About Us

OUR STORY IS POWERFUL, YET EASY TO TELL...

Founded in 1963 by Marcellus "Sally" and Helen Simon and continuously run sans 1 year (2023) for organizational rebuilding
Owned and operated by Simon family heirs
Home of Divisional and National Champions
Particular focus on
- Safety
- Community
- Hospitality
- Growing Youth in the Sport

LEADERSHIP

Gwen Kelley, Track Operator

Phone: (316) 768-7775

Cindy Bell, Operations Manager

Cell: (316) 737-6846

Email: gm@ksinternationaldragway.com

Jason Bowker, Safety Director

OUR HISTORY

Kansas International Dragway (“KID”) was founded in 1963 on low producing farmland by 3rd generation Kansas farmers, Marcellus (“Sally”) and Helen Simon, where it has operated as a NHRA sanctioned track since. Farming and Drag Racing are two legacies of the Simon and Kelley families. Sally and Helen’s son, Steve and daughter-in-law, Sherryl; and granddaughter Gwen (Simon) Kelley, along with husband Keenan, took over operations of the track in 2023 while continuing to farm and run their own farming related businesses.

Carrying the co-founding legacy of her grandmother, Gwen Kelley is passionate about the homegrown traditions drag racing provides families. Sharing that passion, Operations Manager, Cindy Bell, works hard with Gwen toward a vision of reviving the track and sport in Kansas to not only carry on the family legacy, but for the expansive Midwest Region racing community, the Wichita/Sedgwick County community and to ignite racing interest within today’s youth through STEM and tech programs.