NASCAR Friday schedule at Kansas Speedway
Kansas Speedway will kick off its 2025 season with a 100-lap ARCA race Friday night (8 p.m. ET, FS1).
The series will practice and qualify ahead of the 150-mile event. Connor Mosack is the defending winner of the race.
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The Truck garage also will be open, but the series will be on track Satuday for practice, qualifying and racing.
Kansas Speedway schedule
(All Times Eastern)
Friday, May 9
Garage open
8 a.m.-12:30 a.m. — ARCA
3:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. — Truck Series
Track activity
5 - 5:45 p.m. — ARCA practice
6 - 6:20 p.m. — ARCA qualifying
8 p.m. — ARCA race (100 laps, 150 miles; FS1, Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)
Weather
Friday: A few clouds but generally sunny with a high of 75 degrees and winds from the northeast at 5 to 10 mph. It's expected to be 71 degrees with a 0% chance of rain at the start of the ARCA race.
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