NASCAR will this weekend travel to Kansas City, Kansas for a doubleheader at Kansas Speedway. NASCAR Xfinity Series and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will both race this weekend while the Truck Series is off. Kansas Speedway opened for racing in 2001. The track is tri-oval shaped and is 2.4 km (1.5 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns are variable 17-20°, frontstretch 10° and backstretch 5.5°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Kevin Harvick with 197.773 mph (27.304 sec.) in October 3, 2014. Most wins by an active driver at Kansas Speedway is Jimmie Johnson (24 races) and Kevin Harvick (25 races) with 3 wins. Grandstand currently capacity: 64 000 seats. Bonus facts. Oldest Race Winner: Mark Martin, 46 years, 9 months, 0 days, 10/9/2005.
Weekend Schedule for Kansas Speedway
Series: Monster Cup and Xfinity Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, October 19
20.05-20.55 | 2:05-2:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
21.05- 21.55 | 3:05-3:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
23.00- 23.50 | 5-5:50 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
01.10 | 7:10 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Saturday, October 20
16.30-17.20 | 10:30-11:20 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
17.40 | 11:40 a.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series pole qualifying, CNBC/NBC Sports App
19.05-19.55 | 1:05-1:55 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
20.55 | 2:55 p.m. | NASCAR Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 (200 laps, 300 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App
Sunday, October 21
20.30 | 2:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 (267 laps, 400.5 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App / VIASAT SPORT LIVE 20.00 (Sweden)
Photo credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)
Stats: Jayski/ESPN and DriverAverages.com