Rev ‘em up! NASCAR racing roars into Kansas Speedway this week: ticket & TV info

Drivers, start your engines ...

It’s race week at Kansas Speedway again.

NASCAR makes its first of two yearly visits to the 1.5-mile asphalt track in Kansas City, Kansas, with races starting Friday and concluding on Sunday.

Friday, May 9 brings this spring’s first Kansas night event: the ARCA Menard’s Series Tide 150. The 100-lap race starts at 7 p.m. and will be televised live on FS1 (with a livestream on the Fox Sports app).

Fans of evening competition won’t have to wait long for the track’s second night race of the year. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10 is the Heart of Health Care 200, a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. It will be shown on TV via FSI (also livestreamed on the Fox Sports app).

The marquee race for the weekend — the AdventHealth 400 — is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 11 at Kansas Speedway, with a live broadcast on FS1 (again, livestreamed as well on the Fox Sports app).

The AdventHealth 400 race, like others on the NASCAR Cup circuit, will consist of three stages. The race totals 267 laps across 400 miles.

Kyle Larson won last spring’s edition of the AdventHealth 400, and it was a thriller: He beat Chris Buesche to the checkered flag by about an inch — the closest finish in NASCAR Cup history.

Driver Ross Chastain won the most recent NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, last autumn’s Hollywood Casino 400. Denny Hamlin holds the record for most driver victories here, with four.

The early-week weather forecast was showing some potential for rain Thursday, but clear skies were predicted to follow through the weekend.

Tickets start at about $33 for the ARCA and trucks races. Tickets for the Sunday main event start around $56. Children 12 and under may receive a discounted or free admission with a paying adult, depending on the race.

Check out further ticketing details and other information at kansasspeedway.com or by calling 866-460-RACE (7223).

Kansas Speedway race week: a fan-guide schedule

Here is the complete Friday-Sunday NASCAR schedule for spring 2025 race week at Kansas Speedway:

Friday

2 p.m.: Parking lots open, Midway opens, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

2-7 p.m.: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series garage hours

3 p.m.: Thad Moffitt Q&A, Toyota Display

4 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series practice

5 p.m.: ARCA Menard’s Tide 150 qualifying

5:40 p.m.: ARCA Menards autograph session, Fanwalk Tent

6:40 p.m.: Tide 150 driver introductions

7 p.m.: ARCA Menard’s Series Tide 150 race

Saturday

9 a.m.: Parking lots open

9:30 a.m.: Gates open

9:30 a.m.: Wristband distribution begins for NCTS autograph session, Fanwalk

10 a.m.-6 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series garage hours

11 a.m.: Layne Riggs Q&A, Fanwalk

11:30 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series garage hours

11:30 a.m.: Craftsman Trucks autograph session, Fanwalk Tent

Noon: Toni Breidinger Q&A, Toyota Display; Ross Chastain Q&A, Highline District

12:30 p.m.: NASCAR iRacing Q&A, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

12:30 p.m.: eNASCAR Spring Cup Showcase, presented by the KC Pioneers, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

1:05 p.m.: Craftsman Trucks Heart of Health Care 200 practice

2 p.m.: Noah Gragson fastest lap, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

2:10 p.m.: Heart of Health Care 200 qualifying

3:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 practice

4:40 p.m: AdventHealth 400 qualifying

6:10 p.m.: Heart of Health Care 200 driver introductions

6:30 p.m.: Heart of Health Care 200 race

Post-race: Back Road Concert Series: Midnight Rodeo

Sunday

8 a.m.: Parking lots open

8:30 a.m.: Gates open

8:45 a.m.: Trackside chapel service, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

10 a.m.: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Q&A, Ally Apex Club

10:15 a.m.: Noah Gragson Q&A, Ally Apex Club

10:30 a.m.: FanWalk live music featuring Down and Dirty Trio

10:30 a.m.: Shane van Gisbergen Q&A, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone; Alex Bowman Q&A, Ally Apex Club; Ryan Preece Q&A, Highline District

10:40 a.m.: John Hunter Nemechek Q&A, Toyota merch hauler

10:45 a.m.: Q&A with Kansas Speedway track president Pat Warren, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

10:50 a.m.: Noah’s Lego Race Car Build-Off with Noah Gragson, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone

11 a.m.-8:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series garage hours

11 a.m.: Bubba Wallace & Denny Hamlin Q&A, Toyota Display; Chase Briscoe Q&A, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone; Christopher Bell Q&A, Highline District

11:15 a.m.: Cody Ware Q&A, NASCAR Experience in Fan Zone; also, pre-race crossover gates open

11:30 a.m.: Kyle Busch Q&A, pre-race stage

11:45 a.m.: John Hunter Nemechek Q&A, pre-race stage

1:15 p.m.: Red carpet walk

1:25 p.m.: AdventHealth 400 driver introductions

2 p.m.: AdventHealth 400 race

This story was originally published May 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM.