Home Sports . The only engines roaring at Kansas International Speedway in the near future will be those of earth movers. But at least now it is dead certain that auto-racing engines will have their time at the track in Wyandotte County. The final legal obstacles confronting the developers of the track were cleared late last week, and revenue bonds are being issued to complete construction of the facility.
Fans can at least begin fantasizing about big-time racing in the Kansas City area.
Lesa Kennedy, executive vice president of International Speedway Corporation, developer of the track, said her group is still not in position to announce an opening date. Nor would she say what kind of racing would be featured at the track. And not just at other race tracks, but in sports stadiums. In other words, expect to have lots of room, lots of choices for food, luxury suites, lots of rest rooms. The facility will initially have a seating capacity of 75,000.