway this weekend now have entitlement partners, it was announced today

Raelynn to perform National Anthem at Kansas

Raelynn to perform National Anthem at Kansas

July 22, 2020
Race fans and country music enthusiasts should get a charge out of the national anthem for Thursday’s Super Start Batteries 400 presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. Platinum Country star RaeLynn will perform the virtual national

Kansas City Chiefs’ Chris Jones to serve as Grand Marshal at Kansas

Kansas City Chiefs’ Chris Jones to serve as Grand Marshal at Kansas

The Kansas City Chiefs rose to the top of the football world in February 2020 by claiming the franchise’s second Super Bowl title, by virtue of their 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Miami.  One of the key cogs of the defense who helped them to their stellar

Kansas Lottery to sponsor XFINITY race at Kansas Speedway

Kansas Lottery to sponsor XFINITY race at Kansas Speedway

July 15, 2020
The Kansas Lottery has been the entitlement sponsor of Kansas Speedway’s Fall NASCAR Xfinity Series race since 2008 – with this year’s Kansas Lottery 300 scheduled for Saturday, October 17. Now they have doubled down on their presence at the track. The first of two

O’Reilly Auto Parts, Super Start Batteries named title sponsor of Kansas Speedway Cup race

O’Reilly Auto Parts, Super Start Batteries named title sponsor of Kansas Speedway Cup race

July 10, 2020
One of the country’s leading automotive parts stores, with its headquarters in the Midwest, is now coming to one of the most prominent race tracks in the region. O’Reilly Auto Parts, which is based in Springfield Missouri, will be the entitlement sponsor for Kansas

NASCAR returns to Kansas Speedway July 23-25

NASCAR returns to Kansas Speedway July 23-25

June 4, 2020
NASCAR will return to Kansas Speedway the weekend of July 23-25, it was announced today. Over the course of the three days, NASCAR will run five races across four different series, highlighted by the NASCAR Cup Series Kansas 400 on Thursday, July 23 to commence the

Lauren Alaina performing pre-race concert at Kansas Speedway

Lauren Alaina performing pre-race concert at Kansas Speedway

March 3, 2020
Country music artist Lauren Alaina will kick-off the May 31 NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway in a pre-race concert

NASCAR and Penn National Gaming expand alliance with gaming partnership

NASCAR and Penn National Gaming expand alliance with gaming partnership

February 7, 2020
NASCAR® and Penn Interactive, a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc. (PENN: NASDAQ) (“Penn National” or the “Company”), announced today a new multi-year partnership that will make Penn National an authorized gaming operator of NASCAR in the United States. The partnership

Sonoma Raceway and Kansas Speedway Tee Up Tasty Wager on Big Game

Sonoma Raceway and Kansas Speedway Tee Up Tasty Wager on Big Game

January 31, 2020
KANSAS CITY, KAN. (Jan. 31, 2020) – As their teams prepare to face off on Sunday, the staffs at Kansas Speedway and Sonoma Raceway decided to have a little fun as proud supporters of their local teams

Jensen Ackles named Grand Marshall for Hollywood Casino 400

Jensen Ackles named Grand Marshall for Hollywood Casino 400

October 14, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Oct. 14, 2019) – Jensen Ackles, who currently stars on the CW’s longest-running drama (15 years), “Supernatural,” has been tabbed to say the most famous words in motorsports, “Drivers, start your engines,” on Oct. 20 prior to the Hollywood Casino

William Byron making appearance in Ignition Garage in Kansas

William Byron making appearance in Ignition Garage in Kansas

September 17, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Sept. 17, 2019) – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff driver William Byron will participate in a Q&A session in Ignition Garage on Sunday, Oct. 20

Kansas Speedway partners with GEHA on military ticket offer

Kansas Speedway partners with GEHA on military ticket offer

August 27, 2019
Kansas Speedway and GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) have partnered to enhance Kansas Speedway’s military offer, while GEHA will also be the presenting sponsor for Kansas Speedway’s pre-race activities for the Hollywood Casino 400 on Oct. 20

Clint Bowyer to headline Kansas’ Ignition Garage

Clint Bowyer to headline Kansas’ Ignition Garage

August 13, 2019
Race fans know that any time with Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer is a good time, and fans won’t want to miss Bowyer in Ignition Garage on Sunday, Oct. 20 prior to the Hollywood Casino 400. With Bowyer headlining this fan Q&A, who knows what

Track Stats & Links

Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad-oval
Banking in turns…variable (17-20 degrees); previous banking: 15 degrees
Banking on frontstretch… 10 degrees; previous banking: 10.4 degrees
Banking on backstretch… 5.5 degrees; previous banking: 5 degrees
Straights: frontstretch – 2,721 feet; Backstretch – 2,207 feet
Grandstand capacity: 74,000
Repaved & Reconfigured: Summer 2012
Opened: 2001

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