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Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is a Satellite town of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....
, adjacent to the Village West
Village West

Village West is a $573 million, retail, dining and entertainment development that opened in 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. It is located at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 ....
 area. The speedway is a tri-oval
Tri-oval

A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an Oval . Rather than meeting at sharp, definable angles as the sides of a triangle do, in a tri-oval these angles are instead rounded into smooth curves....
 with 15 degree banking in the turns. The track held its first race on June 2, 2001, when the Winston West series contested the Kansas 100. The top-level NASCAR Sprint Cup series holds the annual Camping World RV 400 at the track.

s are for a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of bar-restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London....
 to be built after the state of Kansas approved plans on September 19, 2008.






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Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is a Satellite town of Kansas City, Missouri and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area....
, adjacent to the Village West
Village West

Village West is a $573 million, retail, dining and entertainment development that opened in 2002 in Kansas City, Kansas. It is located at the intersection of Interstates Interstate 70 and Interstate 435 ....
 area. The speedway is a tri-oval
Tri-oval

A tri-oval is a shape which derives its name from the two other shapes it most resembles, a triangle and an Oval . Rather than meeting at sharp, definable angles as the sides of a triangle do, in a tri-oval these angles are instead rounded into smooth curves....
 with 15 degree banking in the turns. The track held its first race on June 2, 2001, when the Winston West series contested the Kansas 100. The top-level NASCAR Sprint Cup series holds the annual Camping World RV 400 at the track.

Future Plans

Plans are for a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Hard Rock Cafe

Hard Rock Cafe is a chain of bar-restaurants founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton. The first Hard Rock Cafe opened near Hyde Park Corner in London....
 to be built after the state of Kansas approved plans on September 19, 2008. The hotel
Hotel

----A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including Bathroom#Types of bathroomss and air conditioning or clima...
/casino
Casino

A casino is, in the modern sense of the word, a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other tourist attractions....
 will overlook turn two and the track will also apply for a second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race no later than 2011 , also the track plans on adding a road course. These plans were later withdrawn citing concerns of the economy.

Current Races

  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Sprint Cup Series - Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Nationwide Series - Kansas Lottery 300
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Craftsman Truck Series
    Craftsman Truck Series

    The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
     - O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
    O'Reilly Auto Parts 250

    The O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 is a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race that takes place at Kansas Speedway.In 2007 the race was run on April 28, in hopes of cooler weather for race day....
  • Indy Racing League
    Indy Racing League

    The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
     - RoadRunner Turbo Indy 300
  • Indy Racing League
    Indy Racing League

    The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
     Indy Pro Series
    Indy Pro Series

    Firestone Indy Lights is a Minor league automobile racing series sanctioned by the Indy Racing League. Previously, another series named Indy Lights filled the same role for CART and ran from 1986 to 1990 as the American Racing Series and Dayton Indy Lights from 1991 to 2001....
     - Hard Rock 100
  • ARCA RE/MAX Series
    ARCA RE/MAX Series

    The series races on tracks as varied as small ovals and as large as Daytona International Speedway during the Daytona Speedweeks. It is one of the last major oval track circuits to still compete on dirt tracks....
     - Kansas Lottery $150 Grand (formerly 200)
  • USAC Silver Crown Series
    United States Automobile Club

    The United States Automobile Club is an open-wheel auto racing sanctioning body. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States American Championship Car Racing, and from 1956 to 1997 it sanctioned the Indianapolis 500....
     - KansasSpeedway.com 100


NASCAR Sprint Cup Series


NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Records

  • Most Wins - (2) - Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Most Top 5's - (4) - Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Most Top 10's - (5) - Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
    ,Tony Stewart
    Tony Stewart

    Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
  • Starts - (8) - 15 Drivers
  • Poles - (2) - Jimmie Johnson
    Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
  • Laps Led - (175) - Jeff Gordon
    Jeff Gordon

    Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
  • Avg Start (Minimum 3 starts) - (5.5) - Jimmie Johnson
    Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
  • Avg Finish (Minimum 3 starts) - (8.2) - Rusty Wallace
    Rusty Wallace

    Russell William "Rusty" Wallace is a former NASCAR champion, NASCAR Nationwide Series car owner, and television broadcaster with NASCAR on ESPN and ESPN on ABC and co-host of NASCAR Angels....


NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Winners

* - Race shortened due to rain
Season Date Official Race Name Winning Driver Car # Sponsor Make Distance Avg Speed Margin of Victory
2001 September 30 Protection One 400 Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon

Jeffery Michael Gordon is a professional United States of America race car driver. He was born in Vallejo, California, raised in Pittsboro, Indiana, and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina....
 24 DuPont
DuPont

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company is an United States chemical industry that was founded in July 1802 as a gunpowder mill by Eleuth?re Ir?n?e du Pont....
 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The Chevrolet Monte Carlo was an American-made automobile. Originally introduced by Chevrolet for the 1970 model year , it has gone through six generations as of 2007....
 0.413 sec
2002 September 29 Protection One 400 Jeff Gordon 24 DuPont Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0.618 sec
2003 October 5 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods Ryan Newman
Ryan Newman

Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 United States Army Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Tony Gibson....
 12 Alltel
Alltel

Alltel Corporation was, until its acquisition by Verizon Wireless, the fifth largest wireless telecommunications company in the United States with 14.7 million customers, as of the third quarter 2008, after AT&T Mobility, Verizon Wireless, Sprint-Nextel, and T-Mobile USA....
 Dodge Intrepid
Dodge Intrepid

The Dodge Intrepid was a large four-door, full-size, front-wheel drive sedan . It was mechanically related to theChrysler Concorde, Chrysler LHS, Chrysler New Yorker, Eagle Vision, and also the Chrysler 300M sedans....
 0.863 sec
2004 October 10 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods Joe Nemechek
Joe Nemechek

Joseph Frank Nemechek III is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver and owner of NEMCO Motorsports. He won the 1992 Busch Series championship. He currently is bringing his NEMCO team back to run the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series in the #87 Chevy for 2009....
 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0.081 sec
2005 October 9 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods Mark Martin
Mark Martin (NASCAR)

Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
 6 Viagra Ford Taurus
Ford Taurus

The Ford Taurus is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States. Originally introduced in the 1986 model year, it has remained in near continuous production for more than two decades, making it the fourth oldest nameplate that is currently sold in the Ford lineup....
 0.557 sec
2006 October 1 Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart

Anthony Wayne Stewart is an American race car driver/car owner/entrepreneur, in NASCAR's Sprint Cup . During his career he has won championships in the Winston Cup, Nextel Cup and IndyCar Series....
 20 Home Depot Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS 12.422 sec
2007 September 30 LifeLock 400 Greg Biffle
Greg Biffle

Gregory Jack Biffle is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver who drives the #16 3M Ford Fusion for Roush Fenway Racing. He now lives in Mooresville, North Carolina....
 16 Aflac
Aflac

Aflac Incorporated sells supplemental health and life insurance in the United States and Japan. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in Columbus, Georgia, Georgia ....
 Ford Fusion
Ford Fusion

Ford Fusion is a name used on two different models of cars from the Ford Motor Company.* Ford Fusion * Ford Fusion Additionally, Ford used the name before the launch of the European Ford Focus , in communications with contractors working on elements of that model's launch publicity....
 UC
2008 September 28 Camping World RV 400 presented by Coleman Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Kenneth Johnson is a current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car driver who drives the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet Impala Super Sport co-owned by Rick Hendrick and his teammate Jeff Gordon and operated by Hendrick Motorsports....
 48 Lowes Chevrolet Impala SS 0.280 sec


Former Races

  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Winston West - Kansas 100 (2001-2002)
  • CART
    Cart

    A cart is a vehicle or device designed for transport, using two or four wheels and normally pulled by one or a pair of draught animals. A handcart is pulled or pushed by one or more people....
     Dayton Indy Lights Series - Kansas 100 (2001)

Records

  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Sprint Cup Series Qualifying: Matt Kenseth
    Matt Kenseth

    Matthew Roy Kenseth is an American stock car racing driver. Matt currently drives the #17 DeWalt Ford in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for Roush Fenway Racing....
    , 29.858 s , 2005
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Sprint Cup Series Race: Mark Martin
    Mark Martin (NASCAR)

    Mark Anthony Martin is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and drives the #5 Kellogg's/Carquest Chevrolet Impala SS, and is also a part-time driver in the Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports....
    , 2 h 54 min 25 s , 2005
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Nationwide Series Qualifying: Martin Truex Jr.
    Martin Truex Jr.

    Martin Lee Truex, Jr. is a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver. He currently drives the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Impala SS for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing....
    , 30.178 s , 2005
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Nationwide Series Race: Jeff Green
    Jeff Green (NASCAR)

    Jeff Green is an American stock car racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He is currently employed with Key Motorsports driving the #40 NASCAR Craftsman Truck & #31 Nationwide Series race vehicles....
    , 2 h 19 min 24 s , 2001
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Craftsman Truck Series
    Craftsman Truck Series

    The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
     Qualifying: Bill Lester
    Bill Lester

    William Alexander Lester III is a racing driver who competes in the Daytona Prototype category in the Rolex Sports Car Series. In 1984, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in EECS from the University of California, Berkeley....
    , 31.100 s , 2005
  • NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Craftsman Truck Series
    Craftsman Truck Series

    The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a racing series owned and operated by the NASCAR. It is the only series in all of NASCAR to race modified production pickup trucks and is one of the three national divisions of NASCAR, together with the Nationwide Series and the top level Sprint Cup....
     Race: Ricky Hendrick
    Ricky Hendrick

    Joseph Riddick Hendrick IV, , born in Charlotte, North Carolina, was a NASCAR driver and owner affiliated with his father Rick Hendrick's Hendrick Motorsports team....
    , 2 h 0 min 9 s , 2001
  • Indy Racing League
    Indy Racing League

    The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
     Qualifying: Scott Dixon
    Scott Dixon

    Scott Ronald Dixon, New Zealand Order of Merit is a New Zealand motor racing driver who has twice won the Indy Racing League championship in the United States, in 2003 on his first attempt, and again in 2008....
    , , July 6, 2002
  • Indy Racing League
    Indy Racing League

    The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
     Race: Tony Kanaan
    Tony Kanaan

    Antoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho, commonly known as Tony Kanaan is a Brazilian race car driving of Lebanon heritage. Kanaan won the 2004 Indy Racing League IndyCar Series championship driving Andretti Green Racing's 7-Eleven sponsored car, winning three times in his Honda-powered Dallara....
    , , July 3, 2005
  • Indy Racing League
    Indy Racing League

    The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel Auto racing.The League sanctions two series, the premier IndyCar Series , whose centerpiece is the Indianapolis 500, and Firestone Indy Lights, the official developmental series of the Indy Racing League....
     Race Lap: Tomas Scheckter
    Tomas Scheckter

    Tomas Scheckter is a South African racing driver, born in Monte Carlo, currently competing in the Indy Racing League and the A1 Grand Prix series....
    , , July 7, 2003


See also

  • List of NASCAR race tracks
    List of NASCAR race tracks

    NASCAR national series race tracksThe following is a list of race tracks currently used by NASCAR as part of its Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series for their 2008 racing season....


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