Kansas Speedway Tickets

Kansas Speedway

The new Kansas Speedway was opened in the spring 2001 and it is a 1.5 mile tri-oval suitable for all types of racing. On August 6, 1997, Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas were chosen to be he site for the new speedway. The Kansas Speedway is located at the intersection of I-70 and I-435 in Kansas, on the west side of Kansas City, Kansas. It is about 15 miles west of Kansas City, Missouri. The Kansas Speedway will hold a seating capacity of 150, 000 when all phases of construction are complete.

The banking turns on the Kansas Speedway are fifteen degrees and the banking front straight is 10.4 degrees. Kansas Speedway provides great views from every seat and easy access in and out of the one and a half-mile, state-of-the-art facility, a response to growing interest for motorsports entertainment in the Midwest. Though the tri-oval track design is not unique to Kansas Speedway, a slight difference in the banking makes this track unique. The banking back straight is five degrees. The construction of the track and all cost, including the amount for the site was a whopping $228 million. The races that take part at the Kansas Speedway are the Nextel Cup Series which features Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods, the Busch Series, which features Mr. Goodcents 300 and the Craftsman Truck Series, which features O'Reilly Auto Parts 250.

The Indy Racing League has also featured races since the inaugural year 2001. In 2003, Ryan Newman won the Banquet 400 presented by ConAgra Foods (Nextel Cup Series), David Green took the 2003 Mr. Goodcents 300 (Busch Series)win and the 2003 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Craftsman Truck Series) was presented Jon Wood who took pole position. The Nextel Cup series and Busch Series took part on October 4-5th, after the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, Craftsman Truck Series took part on July 5, 2003 and will be hosted every July. Kansas City is a city located in Wyandotte County, Kansas. It is the county seat of Wyandotte County and is part of the "Unified Government" which also includes Bonner Springs and Edwardsville, Kansas. The city is included in the bi-state Kansas City Metropolitan Area.