Located in Kansas City, Kansas, the 1.5 mile tri-oval Kansas Speedway hosts major racing events for the premier stock car and open-wheel leagues in North America - NASCAR and IndyCar, respectively.
On race weekends, the speedway draws more than 80,000 race fans to it's most popular events.
Geographically, the speedway sits within the reach of over 42 million people in a six-state area; so, it's not surprising that every race weekend thousands of diehard fans travel anywhere from three to six hours to support their favorite driver.
Day Trip: The Kansas Cities
Kansas City, Kansas - along with it's sister city of Kansas City, Missouri - offers many fun things to do for race fans of all types.
There is something to do for everyone from shopping to museums to go-kart racing to the Zoo.
Say, are you a Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiast?
If you love Harley Davidson motorcycles, you ought to plan taking a tour of the almost 400,000 square feet Harley factory in Kansas City, Missouri.
You will witness how the legendary motorcycles are made, get the chance to sit on the current production motorcycles and spend a little time shopping in the factory gift shop.