NASCAR auto races roar into Kansas Speedway this week: schedule and ticket info

NASCAR racing returns to Kansas Speedway this week.

And it’s playoff time for the premier stock car circuit.

The motorsports action begins Friday with the ARCA Menards Series’ Reese’s 150, followed by Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

The main event of the weekend is Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 playoff race: the Hollywood Casino 400 presented by ESPN BET.

Here’s the expanded schedule:

Kansas Speedway race week fan guide

Here is the complete Friday-Sunday NASCAR schedule for fall 2025 race week at Kansas Speedway:

Friday

12:30 p.m.: Parking lots open

1 p.m.: Grandstand gates open

1 p.m.: Cabo Wabo Tequila FanWalk opens

1-7 p.m. Fan Zone open

3:30-4:15 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series practice

4:30-4:50 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series qualifying

5-5:15 p.m.: Rick Barton, regional driver, Q&A with Evan Baldwin NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

5:20-5:50 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series autograph session Cabo Wabo Tequila Fanwalk

6:40 p.m.: ARCA Menards Series driver introductions

7 p.m.: Reese’S 150 | ARCA Menards Series

Saturday

7:30 a.m.: Parking lots open

8 a.m.-3 p.m.: Fan Zone opens

8 a.m.: Grandstand gates and Cabo Wabo Tequila FanWalk open

9:30-10:25 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series practice

10-10:30 a.m.: Fastest Lap with Noah Gragson NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10:30-11 a.m.: NASCAR Family Feud, featuring Todd Gilliland and John Hunter Nemechek NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10:30 a.m.: Joey Logano + MRN Q&A Racing electronics hauler in Fan Zone

10:35-11:30 a.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying

11 a.m.: Wristband distribution begins for NXS Autograph Session | 150 fans, first come first serve basis Cabo Wabo Tequila Fanwalk entrance

11-11:15 a.m.: Chase Briscoe Q&A, at NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

12-12:45 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series autograph session Cabo Wabo Tequila Fanwalk

Noon-1 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series practice

12:45-1:15 p.m.: Out of the Groove Podcast, with Eric Estepp & Brennan Poole NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

1:10-2 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series qualifying

1:15-2 p.m.: Panini product preview and giveaway, featuring Anthony Alfredo NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

2:25 p.m.: NASCAR Xfinity Series driver introductions

3 p.m.: Kansas Lottery 300 | NASCAR Xfinity Series

Post-race: Back Road Concert Series | Campers & FanWalk pass-holders only Cabo Wabo Tequila FanWalk Stage

Sunday

8 a.m.: Parking lots open

8:30 a.m.: Grandstand gates open

8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Fan Zone opens

8:45-9:30 a.m.: Trackside Chapel, featuring Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

9:30-9:45 a.m.: NASCAR News with Kansas Speedway presidentPat Warren NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

9:45-10 a.m.: Zane Smith Q&A NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10-10:15 a.m.: Kyle Busch Q&A NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10:15-10:30 a.m.: Brad Keselowski Q&A Cabo Wabo Tequila Fanwalk Stage

10:15-10:30 a.m.: Austin Dillon Q&A | Growth Energy NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10:30-11 a.m.: Noah’s Lego Race Car Build-off, featuring Noah Gragson NASCAR Kids Zone/Fan Zone

10:30-11 a.m.: The Custer Report, featuring Cole Custer NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

10:30-10:45 a.m.: Daniel Suárez Q&A, Cabo Wabo Tequila Fanwalk Stage

10:45 a.m.: Zane Smith Q&A | Ally Apex Club/ticket required

11-11:15 a.m.: Todd Gilliland Q&A NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

11:10 a.m. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Q&A | Ally Apex Club/ticket required

11:15-11:30 a.m.: Cody Ware Q&A NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

11:30 a.m.-noon: NASCAR Family Feud, featuring Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Justin Haley NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.: Pre-race fan track access opens

Noon-12:45 p.m.: Panini product preview and giveaway NASCAR Experience/Fan Zone

12:50 p.m.: Drivers’ meeting

1:05-1:15 p.m.: Red carpet walk

1:15 p.m.: Driver introductions

2 p.m.: Hollywood Casino 400, presented by ESPN Bet | NASCAR Cup Series

This story was originally published September 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM with the headline "NASCAR auto races roar into Kansas Speedway this week: schedule and ticket info."