Month: August 2016

Kansas Speedway to add drag racing on Aug. 13

Some of the best drag racers in the Midwest will race down Kansas Speedway’s pit road on Saturday, Aug. 13.

Three sold-out classes of drag racing will be on display on Saturday night: small tire, big tire and true street class as they race down the 1/8-mile track.

Tickets are only available on the day of the event for $10 per spectator and can be purchased at Ticket Booth A starting at 3 p.m., according to a Kansas Speedway spokesman. Admission gives fans access to the infield and the Grandstands of Turn 4 and they will be able to access both the infield and grandstands via a crossover gate in Turn 4. Children 12 and under are free.

Fans can park for free in general parking by Gate A. For $10 per car, in addition to the $10 admission per person, fans can also park in the infield.

Drag race participants should enter at France Family Drive. Admission for participants is $30.

Drag racing will begin at approximately 5 p.m. and run until 11 p.m. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to purchase their tickets and gain access to the grandstands.

This is an alcohol-free event. Concessions will not be sold at this event but fans may bring in their own coolers (14x14x14-inch soft-sided coolers). Glass containers are prohibited.

Tickets for Kansas Speedway’s October race weekend are currently on sale by calling 866-460-7223 or logging on to www.kansasspeedway.com for the Hollywood Casino 400, the fifth race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup on Oct. 16, the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race on Oct. 15, and the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season finale on Oct. 14.

Hollywood Casino revenues up for July

Gaming revenues at the Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway increased in July, according to figures released today by the Kansas Lottery Commission.

Hollywood Casino gaming revenues were $12.67 million for July, as compared to $11.36 million in June, lottery figures showed.

Keith Kocher, director of program assurance and integrity for the Kansas Lottery, said July 2016 was a rare month, in that it had five Saturdays and Sundays. That led to higher revenues for the month of July for the three Kansas casinos.

The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kan., posted gaming revenues of $15.75 million for July, compared to $13.79 million in June, according to lottery figures.

Boot Hill Casino in Dodge City, Kan., reported $3.54 million in gaming revenues for July, as compared to $3.02 million in June, lottery figures showed.

A fourth casino is under construction in southeast Kansas, near Pittsburg, according to Kocher. It recently held a ceremonial beam signing, he said. The Kansas Crossing casino will have a hotel and is scheduled to be completed in March.

He said the Hollywood Casino in Kansas City, Kan., is building a bar near the poker room, expected to be constructed by October.

Kansas Lottery sales of lottery tickets also are off to a good start in July, according to officials. Total sales in the traditional lottery category were up 21 percent in July compared with one year ago, because of large jackpots, officials said.