Month: October 2014

Race weekend starts today at Kansas Speedway

It’s race weekend at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.

Tonight, the ARCA race will be run at 7:30 p.m.

Qualifying for the ARCA race begins at 1:35 p.m. Friday.

The 150-mile, 100-lap ARCA race will be on cable television on Fox Sports 2 channel.

After tonight’s race, there will be a concert by Drowning Pool that is free for ARCA race ticketholders.

On Saturday, Oct. 4, the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series race will take place at 2:30 p.m. It will be on ESPN cable television.

Qualifying for the Nationwide Series will be at 11:15 a.m. Saturday.

Also on Saturday, Sprint Cup Series practice will be at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Local favorite race driver Jennifer Jo Cobb, a native of Kansas City, Kan., plans to compete in the Nationwide event.

The Hollywood Casino NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will take place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5.

Two concerts are planned before the race. At 10:30 a.m., Katy Guillen and the Girls band will be presented on the Sprint FanWalk stage.

At 11:15 a.m., Joe Nichols will give a pre-race concert.

For ticket information, visit www.kansasspeedway.com.

Rain possible this morning, cooler temperatures move in

Showers are likely today, mainly before 11 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.

The skies will gradually clear today, and the high will be a chilly 56. The temperature was 52 at 9 a.m.

Winds will be from 15 to 18 mph today, with gusts ashighas29 m ph.

Tonight, skies will be mostly clear, with a low around 37. The wind will be west northwest from 7 to 10 mph.

On Saturday, the weather will be sunny, with a high near 58. Winds will be 8 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday, skies will be mostly sunny, with a high near 71. The winds will be west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Choral Festival planned Saturday

The Kansas City, Kan., Public Schools will hold its annual Choral Festival on Saturday, Oct. 4. The event will begin at noon in the Washington High School Auditorium, 7340 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, Kan.

The event will feature choirs from many of the district’s middle and high schools. Also performing will be the Voices of Change (young men’s choir from KCK), the Kansas City Kansas Community College choir and the All-City Children’s Chorus.

Staff, students and community members are invited to come and hear these groups perform. Admission is $1.