It’s NASCAR time at Kansas Speedway: TV, parking and everything else you need to know
Racing returns this weekend to Kansas Speedway, the huge paved oval with the blue and yellow grandstands in Kansas City, Kan.
It’s the first NASCAR weekend without COVID restrictions since the onset of the pandemic. Racing is planned for Saturday and Sunday.
Here’s everything to know about the races, whether you’re headed to the track to watch in person or trying to figure out how to tune in on TV.
The schedule
There are two races on Saturday — the ARCA Menards Series Dutch Boy 150 at 1 p.m. and the Camping World Trucks Series’ Heart of America 200 at 7 p.m.
The main event, the NASCAR Cup Series’ AdventHealth 400, is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Looking for tickets?
On Saturday, one ticket, with grandstand seats starting at $25, admits the bearer to both races.
On Sunday, a separate ticket, starting at $49, is required for the NASCAR Cup Series race.
For the Saturday races, children 12 and younger are admitted free with an accompanying adult. Reduced-price kids tickets for the Sunday marquee race are available, too.
Fans can also purchase separate passes for admittance to the garage area and certain pre-race festivities (special concerts, Q&A sessions, etc.).
Listen in with a scanner
A lot of race fans also like to rent a scanner (available on-site for $99.80) that allows them to eavesdrop on real-time audio from the drivers and crew members.
They’re a cool way to glean added context for what’s playing out on the track.
Parking details
Much of the parking is free for race fans at Kansas Speedway. Lots open at 9 a.m. both days for those who like to soak in the pre-race atmosphere and see the sights as teams scramble through last-minute details.
Premium parking (spots closer to the grandstand gates) is $35.
Watching on TV
These NASCAR weekends are covered wall-to-wall on television. The action starts Saturday at 11 a.m. on FS1 with qualifying for the 7 p.m. trucks race.
FS1 remains the channel for the ARCA race (1 p.m. start time), followed by live qualifying for the Sunday Cup race at 4 p.m. The Heart of America 200 trucks race will be telecast live on FSI starting at 7 p.m.
Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Radio will also broadcast much of the action live.
Sunday’s AdventHealth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race will be shown live on FS1 (and carried on the aforementioned radio networks) at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Last week’s winners
Joey Logano recorded his first NASCAR Cup victory of the season last weekend at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina.
John Hunter Nemechek took the checkered flag in last weekend’s Camping World Trucks race.
Nick Sanchez won the most recent ARCA Menards Series race on April 23 at Talladega Superspeedway.
This week’s (story) lineup
Here’s a look at why NASCAR’s “NextGen” racecar has helped produce some first-time Cup winners.
One of those youthful drivers is William Byron, 24, of Hendrick Motorsports.
Another younger driver, Rajah Caruth, got his start in i-Racing and is looking for his first victory in the proving ground of the ARCA Menards Series. You can read a little bit about him and four other ARCA drivers to watch in Saturday afternoon’s race here.
Racing for your ears
Last but not least, host Blair Kerkhoff and longtime (now retired) sportswriter and colleague Randy Covitz get us revved up for all of this weekend’s action on a new SportsBeat KC podcast.
This story was originally published May 12, 2022 at 11:03 AM.