The Kansas City Star from Kansas City, Missouri • 25

i -r 11 1 u--yy' u-T 1 1 I 1 -r f' I- I- 1 NBA NEWS 1'MOHINBA I I SIAM BACK WITH KNKXS AS CONSULTANTS Isiah Thomas was l-i rehirad by tha Naw York Knictaas 4 a a consultant two swart after ha -j was fired as its coach and fi iv v- I president Knlcks Ciro ahdNatkmwkle Series events If there isnoIndyCar race the truck series probdy will run as a coftman- km event to one Cup weekend and the Nationwide Series will pair with the' other SprintCup weekend v-' While the economy and other fee' tors have caused attendance to de- crease at several tradrs that hasn't been tim Case at Kansas (hoii its ca-pacity is considerably less than tracks ijike Atlanta Q1S000 seating) Michi-gan (11900) 105(138422) and Indi-anapolis(2904XX)) think gaitoK is deserving of a second datosidd Sprint Ciqi driver 1 Qint Bowyer of Enqxxia Kan time we go tiiere ift a picked house Kild out Great nuuket and hOmefi)rmeButIthinkitafuncity and everybody fooks fisrward to gr ing Rk a first-classj fecdlity and they building a new casfoa a cool place" Kanras Ii Govt hw qipearedattimgroun(Uutakingoftiie Hollywood Casino earlier this year is scheduled to ipear at a Tuesday news conference at Kansas Speedway according to tiie website of Gok Marie Paridnson toraectiRandyCovttz call 816-234-4796 or sand e-rnaS torcovltagtestaMom from it die place die last four weeks RVbeen' more about when (to announce) than needier (there wilt -be two Cun racesX UsaFhmceRennchieferecu-tive officer of International Speedway Coup petitioned NASCARs board of directors for a second date when the state of Kansas sqjproved die HoQvy wood Casino that a now under am-' Struction at tbetrack rWasameteifimnidoiisidd ingKennecto was a driving force in the: design and construction of Kansas Speedway and the board consists of Kennedy her brothei NASCAR chairman Brian "Ranee her unde James Prance NASCAR president Mike Jfchon and NASCAR senior vicepresidentcWty A second Cup race Would nwaii an additional $100 million a year in economic impact1 according to studies commissioned by the speedway The two current race weekends produce an impact of about $243mUlRmI' of the great attributes' this track has is the France family said Kevin Gray president of the Kansas City Sports Commission "Theylre as strong as it gets when it comes to auto racing This is a great opportunity for our community and nom an econmn-ic standpoint significant shot in the am idonctiiex homework and i cm die market issues and oh-viously they fed comfortable with it Kansas Speedway currently occu- die first weekend of October cut the Sprint Cup schedule which is the third race iq me Chase fix the Sprint CuptTbe trade is expectedtomain-i tainthafdate and me second date probably willbe in tile latespringto avoid add weatha but before die heat of summer arrives That could play havoc with tiie an-f nual Indy Racing League weekend whidi this year wasthe first weekend of Mag It is possible Kansas Speedy way Ought giveup the IndyCar Series for the second NASCAR racing week-: end This Was the first ear since opoj- mg in that Karatas Speedway broke im its season ticket allowing -fims to buy the IhdyCarseries week- end separately from ffie NASCAR weekend The crowdsfbrthe IndyCar and Camping Wnid Thidt Series races were no more tiian SCXOOO each 1 day in the 8200-seat fodiity com- wiffi the approximately 1(XUX)0 regularly fill the stands infield and KV lots for the NASCAR Sprint n- 1 Thomas was 3 presidant from Dvcamber 2003 to April 2008 never winning a asongamadespltaoften gr tha highest peyno)L4 Me vires alto the eoeeh during the' Pflnel two sewdns of that period-He' ii was find after e23-59 season in' 200748L Thomas is currently the Ex-Kansas guard agraaa to nonguanuitaad daal and will hava chanca to maka roftor JlwAuocMad Prw-CHARL0TTE MC I The two stars Kansas basketball fix the 'last few years will both have their chances in the NBA This was known aboiU center Ode Aldrich wha was tiiie ltoTl overall draft pick in June But undrafied guard Shenon Collins will also get his shot as he readieda deal with the Char-lotte Bobcats on foe same day Aldrich signed his deal with the DHahnma CThunden After a successful stmt with Char-lbtieV summerdeague team Collins signed a nonguaranteril two-year deal vh the teamPtiday "Shemmhad a productive summer league and showed some of qualities he (hsplayed while at general manager Rod Higgins said going to have an op- coach at Florkia Intanutionil and wll contbioa in that rote Vv' portUnity to compete fix a roster Collins' best summer-leape game was outing including seven threepomters against Oriandn Aldrich meanwhile became tiie' first of the four rookies acquired by: Oklahoma City on draft night to sign v-T-: 4ia'fliaK3asEB '-1 4V-vs4 rMV-: i r1 u-i I- 1 mm mbm will feayfKEjssi BtSTVtAU 3 MHBMKRUnCVMlIb Out! 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