Kansas Speedway

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Kansas Speedway

Location	Kansas City, Kansas
Track length	1.5 miles (2.41 kilometres)
Track shape	Tri-Oval
Banking	Turns - 15° Front Straight - 10.4° Back Straight - 5°
Major events	NASCAR NEXTEL Cup, NASCAR Busch Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Indy Racing League
Capacity	82,000
Address	400 Speedway Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas 66111
Owner	International Speedway Corporation

Kansas Speedway is a speedway in Kansas City, in the U.S. state of Kansas.

The speedway is a 1-1/2 mile tri-oval with 15 degree banking in the turns.

The Kansas Speedway held its first race the Winston West Kansas 100 on June 2, 2001.

[edit] Current Races

• NASCAR Nextel Cup - Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods
• NASCAR Busch Series - Yellow Transportation 300
• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series - O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
• Indy Racing League - Kansas Lottery Indy 300
• ARCA RE/MAX Series - Kansas Lottery $150 Grand (formerly 200)
• USAC Silver Crown Series - KansasSpeedway.com 100

[edit] Former Races

• NASCAR Winston West - Kansas 100 (2001-2002)
• CART Dayton Indy Lights Series - Kansas 100 (2001)
• Indy Racing League Infiniti Pro Series - Aventis Racing for Kids 100 (2002-2004)

[edit] Records

• NASCAR Nextel Cup Qualifying: Matt Kenseth, 29.858 s (180.856 mph), 2005
• NASCAR Nextel Cup Race: Mark Martin, 2 h 54 min 25 s (137.774 mph), 2005
• NASCAR Busch Series Qualifying: Martin Truex Jr., 30.178 s (178.938 mph), 2005
• NASCAR Busch Series Race: Jeff Green, 2 h 19 min 24 s (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 h 0 min 9 s (125.094 mph), 2001
• Indy Racing League Qualifying: Scott Dixon, 218.085 mph, July 6, 2002
• Indy Racing League Race: Tony Kanaan, 180.504 mph, July 3, 2005
• Indy Racing League Race Lap: Tomas Scheckter, 220.226 mph, July 7, 2003

[edit] See also

• List of NASCAR race tracks

[edit] External links

• Kansas Speedway Official Site
• Kansas Speedway Page on NASCAR.com
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