NASCAR Drivers to attend KC Royals game April 14

Join NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers Todd Bodine and Chase Austin at the Kansas City Royals game on Tuesday, April 14. Both drivers will throw out the first pitch prior to the game at 7:10 pm (CT) and then sign autographs and greet fans in the Outfield Experience during the beginning of the game.

After the autograph session, both drivers will watch as the Kansas City Royals take on the Cleveland Indians. They are in Kansas City to promote the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 on April 25 at Kansas Speedway.

Bodine drives the #30 in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and races part-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He’s the 2005 winner of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, and was also named NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion in 2006.

Austin drives the #32 truck and is a 19-year-old rookie from Eudora, Kansas. He will start his first race at Kansas Speedway this April 25 in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250.

The drivers will be back in Kansas City for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Saturday, April 25. On Sunday, April 26, the stars of the IndyCar Series return for the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300. Ticket packages are on sale now and include both these races and the NASCAR Nationwide Series Kansas Lottery 300 and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods on October 3-4, 2009. For tickets, call 866.460.RACE or visit kansasspeedway.com.