Thousands of NASCAR fans fill the Kansas Speedway for the opening races of the NASCAR Cup Series
NEXT. KMBC NINE NEWS. ALL RIGHT. YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO HEAR AND FEEL THE RUMBLE. NASCAR BACK ON THE TRACK AT THE KANSAS SPEEDWAY. YEAH, IT IS. KMBC NINE KRISTA TATCHELL IS LIVE AT THE SPEEDWAY AND HOPEFULLY KRISTA CAN HEAR US RIGHT NOW. HI, FRIEND. WELL, WELL. HI, DONNA. YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. WE HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GRACE PERIOD. THE RACES ARE ABOUT TO START JUST IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. AND YES, I WILL BE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THESE EARPLUGS IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES. IT IS. PEDAL TO THE METAL. TIME OUT HERE. WE HAVE A STACKED SERIES OF RACES ALL WEEKEND LONG. AND IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN OUT HERE AND THE SOUND HITS YOU, IT’S KIND OF LIKE GETTING PUNCHED IN THE FACE. BUT THE FANS HERE, THEY DON’T EVEN CARE. THEY’RE HERE FOR EVERY SINGLE MOMENT OF IT. THOUSANDS OF FANS ARE HERE TO CAMP FOR THE NASCAR CUP SERIES. I’VE TALKED TO PEOPLE TODAY AS FAR AWAY FROM AS MINNESOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA AND NEBRASKA, AND FOR MANY, THIS IS A RETURN TRIP AND THEY SAY THEY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS KANSAS PARTY FULL OF FOOD AND NOISE AND OF COURSE, THOSE INCREDIBLE CARS. NOW, SOME KNOW A LOT ABOUT NASCAR. THE INS AND OUTS OUT HERE, AND SOME DON’T EVEN KNOW ANYTHING AS THEY ADMIT TO ME THE WHOLE POINT IS JUST TO HAVE A REALLY GOOD TIME. YEAH, I’M A COMPLETE ROOKIE. LIKE I SAID, BUT I’VE ALWAYS LIKE, YOU KNOW, LIKE I’VE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS AND STUFF THAT HAVE BEEN INTO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, I’VE SEEN STUFF ON TV AND IT JUST LOOKED LIKE A REALLY GOOD TIME. SO I WANTED TO COME CHECK IT OUT AND SEE FOR MYSELF. AND YOU CAN GET TICKETS ONLINE TO THE THREE RACES THAT ARE HAPPENING THIS WEEKEND. AND THERE ARE SOME FAVORITES OUT HERE. YOU DON’T WANT TO START A FIGHT WITH ANYONE BETWEEN CHASE ELLIOTT AND KYLE LARSON, THERE ARE SOME OF THE FAVORITE PEOPLE OUT HERE AND WE HAVE A PRETTY GREAT VIEW. WE HAVE FOUND BEING ON THE TOP OF AN RV OR A HOMEMADE PLATFORM, WHICH WE HOPE WILL HOLD IS THE BEST VIEW IN THE HOUSE. WE’LL HAVE MORE COMING UP AT FIVE. I’M KRISTA TACKLE LIVE AT THE KANSAS. KRISTA, YOU NEED A SWIVEL CHAIR. GO SEE IF YOU CAN FIND A BAR STOOL. I’M SERIOUS. THAT SWIVELS. YOU’LL SEE IT ALL. YOU WON’T MISS A THING ON TOP OF YOUR. I’LL WORK ON. I’LL WORK ON THAT. KRISTA. TACKLE. GREAT TO SEE YOU OUT AT THE SPEEDWAY. NOW, AS KRISTA SAID, YOU CAN GO
Thousands of NASCAR fans fill the Kansas Speedway for the opening races of the NASCAR Cup Series
Updated: 4:46 PM CDT Sep 27, 2024
The rumble and roar of the Kansas Speedway track will shake the ground around Kansas City, Kansas, this weekend as fans roll into town to enjoy the NASCAR Cup Series races, which run Friday night through Sunday evening.Fans set up camp, filled the RV spaces, and built elevated perches from which to watch all the earth-shaking action on the 1.5-mile speedway track.”I’m a rookie. I know nothing about NASCAR. It looked like a really good time,” said Dan Osberg, a visitor from Minnesota. Osberg said he loves his first trip to the Speedway and the camaraderie between new, “next-door” neighbors camping next to him. Fans shared food, drinks, and a lot of NASCAR stories from races past. Jody Marie also made the eight-hour drive from Minnesota.”I see flags flying, cars everywhere. I love it, I love it,” Marie said. The winning drivers of the biggest race of the weekend, the Hollywood Casino 400, can walk away with a total combined purse of over $9 million. The stakes aren’t so intense in the world of fan tailgating, so fans say the pressure is off and it is time to enjoy a ground-thundering good time.
The rumble and roar of the Kansas Speedway track will shake the ground around Kansas City, Kansas, this weekend as fans roll into town to enjoy the NASCAR Cup Series races, which run Friday night through Sunday evening.
Fans set up camp, filled the RV spaces, and built elevated perches from which to watch all the earth-shaking action on the 1.5-mile speedway track.
“I’m a rookie. I know nothing about NASCAR. It looked like a really good time,” said Dan Osberg, a visitor from Minnesota.
Osberg said he loves his first trip to the Speedway and the camaraderie between new, “next-door” neighbors camping next to him. Fans shared food, drinks, and a lot of NASCAR stories from races past.
Jody Marie also made the eight-hour drive from Minnesota.
“I see flags flying, cars everywhere. I love it, I love it,” Marie said.
The winning drivers of the biggest race of the weekend, the Hollywood Casino 400, can walk away with a total combined purse of over $9 million. The stakes aren’t so intense in the world of fan tailgating, so fans say the pressure is off and it is time to enjoy a ground-thundering good time.
