• Race: Sunday, October 3, 2010 in Kansas City, KS

• Title Sponsor: Price Chopper

• Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 1:16pm/et

• NASCAR Countdown: ESPN2 - 12:00pm/et

• Television Race Coverage: ESPN, 1:00pm/et

• In the Booth: Marty Reid, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
  Pit Reporters: Dr. Jerry Punch. Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Vince Welch
  On-track studio: Allen Bestwick, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham, Tim Brewer

• SPEED's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:00am/et with John Roberts, Kyle Petty, Kenny Wallace

• Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
  Monday, October 4 at 2:00am/et on ESPN2
  Wednesday, October 6 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED

• TV Listings, Links and Info:
  Jayski's TV Listings Page
  NASCAR on TV
  Race Fan TV

• This Week - Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite Radio

  • motorracingnetwork.com

  • sirius.com

  • Co-Anchors: Barry Hall, Joe Moore

  • Garage/Pit Reporters: Winston Kelley, Steve Post, Woody Cain, Preston Root

  • Turn Announcers: Dave Moody, Mike Bagley, Jeff Striegle, Kyle Rickey, Alex Hayden

• Practices:
  Friday, October 1, 1:00 - 2:30pm/et, TV-SPEED
  Saturday, October 2, 12:30 - 1:15 pm, TV-none scheduled

• Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, October 2, 1:50-2:50 pm/et, TV-ESPN2 delay 6:30pm/et

• Qualifying Draw: Friday, October 1, 12:00 pm/et

• Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, October 1 at 4:40 pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air at 9:30pm/et & 2:00am/et;
  AND live via radio at MRN Radio only on NASCAR.com.

• Race Coverage of the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2010.
  Television (TV): ESPN at 1:00 pm/et; pre-race show at 12:00 pm/et on ESPN2; green flag approx 1:16pm/et
  Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) only on NASCAR.com and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 128
  Scheduled Race Re-Airs:
  ESPN2, Monday, October 4 at 2:00am/et
  SPEED, Wednesday, October 6 at 12:00pm/et

• Lowest-finishing, non-wrecked car to be inspected: NASCAR has instituted a new postrace inspection policy for Sprint Cup races in which the first car out of the race that is not involved in an accident will be held for teardown, much like the cars that currently finish in the top five. That meant that Aric Almirola’s #09 Phoenix Racing’s Chevy was thoroughly inspected after the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race. His engine was taken to be torn down later this week at the NASCAR R&D; center in Concord, NC. The policy is expected to impact the start-and-park teams – teams that typically bring a car but don’t have funding to run the entire event. These teams often are not in the top 35 in owner points, so they are required to qualify on speed. The new policy means it is likely that one of the cars that qualify on speed for every race will end up getting torn down. NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Sunday the move was not to discourage start-and-park teams. “We’re just expanding our inspection process and making sure that everybody feels like everybody is on the same playing field, that’s all,” Pemberton said. “It’s all about making sure that the guys who get beat that don’t make the race understand that the guys who get in the race, for the most part, are doing everything right.” The move could cost these teams money, as they will have to pay for an engine rebuild that they might not have needed if they didn’t run many laps. Pemberton said the engine might not be torn down weekly but acknowledged it could cost teams $30,000 for a rebuild. That could lead to those teams racing more instead of risking the cost of a rebuild. Or it could lead to those teams not showing up if they can’t afford to have the motor rebuilt.(SceneDaily)(3-1-2010)

• NASCAR Revises Green-White-Checkered Race Procedure: NASCAR announced a revision to one of its race procedures, allowing a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR's Green-White-Checkered flag finish. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. The new procedure will be implemented beginning with today's running of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Gatorade Duel at Daytona and will apply to all three national series. NASCAR officials met with drivers and teams Wednesday at Daytona International Speedway to discuss the change and get their input. The announcement was made during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' drivers and crew chiefs meeting Thursday morning. "We want to do all we can to finish our races under green flag conditions – the fans want to see that and so do the competitors," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR vice president of competition. "We felt that putting a cap at three attempts to finish the race under green is the way to go. It gives the fans what they want and it also gives the teams a better opportunity to prepare for their end of race strategy." The change amends procedure 9-14C of the 2010 NASCAR rulebook.(NASCAR), see rules and notes on my Green-White-Checker rule page.(2-11-2010)

• NASCAR tweaks wave-around rule: NASCAR has tweaked its rule on wave-around cars under caution. The new rule now dictates that cars under penalty at the time of the caution are ineligible for the wave around. The change began last week with the Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway after a situation came up in the Nationwide Series race that was new to the double-file restart system instituted in June. In the Nationwide race, Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards was penalized for speeding under green, and then the caution came out. He stayed out and didn't pit and then was among those cars on the end of the lead lap. He then got the "wave around" the caution car (along with the rest of the cars that had stayed out and were on the end of the lead lap) to get to the rear of the line of lead-lap cars. Edwards then went to the end of the line to serve his penalty. That move would not be allowed anymore. The driver would not get the wave around and would start a lap down at the rear of the field on the restart, the penalty for a driver who had a speeding penalty under green but never served it before the caution came out. The new rule in general is any driver under penalty is no longer eligible for the wave around.(SceneDaily)(10-11-2009)

• Jayski's - 2010 Sprint Cup Race Results Page
  (pole and race winner with speed and starting/finishing position, links to race results, drivers & owners points, pit stall selections, qualifying results/starting lineup, practice speeds and chase stats as well as link to race track and race information page for each race)

• Coverage of Qualifying for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled for Friday, October 1, 2010 at 4:40pm/et.
  Television (TV): SPEED at 4:30pm/et
  Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) only on NASCAR.com
  Qualifying Re-Air: 9:30pm/et & 2:00am/et

• The Entry List for the Price Chopper 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway is posted, 46 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including:
  #71-Tony Raines
  Not in top 35 of owners points:
  #09-Bobby Labonte (2009 race winner as owner)(2000 Champ)(38/28)
  #13-Casey Mears (40/28)
  #21-Bill Elliott (1988 Champ)(45/9)
  #26-Patrick Carpentier (2009 race winner as owner)(37/28)
  #36-J.J. Yeley (39/28)
  #38-Dave Blaney (36/28)
  #46-Michael McDowell (42/28)
  #55-Mike Bliss (43/28)
  #64-Landon Cassill (46/16)
  #66-Jason Leffler (44/28)
  #87-Joe Nemechek (41/28)
  In the event qualifying is rained out or cancelled:
  the eight who would make it [8]: #'s 26,09,21,38,36,13,87,46
  missing the race would be [3]: #'s 55,66,64
  See the full entry list at my Jayski's Kansas Entry List.(9-27/28-2010)

• Top-35 in Owner Points and guaranteed a starting spot at Kansas:
  No one moved in to or out of the top-35. The #7 team stays in 35th, but their lead falls from 110 points to to 84 over the #38 team. 34) #71-Cassill-Labonte/TRG: 2029, +120
  35) #7-Conway/RGM, 1993, 84 points ahead of 36th
  these teams/ drivers must qualify by speed:
  36) #38-Blaney/Front Row: 1909, -84 points out of the top 35
  37) #26-Carptenier/Latitude43: 1827, -166
  The teams are NOT locked in past the next race as the owners points change after each race.
  For the owner points standings, see my Owners Points Standings page.(9-26-2010)

• 2010 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Standings:
  [after Dover, race 28 of 36, Chase Race 2 of 10]:
  rank, car#, driver, points, behind
  1) #11-Denny Hamlin [6 wins], 5368
  2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [6 wins], 5333, -35
  3) #18-Kyle Busch [3 wins], 5323, -45
  4) #2-Kurt Busch [2 wins], 5309, -59
  5) #29-Kevin Harvick [3 wins], 5303, -65
  6) #99-Carl Edwards, 5295, -73
  7) #31-Jeff Burton, 5288, -80
  8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 5285, -83
  9) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 5228, -140
  10) #14-Tony Stewart [1 win], 5206, -162
  11) #17-Matt Kenseth, 5203, -165
  12) #33-Clint Bowyer [1 win], 5133, -235
  See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(9-26-2010)

• 2010 Sprint Cup Driver 'Classic' Points Standings:
  [after Dover, race 28 of 36....the OLD way]:
  rank, car#, driver, points, behind
  1) #29-Kevin Harvick, 3996
  2) #18-Kyle Busch, 3788, -208
  3) #24-Jeff Gordon, 3778, -218
  4) #99-Carl Edwards, 3722, -274
  5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 3700, -296
  6) #31-Jeff Burton, 3678, -318
  7) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3650, -346
  8) #2-Kurt Busch, 3626, -370
  9) #14-Tony Stewart, 3613, -383
  10) #17-Matt Kenseth, 3549, -447
  11) #16-Greg Biffle, 3395, -601
  12) #39-Ryan Newman, 3363, -633
  13) #33-Clint Bowyer, 3354, -642
  14) #1-Jamie McMurray, 3344, -652
  15) #42-Juan Pablo Montoya, 3253, -743
  16) #00-David Reutimann, 3190, -806
  See drivers championship points standings on Jayski's Drivers Points Standings page.(9-26-2010)

• What happens if qualifying gets canceled/rained out?
  After the 5th race of the season, the current season OWNERS points are used:
  #1) - First 35 by current Owner Points [position 1-35][top 35 teams do NOT need to attempt ALL the races]
  #2) - Last Years Sprint Cup Champ or the Event Champion if not already in the field
  #3) - Car Owners whose team has won in the previous and current season not already in the field
  #4) - Drivers who have won in the previous and current season not already in the field
  #5) - ALL Past Sprint Cup Champions not in by 1 thru 4 [is NOT charged against the 6 past champ provisionals]
  #6) - Qualifying Attempts [not starts] with Owners points as the tie breaker, if still tied then by best finish
  #7) - Qualifying Order Position
  (all above apply as long as the team was entered by the entry deadline - usually 7-13 days before the race)

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• Qualifying Rules/Notes/News page

• Go or Go Home Drivers to Qualify Together: Teams outside the top 35 in owners points will qualify together at the end of the qualifying session. The thought is that nobody would have an advantage in track conditions.

• How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

• How to break a tie during qualifying? (same speed/time) When drivers are tied for a starting spot during qualifying, it is broken by owners points standings (not drivers points).

• Determining Race Line-Ups - Top 35 Guarantee: At the start of the 2005 season, NASCAR instituted a new procedure for establishing the starting race field in the Sprint Cup Series [NSCS]. NASCAR revamped the system by simplifying the procedure with teams no longer accruing provisionals throughout the season to gain entry into the starting fields. While starting positions one through 42 in the NSCS still will be determined by qualifying speed, the new system will assure the highest-ranked 35 positions of the NSCS OWNER [not Driver] championship points that have entered the event prior to the entry deadline [usually 13 days before the day of the race] one of those starting positions in the field, providing they have made an attempt to qualify [which usually means the team at least practiced and made an effort to qualify].
  The remaining seven positions [36-42] will be assigned to those drivers with the fastest qualifying speeds whose car owners are not among the top 35. The final starting position [43rd] – the champion’s provisional – can be utilized by a car owner whose driver is a current or past Sprint Cup champion who participated as a driver during the current of previous season and was entered in the event for that owner in that car prior to the entry deadline.
  If there is more than one series champion vying for the position, it will be given to the most recent series champion. If the final provisional starting position – 43rd in the Sprint Cup – is not filled by a current or past series champion, it will be assigned to the next eligible car owner according to qualifying results.
  Through the first five races of the season for the Sprint Cup, the top 35 in the NSCS of the previous owner championship points entered in the event prior to the entry deadline will be assured one of the 42 starting positions in the field, provided they have made an attempt to qualify. From the sixth race on, the current owner championship points will be used to determine the top 35 each race week. In the event that conditions prevent qualifying from being run, starting positions will be assigned according to the respective series’ current Rule Book.(NASCAR PR)
  Simple: so the field is set by speed to where the 7th fastest non-top 35 driver is on speed. The any drivers in the top 35 of OWNERS [not drivers points] are placed to the 42nd spot. The 43rd spot is used for the most recent past Sprint Cup champion NOT already in the field from being in the top-35 in owners points or one of the seven no top-35. If their is not past champ for the 43rd spot, it goes to the next fastest [8th fastest driver]

• Past Champions Limited To 6 Provisional Berths in Sprint Cup: See my 2010 Past Champions Provisional Page for more

• 2009 Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 137.144mph, started 5th

• Track Race Record: #6-Mark Martin, 10/9/2005, 137.774mph

• Slowest Race Record: #24-Jeff Gordon, Sept 2001, 110.576mph

• Oldest Winner: Mark Martin, 46 years, 9 months, 0 days, 10/9/2005

• Youngest Winner: Ryan Newman, 25 years, 9 months, 27 days, 10/5/2003

• 2009 Pole Sitter: #5-Mark Martin, 175.758mph, finished 6th

• Track Qualifying Record: #17-Matt Kenseth, 10/8/2005, 180.856mph

• Oldest Kansas Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 50 years, 8 months, 24 days, 10/2/2009

• Youngest Pole Winner: Jason Leffler, 26 years, 0 months, 14 days, 9/30/2001

• Most Wins: 2 - Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart

• Most Poles: 3 - Jimmie Johnson

• Most Top 5s: 6 - Jeff Gordon

• Most Top 10s: 7 - Jeff Gordon

• Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: Mark Martin, 10/9/2005, 139 laps

• Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: Tony Stewart, 10/1/2006, 5

• Most Lead Changes: 26 - 10/4/2009

• Fewest Lead Changes: 13 - 9/29/2002

• Most Leaders: 14 - 10/4/2009

• Fewest Leaders: 10 - 9/29/2002, 9/30/2007, 9/28/2008

• Most Cautions: 13, 9/30/2001

• Most Caution Laps: 70, 9/30/2001

• Fewest Cautions: 6, 10/4/2009

• Fewest Caution Laps: 23 - 10/4/2009

• Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 9/28/2008

• Fewest Running at the Finish: 27 - 9/29/2002

• Most Wins by Manufacturer: 6 - Chevy

• Worst Starting Spot to Win: #20-Tony Stewart, 10/1/2006, started 21st

• Races won from starting pos 1: 2 [of 9]
  
• Races won from starting pos 2: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 5: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 7: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 10: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 11: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 19: 1
  
• Races won from starting pos 21: 1
  
• Races won from the top 5: 4 of 9
  
• Races won from the top 10: 6 of 9
  
  

• PAST RACE WINNERS
  2009: #14-Tony Stewart, Chevy, 137.144, started, 5th 2008: #48-Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 133.549, started 1st
  2007: #16-Greg Biffle, Ford, 104.981, started 7th
  2006: #20-Tony Stewart, Chevy, 121.753, started 21st
  2005: #6-Mark Martin, Ford, 137.774, started 19th
  2004: #01-Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 126.058, started 1st
  2003: #12-Ryan Newman, Dodge, 121.630, started 11th
  2002: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 119.394; started 10th
  2001: #24-Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 110.576; started 2nd
  

• At Kansas Speedway::
  · Groundbreaking was held on May 25, 1999.
  · The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first events being an ARCA race and a NASCAR K&N; Pro Series West race on the same day – June 2.
  · The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race was Sept. 30, 2001.
  · There have been nine NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Kansas since the track opened in 2001.
  · All of the races have been scheduled for 267 laps.
  · 13 drivers have competed in all eight races at Kansas.
  · Jeff Gordon won the first two NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
  · Jason Leffler won the first pole in September 2001.
  · Seven different drivers have won poles, led by Jimmie Johnson with three.
  · Seven different drivers have posted victories, led by Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart (each with two).
  · There have been seven different winners.
  · Six of the nine races have been won from a top-10 starting position.
  · Two drivers have won from the pole: Joe Nemechek in 2004 and Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
  · The furthest back in the field that race winner started was 21st, by Tony Stewart in 2006.
  · Points leader Denny Hamlin made his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Kansas – a 32nd-place finish in 2005.
  · Two active drivers with more than one start have averaged a top-10 finish: Greg Biffle (9.0) and Jeff Gordon (8.9).
  · Jeff Gordon leads all drivers in top fives (six) and top 10s (seven). Gordon’s only two non-top 10s were a 39th in 2006 and a 13th in 2004.
  · Seven of the eight races that ended under green had a margin of victory under one second. The 2007 race ended under caution.
  · There have been nine NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Kansas, all at Kansas Speedway. The only other Kansas track to hold a NASCAR national series race was Heartland Park in Topeka, which hosted five NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races from 1995-99.
  · 16 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Kansas, including Jim Roper who won the very first NASCAR Sprint Cup race – Charlotte in 1949.

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PAINT SCHEME NEWS

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Car#/Driver	Sponsor/Scheme/Promo	Image Link
#2-Kurt Busch	Miller Lite / Operation Homefront	none...yet
#5-Mark Martin	GoDaddy.com	#5 Team Schemes Page
#11-Denny Hamlin	FedEx Freight	#11 Team Schemes Page
#14-Tony Stewart	Office Depot	#14 Team Schemes Page
#16-Greg Biffle	3M / Sherwin Williams	none...yet
#19-Elliott Sadler	Stanley Tools	#19 Team Schemes Page
#39-Ryan Newman	U.S. Army	#39 Team Schemes Page
#43-A.J. Allmendinger	Insignia HDTV	#43 Team Schemes Page
#47-Marcos Ambrose	Little Debbie	#47 Team Schemes Page
#48-Jimmie Johnson	Lowe's / John Manville	#48 Team Schemes Page
#56-Martin Truex Jr.	NAPA All Out for the Cure	#56 Team Schemes Page
#77-Sam Hornish Jr.	AAA	#77 Team Schemes Page
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr	National Guard	#88 Team Schemes Page
#98-Paul Menard	Menard's / Zecol	#98 Team Schemes Page

• Special schemes for Truex Jr. & NAPA: NAPA Auto Parts and driver Martin Truex Jr. are teaming up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to honor breast cancer victims, survivors and supporters during this weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Kansas Speedway. To kick off the campaign, Truex will drive the #56 NAPA All Out for the Cure Toyota to raise awareness of NAPA's efforts which consists of two special paint schemes and initiatives. NAPA Auto Parts is inviting fans to honor loved ones affected by breast cancer by placing their name on the NAPA Signature Toyota to raise funds. From now to Oct. 11, consumers can submit the names by making a minimum donation of $5.60 via the NAPA Know How Facebook page at www.facebook.com/napaknowhow. The NAPA Signature Toyota will race at the Nov. 7 AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway (MWR), see images of the car on my #56 Team Schemes page.(9-29-2010)

• More Paint Scheme news can be found on Paint Schemes Gallery

• Track Specifications:
  Track/Race Length: 1.5 mile oval, 267 laps, 400.5 miles
  Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad-oval
  Banking: corners/turns: 15º; tri-oval: 10.4º; backstretch: 5º
  Straights: Frontstretch - 2,685 feet; Backstretch - 2,207 feet
  Pit Box Size 30’x18’
  Attendence: 81,779, 68 luxury suites
  Opened: 2001

• Race Festivities/Officials:
  Grand Marshal: ?
  Command to start engines: ?
  Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: ?
  Invocation: ?
  National Anthem: ?
  Military Flyover: ?
  

• For the season race officials by track, see my Race Officials page

• Websites:
  Kansas Speedway
  ISC Motorsports
  ESPN's NASCAR Track Guide - Kansas Speedway

• October 2009: see my Kansas Race Info page

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• Kansas announces two race dates for 2011: Kansas Speedway and International Speedway Corporation announced that NASCAR has approved ISC’s request for realignment and beginning in 2011, Kansas Speedway will host two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekends. The first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series weekend will be held June 4-5 and the second event weekend will be the fourth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Oct. 8-9.(Kansas Speedway)(8-10-2010)

• Lights going up at Kansas: Kansas Speedway will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2011 with two NASCAR Sprint Cup weekends — one in June, the other in October — and lights for the facility. The addition of lights was estimated in excess of $2 million when Kansas Speedway began requesting them, but much of the conduits and infrastructure for lights were installed when the $260 million track was built. When ISC did not approve the installation of lights, Kansas Speedway eventually moved those races to late April and early May in 2007. Now, with a Cup weekend in June and the casino in operation around the clock in 2011, the timing was right for lights at the track. “The lights are going up,” said Kansas Speedway president Pat Warren, “but whether we have a night race next year is still a question. The lights won’t be functioning this fall, but they’ll be completed by next spring.”(Kansas City Star)(8-9-2010)

• Kansas Speedway Announces Hiring & Promotion: Kansas Speedway President Pat Warren announced today the hiring of Chris Schwartz as the Vice President of Marketing and Sales and the promotion of Darren Cook to Vice President of Operations. Schwartz will be responsible for all aspects of consumer marketing, ticketing, public relations, and corporate sales at Kansas Speedway. He has worked for Penske Racing, The Valvoline Company, Conseco, M3 Management and most recently he was the Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS). Cook has been with Kansas Speedway for eight years overseeing all aspects of facility operations. Prior to joining the Speedway, Cook was the Facilities Director at the University of Kansas for 19 years where he was responsible for the University’s athletic facilities, including Allen Fieldhouse and Memorial Stadium. Kansas Speedway tickets for Sept. 30 – Oct. 3, 2010 events are on sale now by calling 866.460.RACE or going to www.kansasspeedway.com.(KS PR)(7-10-2010)

• Groundbreaking for casino at Kansas Speedway: Kansas Entertainment, LLC, commenced construction of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway as Company representatives and local officials recently conducted a groundbreaking ceremony at Turn 2, the track-side site of the new facility. Kansas Entertainment is a 50/50 joint venture of Penn Hollywood Kansas, Inc, a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming, Inc.and Kansas Speedway Development Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation. The following company representatives and local officials participated in the groundbreaking ceremony:
  · Tim Wilmott, President and Chief Operating Officer of Penn National Gaming;
  · Troy Findley, Lieutenant Governor of Kansas;
  · William Falstad, Commissioner of the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission;
  · Ed Van Petten, Kansas Lottery Executive Director;
  · Jeff Boerger, President of Kansas Speedway Development Corporation; and,
  · Joe Reardon, Mayor of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County.
  The first phase of Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway includes a state-of-the-art casino and is expected to open in early 2012 with 2,300 slot machines, 61 gaming tables and 25 poker tables on a 100,000 square-foot gaming floor. Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway will also feature 28,000 square-feet of other amenities including restaurants, clubs and night-life attractions. The addition of the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway is estimated to bring nearly 440,000 tourists per year and created 1,050 full time positions; elevating the state to a first-class, year-round tourist destination.(Kansas Speedway)(5-3-2010)

• Price Chopper, Kraft Foods Renew Sponsorship at Kansas: Kansas Speedway announced today that Price Chopper and Kraft Foods have renewed their sponsorship of the facility’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods, scheduled for Oct. 3, 2010. Starting with the 2010 season, fans can purchase a weekend only ticket that includes the Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods and the Kansas Lottery 300. Individual tickets for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 and the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 are also available. Fans can also purchase a season ticket that includes all four races and the new Kansas Speedway Track Pass that will allow access to driver introductions and Sprint FanWalk prior to each Sunday race. To purchase Kansas Speedway tickets, call 866.460.RACE or log onto www.kansasspeedway.com. Kansas Speedway continues to offer free parking and allows fans to bring in a 6x6x12-inch soft-sided cooler with their favorite food and drink.(Kansas Speedway)(12-18-2009)

• Past track news: posted in the past at Jayski's Track News/Rumors - Kansas Speedway

• will be posted Thurs or Fri before the race

• See the Sprint Cup Series Team / Driver Chart, which has links to past news for each team and info on each team.