Episode 311: Pat Warren, Kansas Speedway
Rounding The Bases With Joel Goldberg
English - September 23, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes - 68.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 50 ratingsBusiness Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Pat Warren is the President of the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City Kansas.
The Kansas Speedway becomes 6th largest city in the state of Kansas with 10,000 people in one place for a weekend.
The track has 35 full time employees but approximately 3500 on a race weekend. Pat and his staff spend the year planning and training for two big race events.
Considers a race weekend like having a home opener with 75 teams at once time.
Previously worked at Sprint and has spent 13 years at the track.
The track hosts about 250 events a year, driving schools, exotic driving schools and big non-related motor sports events.
Website: Kansasspeedway.com