Racing under the lights

Trucks are racing under the lights Friday night at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The NASCAR Digital Ally 250 truck race is Friday night, and the NASCAR Digital Ally Cup Series 400 will be Saturday night. (Fan photo)
Trucks are racing under the lights Friday night at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. The NASCAR Digital Ally 250 truck race is Friday night, and the NASCAR Digital Ally Cup Series 400 will be Saturday night. (Fan photo)

NASCAR champion meets fans

NASCAR race car driver Joey Logano signed autographs on Thursday evening at Sam’s Club, 10510 Parallel Parkway, in Kansas City, Kansas. Logano is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion for 2018. He has won previously at Kansas Speedway, and is entered in the Digital Ally 400 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 11. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

NASCAR race car driver Joey Logano posed for photographs with fans on Thursday evening at Sam’s Club, 10510 Parallel Parkway, in Kansas City, Kansas. Logano is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion for 2018. He has won previously at Kansas Speedway, and is entered in the Digital Ally 400 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 11. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
NASCAR race car driver Joey Logano talked with fans on Thursday evening at Sam’s Club, 10510 Parallel Parkway, in Kansas City, Kansas. Logano is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion for 2018. He has won previously at Kansas Speedway, and is entered in the Digital Ally 400 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 11. (Photo by Steve Rupert)
NASCAR race car driver Joey Logano was interviewed on Thursday evening at Sam’s Club, 10510 Parallel Parkway, in Kansas City, Kansas. Logano is the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion for 2018. He has won previously at Kansas Speedway, and is entered in the Digital Ally 400 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, May 11. (Photo by Steve Rupert)

Entry lists announced for Kansas Speedway races this weekend

Some of the biggest names in auto racing are coming to Kansas Speedway this weekend.

Entry lists have been announced for this weekend’s Digital Ally 400 and Digital Ally 250 races at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas.

The Digital Ally 250 truck series race will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, and the Digital Ally 400 NASCAR Cup Series race will be at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 11.

Forty entries have been announced for the NASCAR Cup Series race on Saturday, May 11. The drivers include Landon Cassill, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Daniel Hemric, Chase Elliott, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Ty Dillon, Clint Bowyer, Ross Chastain, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones, Paul Menard, Joey Logano, William Byron, Reed Sorenson, Tyler Reddick, Corey LaJoie, Michael McDowell, Matt Tifft, Chris Buescher, David Ragan, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace, Joey Gase, Ryan Preece, Jimmie Johnson, Jeb Burton, Bayley Currey, Timmy Hill, Quin Houff, Alex Bowman and Matt DiBenedetto.

Kansas City, Kansas, native Jennifer Jo Cobb is entered in the truck race on May 10. Other entries in the truck race on Friday include Sheldon Creed, Tyler Dippel, Jordan Anderson, Todd Gilliland, Norm Benning, Korbin Forrister, Joe Nemechek, Gus Dean, Johnny Sauter, Austin Hill, Tyler Ankrum, Harrison Burton, Spencer Boyd, Austin Wayne Self, Brett Moffitt, Brennan Poole, Josh Reaume, Angela Ruch, Ross Chastain, Riley Herbst, Brandon Jones, Stewart Friesen, Natalie Decker, Matt Crafton, Grant Enfinger and Ben Rhodes.

Special events this weekend will include a pre-race concert at 4:40 p.m. Saturday by Sister Hazel.

For more information or tickets, visit www.kansasspeedway.com or call 866-460-7223.