Kansas Speedway

Kansas Speedway is a 1.500-mile (2.414-kilometer) tri-oval intermediate speedway located at the intersection of Interstates 70 and 435 in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1997, Wyandotte County and Kansas City were selected as the site for the new speedway, with construction beginning in May 1999. The facility opened in 2001 and has since hosted a variety of racing series, including NASCAR, IndyCar, and the IMSA SportsCar Championship. The inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race took place on September 30, 2001, and was won by Jeff Gordon.

The track underwent a major renovation announced on July 8, 2011. Construction crews removed the existing oval track asphalt pavement and regraded the underlying soil to create variable banking. The frontstretch, backstretch, and pit road were also reconstructed. The current configuration features 17-20 degrees of variable banking in the turns, 9-11 degrees of variable banking on the frontstretch, and 5 degrees of banking on the backstretch. The original configuration from 2001-2012 had uniform 15-degree banking in the turns. As of 2019, the track has a seating capacity of 48,000. The addition of variable banking has created multiple racing grooves and improved the quality of racing at the facility.