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Kansas Speedway

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Map of Kansas Speedway

Map of Kansas Speedway

Logo Courtesy of NASCAR

Location:

400 Speedway Blvd.

Kansas City, KS 66111

Ticket Information:

Speedway ticket office 913-328-RACE

Track Layout:

1.5 Mile Tri-Oval

15 Degrees of banking in the turns

10.4 Degrees on Tri-Oval

5 Degrees on the backstretch

Important Track Dates:

Track Built: 2001

First NASCAR Race: 2001

Owner:

International Speedway Corp. (NASCAR)

First NASCAR Winner:

Jeff Gordon - 2001

The Track That Will Blow You Away:

One of the newer facilities on the NASCAR schedule Kansas Speedway has brought great NASCAR racing to the midwest since 2001. All three of NASCAR's top touring series visit the 1.5 mile wide tri-oval every year.

As one of NASCAR's "cookie-cutter" tracks there's really not a lot to say. Have you ever seen a race in Las Vegas? Charlotte? Texas? How about Michigan or California? Then you have a good idea of what to expect in Kansas.

Only a couple of years old Kansas Speedway hasn't had a chance to distinguish itself yet. Now that it hosts one of the final ten critical Chase for the Sprint Cup races true NASCAR history will be coming soon.

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