Kansas Speedway
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Kansas City , Kansas , USA | ||
Route type: | permanent race track | |
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Owner: | International Speedway Corporation | |
Operator: | International Speedway Corporation | |
Start of building: | March 25, 1999 | |
Opening: | June 2, 2001 | |
Speedway oval | ||
Tri-oval | ||
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Important events: |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling 400 Hollywood Casino 400 NASCAR Xfinity Series |
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Route length: | 2.41 km (1.5 mi ) | |
Curve superelevation: | Curves: 15 ° start-finish straight: 10.4 ° back straight: 5 ° |
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Audience capacity: | 81,687 | |
http://www.kansasspeedway.com |
Coordinates: 39 ° 6 ′ 57 " N , 94 ° 49 ′ 52" W.
Kansas Speedway is a racetrack in Kansas City in the US state of Kansas . This is a speedway in the shape of a tri-oval with an elevation of 15 ° in the curves. The first race was on June 2, 2001, when the NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series hosted their Kansas 100.
Current races
- NASCAR Sprint Cup - Camping World RV 400
- NASCAR Nationwide Series - Kansas Lottery 300
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
- ARCA Racing Series - Kansas Lottery $ 150 Grand (formerly 200)
- USAC Silver Crown Series - KansasSpeedway.com 100
Former races
- IndyCar Series - Kansas Lottery Indy 300
- Dayton Indy Lights Series - Kansas 100 (2001)
- Infiniti Pro Series - Aventis Racing for Kids 100 (2002-2004)
- NASCAR Grand National Division, West Series - Kansas 100 (2001-2002)
Records
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying: Matt Kenseth , 29.858 s (180.856 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Race: Mark Martin , 2:54:25 (137.774 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Martin Truex junior , 30.178 s (178.938 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Race: Jeff Green , 2:19:24 (129.125 mph), 2001
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Qualifying: Bill Lester , 31,100 s (173.633 mph), 2005
- NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race: Ricky Hendrick , 2:00:09 s (125.094 mph), 2001
- IndyCar Series Qualifying: Scott Dixon , 218.085 mph, July 6, 2002
- IndyCar Series Race: Tony Kanaan , 180.504 mph, July 3, 2005
- IndyCar Series race lap: Tomas Scheckter , 220.226 mph, July 7, 2003