Kansas Speedway Sets the Stage for the NASCAR Cup Series

Kansas Speedway Sets the Stage for the NASCAR Cup Series

In the heartland of America, groundbreaking for Kansas Speedway was held on May 25, 1999. The official opening of Kansas Speedway was in 2001, with the first NASCAR Cup Series race being held on September 30, 2001. The first Kansas Cup event was won by Hendrick Motorsport’s driver and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet). Gordon would actually win the first two NASCAR Cup Series races held at Kansas Speedway (2001, 2002).

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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Returns to Action at Kansas Speedway

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Returns to Action at Kansas Speedway

After a two-week break, the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns to competition this Saturday at Kansas Speedway for the Heart of America 200 (May 4, at 8 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio), the eighth race of the 2024 season.

The Kansas Speedway 1.5-mile track has hosted 27 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, producing 23 different winners and 18 different pole winners.

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How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?

How did Northeast NASCAR Drivers Perform at Dover?
Denny Hamlin won the Cup race with Joey Logano of Middletown, CT taking 16th ,Corey LaJoie finished 21st, Boston’s Kaz Grala placed 27th and not so fortunate was Ryan Preece of Berlin, CT who ended up 37th. Lajoie is the son of Randy LaJoie who won Two Xfinity Championships and hails from Norwalk, CT.
Ryan Truex came home the victor of the Xfinity race, Keith Weatherman was eighth, Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT came in ninth, Parker Kligerman of Westport, CT took 12th, David Starr was 26th and Patrick Emerling of LI, NY came in 28th. Weatherman and Starr both drive team cars for Cape Cod’s Chris and Mary Our and reside in Harwich, MA.
Corner Zilsch won the Menard’s ARCA race earlier in the weekend with Gio Ruggiero of Seekonk, MA taking the runner-up spot while Andy Jankowiak of Buffalo, NY took seventh
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Rette Jones Racing Expands Footprint with Addition of Part-Time Xfinity Series Team with Noah Gragson

Rette Jones Racing Expands Footprint with Addition of Part-Time Xfinity Series Team with Noah Gragson

MOORESVILLE, N.C.: Rette Jones Racing (RJR) confirmed today that it is expanding its Motorsports platform this season to include a part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule with Cup Series driver Noah Gragson, beginning with the BetMGM 300 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway on May 25, 2024. (more…)

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