Month: October 2017
Bell wins his first XFINITY race at Kansas Speedway
Christopher Bell won the Kansas Lottery 300 on Saturday afternoon at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.
It was Bell’s first career NASCAR XFINITY Series win. Bell won after pulling ahead of Erik Jones with 10 laps to go. Jones had led for almost all of the race, winning both stages.
It was Bell’s fifth career XFINITY start and his second race on an intermediate track.
Racing continues Sunday with the Monster Energy NASCAR Series Hollywood Casino 400. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in his last season of racing. Kansas Speedway President Pat Warren made a donation in Earnhardt Jr.’s name to the University of Kansas Medical Center pediatrics department on Saturday.
Tickets for Sunday’s race will be available at the gate. Fans are encouraged to arrive early to go through screening. For more information, visit www.kansasspeedway.com.
Fan photos by Steve Rupert
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Jennifer Jo Cobb of Kansas City, Kansas, was in car No. 78. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Racing action from Saturday afternoon’s XFINITY series Kansas Lottery 300 race at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The Monster Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 is scheduled at 2 p.m. Sunday at Kansas Speedway. (Fan photo)
Faith news
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Grinter Chapel United Methodist Church, 7819 Swartz Road, Kansas City, Kansas will hold its annual Trunk or Treat event from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29.
Parkway Baptist Church, 12320 Parallel Parkway, will hold a Community Blood Center blood drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, at the church classrooms. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
A pancake breakfast on Sunday, Oct. 29, will benefit the Sisters, Servants of Mary, a group of religious who provide nursing care to the sick. The pancake and sausage breakfast will be held from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at St. Patrick Catholic Church center, 1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The breakfast will cost $6 for adults and $4 for children under age 10. There will also be a bake sale and variety booth.
An Oktoberfest dance is planned from 6 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at the St. Anthony Catholic Church basement, 615 N. 7th, Kansas City, Kansas. Tickets are $20 and include dinner, drinks and dancing to the Willie Kirst Band. The event’s sponsor is the German-American Edelweiss Society.
Members of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1300 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kan., will observe the twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost at 10 a.m. Oct. 29.
The Wyandotte County mayors, in cooperation with Wyandotte County Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast Committee, will hold the 43rd annual Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3. The breakfast buffet and program will be held at the Reardon Convention Center at 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kan. Seating begins at 7:30 a.m. Tickets are $22 per person. All ticket reservations must be paid in advance. This year’s keynote speaker will be Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark A. Dupree Sr. The event is open to everyone. Reservations may be made by emailing [email protected].
Wyandotte United Methodist Church, 7901 Oakland Ave., will sponsor a Community Blood Center blood drive from 2:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, in the church fellowship hall. To schedule a donation, visit www.esavealifenow.org or call 816-753-4040.
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