The Kansas City Speedway was built by Jack Prince and Art Pillsbury at 94th and Holmes Road. The floor of the track was made of 2 x 4's laid on edge; over a million feet of lumber were used. It was 1.25 miles long in an oval shape. The corners were banked so that greater speeds were possible than at the brick track in Indianapolis. The grand opening was on September 16, 1922. Barney Oldfield was on hand for the opening. Kansas City's temperamental weather of freezing and thawing was too much for an outside board track. By 1924 the timbers could no longer be held in place, and the speedway closed.
