NASCAR Returns to Kansas Speedway for AdventHealth 400

NASCAR returns to Kansas Speedway in the Kansas City area for a full weekend of racing, headlined by the AdventHealth 400 Cup Series race on April 19.

The AdventHealth 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series event held at the 1.5-mile D-shaped oval in Kansas City, Kansas. The track features 17-20 degrees of banking in the turns and is classified as an intermediate speedway.

This race marks the first of two NASCAR Cup Series events scheduled at Kansas Speedway during the 2026 season and represents the ninth race held at the facility since the introduction of the NextGen car.

Kansas Speedway has hosted the AdventHealth 400 annually since its inception in 2011, with the race becoming a permanent fixture on the NASCAR Cup Series calendar following a schedule realignment that granted the track a second annual date.

The event is part of a broader weekend of racing activities at the facility, which includes support series races and related events leading up to the main Cup Series competition on Sunday.

Defending champion Kyle Larson won the previous year’s running of the AdventHealth 400, continuing a trend of strong performances at the intermediate oval.

Toyota holds the manufacturer record for most wins at the AdventHealth 400 with eight victories, while Joe Gibbs Racing leads all teams with six wins in the event’s history.

Denny Hamlin remains the most successful driver in the race’s history with three victories, having won across multiple stages of the event’s evolution under various title sponsorships.

The race distance is set at 400.5 miles (644.542 kilometers), equivalent to 267 laps around the Kansas Speedway oval, divided into three stages of 80, 85, and 102 laps respectively.

As part of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, the AdventHealth 400 will feature the series’ standard 670-horsepower package following a period of experimentation with reduced downforce configurations at intermediate tracks earlier in the year.

Fans can access the full weekend schedule, including practice sessions, qualifying rounds, and support races, through official NASCAR channels and local broadcast partners covering the Kansas City area.