KANSAS SPEEDWAY - KANSAS CITY KS
Is a 1 1/2 mile tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas. International Speedway Corporation began exploring the idea of building a racing facility in the mid-west in 1996. Attention was turned towards the Kansas City area in 1997. Officials considered both the Missouri and Kansas side of the city but eventually settled with the Kansas side because of better funding. Construction began on the 1,200 acres, 1 1/2 mile speedway in May 1999. Track paving began in September 2000, and construction of the speedway was completed in early 2001. The building of the speedway has had a significant impact on the nearby area, even before construction was finished. New commercial
developments sprung up around the speedway, including a movie theater complex, an outdoor retail mall, and hotels. The speedway constructed the $380-million Penn National Gaming Hollywood Hotel and Casino at the track. The hotel/casino overlooks turn two and opened to the public on February 12, 2012. The state-of-the-art casino features a 100,000 square feet gaming floor. Lights were installed from mid-2010 to early 2011, this comes along with the addition of a second NASCAR weekend beginning with the 2011 season. In July 2011, the speedway announced they would reconfigure the speedway following the 2012 STP 400. As a result of the project, the banking in the turns was increased from a uniform 15 degrees to a
progressively 17–20 degrees. In the 32 Cup races held there, no driver has dominated. No driver has won more than three times. Three time winners include Jeff Gordon (13 years between first and last win). Jimmie Johnson also won three times, along with Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin. Two time winner include: Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex, Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth, and Kyle Busch. (as of the end of 2021)
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