Location: Kansas City, Kansas Year of first Cup event: 2001 Banking: Turns (17-20) Backstretch (5) and Frontstretch (10) Length/Track type: 1.5 miles, Paved Cup events currently hosted: KC Masterpiece 400 (held in May) and Hollywood Casino 400 (held in October) Most frequent winners: Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon (3)
Kids ages 12 and younger will be admitted free to all NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races in 2018. Kansas hosts an Xfinity race in October and a Truck Series race in May. The Xfinity Series Kansas Lottery 300 is Saturday, Oct. 20 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series cars will be on track Friday for two practice sessions and Busch Pole qualifying. The Hollywood Casino 400 follows on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
The Kansas October race will serve as the last race in the Round of 12 -- where four drivers will be eliminated from the postseason. That race is held during the daytime, providing a different element than the night racing in the spring.