Kansas Speedway
Located in Kansas City, Kan., Kansas Speedway is one of NASCAR’s newest track, debuting on the Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series schedules in 2001, with Jeff Gordon winning the inaugural Cup event.
Owned by International Speedway Corp., the track played host to one Sprint Cup race per season through 2010. It was granted a second Cup race beginning in 2011, including the fourth race in the 10-race Chase For The Sprint Cup.
Known for its state-of-the art Fanzone, the 1.5-mile track is similar to other intermediate-size tracks on the circuit and seats 81,687 fans. The speedway is currently building a $380 million Penn National Gaming Hollywood Hotel and Casino overlooking Turn 2. It is expected to open in 2012.
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| Track Details | |
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| First race: | 2001 |
| Distance: | 1.5 |
| Shape: | Tri-oval |
| Banking (turns): | 15° |
| Banking (frontstretch): | 10.4° |
| Banking (backstretch): | 5° |
| Seating | 81687 |
| Address | |
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400 Speedway Blvd. Kansas City, Kansas 66111 |
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| Ticket Office | |
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| (866) 460-7223 | |
| Website | |
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| Kansas Speedway | |
| Series | Race | Date | Time* | Station | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camping World Truck Series | O'reilly Auto Parts 250 | 6/ 4/11 | Sat, 2:30 PM | SPEED | Clint Bowyer |
| Sprint Cup Series | Stp 400 | 6/ 5/11 | Sun, 1:30 PM | FOX | Brad Keselowski |
| Nationwide Series | Kansas Lottery 300 | 10/ 8/11 | Sat, 4:00 PM | ESPN2 | Brad Keselowski |
| Sprint Cup Series | Hollywood Casino 400 | 10/ 9/11 | Sun, 2:00 PM | ESPN | Jimmie Johnson |
| Camping World Truck Series | SFP 250 | 4/21/12 | Sat, 1:30 PM | SPEED | |
| Sprint Cup Series | STP 400 | 4/22/12 | Sun, 12:30 PM | FOX | |
| Nationwide Series | Kansas Lottery 300 | 10/20/12 | Sat, 3:00 PM | ESPN | |
| Sprint Cup Series | Hollywood Casino 400 | 10/21/12 | Sun, 1:00 PM | ESPN |
| Fin | St | Driver | Car | Make | Pts | Winnings | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 48 | $331,336 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | 4 | Toyota | 42 | $227,083 | Red Bull Racing Team |
| 3 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Dodge | 42 | $192,433 | Penske Racing |
| 4 | 4 | Matt Kenseth | 17 | Ford | 41 | $186,311 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 5 | 2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 39 | $169,441 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 6 | 14 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 38 | $160,486 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 7 | 24 | Clint Bowyer | 33 | Chevrolet | 37 | $154,408 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 8 | 1 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 37 | $130,750 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 9 | 21 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 35 | $132,491 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 10 | 9 | Mark Martin | 5 | Chevrolet | 34 | $108,375 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 34 | $144,541 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | 6 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 32 | $104,775 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 13 | 17 | Kurt Busch | 22 | Dodge | 32 | $136,750 | Penske Racing |
| 14 | 18 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chevrolet | 30 | $102,300 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 15 | 23 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 29 | $136,283 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 16 | 7 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 28 | $136,925 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 17 | 41 | Landon Cassill | 51 | Chevrolet | 0 | $111,808 | Germain Racing |
| 18 | 11 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 26 | $129,775 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 19 | 15 | Brian Vickers | 83 | Toyota | 25 | $118,114 | Red Bull Racing Team |
| 20 | 13 | David Ragan | 6 | Ford | 24 | $99,375 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 23 | $97,500 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 22 | 29 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 22 | $123,914 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | 34 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 21 | $126,658 | Earnhardt Ganassi Racing |
| 24 | 16 | Regan Smith | 78 | Chevrolet | 20 | $113,920 | Furniture Row Racing |
| 25 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | 43 | Ford | 19 | $124,336 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 26 | 26 | Austin Dillon | 98 | Chevrolet | 0 | $82,850 | |
| 27 | 36 | Travis Kvapil | 38 | Ford | 0 | $98,208 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 28 | 42 | Mike Bliss | 32 | Ford | 0 | $94,397 | |
| 29 | 20 | Joey Logano | 20 | Toyota | 15 | $92,550 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 30 | 33 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 14 | $112,045 | JTG/Daugherty Racing |
| 31 | 38 | Dave Blaney | 36 | Chevrolet | 13 | $84,000 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 32 | 30 | David Gilliland | 34 | Ford | 12 | $83,300 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 33 | 25 | Scott Speed | 46 | Ford | 0 | $81,550 | |
| 34 | 10 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 11 | $117,336 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 35 | 27 | David Reutimann | 00 | Toyota | 9 | $108,083 | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 36 | 8 | Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | 8 | $87,975 | Michael Waltrip Racing |
| 37 | 35 | Andy Lally | 71 | Ford | 7 | $89,250 | TRG Motorsports |
| 38 | 39 | Reed Sorenson | 7 | Dodge | 0 | $79,525 | |
| 39 | 40 | Michael McDowell | 66 | Toyota | 5 | $79,325 | HP Racing |
| 40 | 32 | David Stremme | 30 | Chevrolet | 4 | $79,080 | |
| 41 | 43 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 0 | $78,805 | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 42 | 37 | Casey Mears | 13 | Toyota | 2 | $78,635 | Germain Racing |
| 43 | 28 | JJ Yeley | 55 | Ford | 1 | $78,907 | Whitney Motorsports |
Statistical information provided by NASCAR. *All times Eastern unless otherwise noted.
