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Kansas City is a racing town. Here's where to find NASCAR, dragsters and other fast cars
This story was first published in KCUR's Adventure newsletter. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. The first auto race took place in France in 1895 and had an average speed of just over 15 miles per hour. There were no oval tracks at this time, so the race was from Paris to Bordeaux and back. Racing came to America that same year, with the first route from Chicago to Evansville, and drivers were invited to build their own “auto carriages.”
NASCAR set to return to the Heartland with 2 KC stops in 2025
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - NASCAR is set to return to Kansas City for two weekends in 2025 after the Kansas Speedway became the site of the closest finish in series history during the AdventHealth 400. NASCAR officials have announced that the Kansas Speedway is set to host two race...
Central High School football easily takes care of Winnetonka to begin season
(ST. JOSEPH, MO) - The Central High School football team started the 2024 season with a bang, knocking off Winnetonka 45-19 on Friday night. Vanderbilt commit Gabe Fields had multiple touchdowns on Friday, including a kickoff return for six. Central next plays at rival Benton next on Friday, September 6th.
Palmer, Aumua power rushing attack in 34-12 win over Raytown
The Grain Valley football team had some big shoes to fill. The Eagles had their season opener against Raytown Friday at Ted Chitwood Stadium. It was their first game without Ty Williams, a player who had the best offensive season in the history of the program last season. He was...
Tigers’ Second Half Surge Not Enough to Overcome Belton Pirates
Excelsior Springs, MO — The Excelsior Springs Tigers put up a valiant effort in a second-half comeback, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Belton Pirates, who waylaid the Tigers in a 41-23 victory in the regular season opener on Friday night at Tigers Stadium. This year’s season...
Lady Saints fall short 1-0 in defensive battle with No. 15 KCK
Seward County competed in its first conference match-up of the 2024 campaign and was finally on the home field for the first time this season and managed to put up a fight against the No. 15 Kansas City Kansas Blue Devils where throughout most of the contest, the Lady Saints held strong on both ends but could not pull off the upset in a 1-0 loss.
Challenges and Opportunities In Latest KC Ballpark Proposal
If there's one thing I know, the Kansas City Royals have done a horrible job convincing anyone that they need a new stadium—well, almost everyone. Kansas politicians are on board with a new stadium, as long as it's on the Kansas side. That said, it hasn't stopped the Royals from pursuing those plans or a few Kansas City area developers from sharing everything from potential ballpark sites to renderings of how a new Royals Stadium might look. Yet the latest idea, the Royals making their home in Kansas City's Washington Square Park, might have legs.
Weather Blog | Labor Day weekend in Kansas City to Chiefs season opener Thursday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Good Saturday bloggers,. It is a rare moment in local sports where we have all three big colleges, KU, MU and K-State having good football teams, the Royals in a playoff chase and last but not least the Chiefs being back-to-back Super Bowl champions. The...
Let's do this again
Rockhurst coach Kelly Donohoe isn’t a stranger to coaching marquee games. Friday night’s season-opener against St. Pius X was no different. The Hawklets and Warriors hadn’t played each other since 1974, and it was the Hawklets who came away with the 24-12 win. Donohoe walked away impressed...
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