IndyCar to run as support race to NASCAR truck race

When the Indy Racing League announced its schedules for the 2010 season, there was a new twist for Kansas Speedway's 10th anniversary. The IndyCar Series, for the first time, will run on a Saturday instead of a Sunday at Kansas Speedway. The IndyCar race will be Saturday, May 1; the NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series, traditionally a Saturday event, will move to Sunday, May 2 (as the feature race). Because of television conflicts with Talladega, Kansas Speedway started the IndyCar and trucks races after 4 p.m. In 2010, they can start at noon or 1, Central time because the Sprint Cup series will be at Richmond on Saturday night, so there will not be conflicts on either day. "From the feedback we received from the fans, we were trying to move the start times earlier in the day, and this works out well," said Jeff Boerger, president of Kansas Speedway. "Fans were telling us we were starting the races too late. Saturday was not so much of a concern, but Sunday is a concern because people have to get back to work on Monday. "If we're starting the races at 4, by time they get out of the race track, it's 6 o'clock and they have some driving to do because so many of our fans come from outside of Kansas City. It's a switch that accommodates schedules and times, and something we all agreed to do to help the fans and accomplish what we want." Kansas City Star