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The University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, June 28, 2000
the grandstands of the new Kansas City Speedway are under construction. The track is expected to be completed late this fall. The new NASCAR track, in
Wvandottate County, will seat 75,000 fans and will bring an estimated $200 million to the local and state economies. By Jamie Roper/KANSAN
NASCAR brings change to Lawrence
By Scott M. Lowe Jr.
By Scott M. Lowe Ji writer@kansan.com Kansan staff writer
When NASCAR arrives in nearby Wyandotte County, Lawrence may benefit from an economic boom, according to the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
A fiscal study by Coopers and Lybrand, L.L.P., estimates that the construction of the Kansas City Speedway - which is to be completed late this fall
— will generate $200 million in the local and state economy. The track will seat 75,000 fans, and there are plans to expand it to 150,000. Along I-70, communities are stretching to accommodate the accompanying traffic and construction.
"We've sold race passes in 44 states," said Stan Tate, director of public relations at the speedway. "Most of these people will be coming from the west, and driving through Lawrence on I-70."
The speedway is located west of the intersection of I-70 and I-435. This intersection is the largest in Kansas, and work has begun to widen the exit ramps at the speedway.
"We plan on marketing the track toward motor sports fans in regional states: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa and Nebraska." Tate said.
Although there are plans for a track outside Chicago, the Kansas City Speedway will be the only one of it's kind in the Midwest.
"This will definitely impact the city of Lawrence," said Mike Wildgen, Lawrence City Manager. "Our airport is the closest, and in the future, people who work at the track might live here."
Lawrence Municipal Airport will be the affected the most. The airport has already been contacted by race teams seeking to fly there instead of Kansas City International Airport. With increased plane traffic comes the need for more hotels and travel services.
"The Aviation Advisory Board has had some serious planning to do," said Debi Moore, senior vice-president of economic development at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. "Along with airport needs, we'll consider car rental, lodging, helicopter service and limousines."
Lloyd Hedrick, base operator at Lawrence's
airport, said that Lawrence can expect to see 30 to 40 heavy aircraft during race weeks-far beyond its capacity.
Lawrence has asked the federal government for money to expand the airport. The city would have to pay for 10 percent of the costs. The plan has yet to be approved.
Hedrick said that the Lawrence airport needed to expand the runway and the area where planes are parked.
"This will be a challenge for every airport in the area," he said.
Race weekends are huge because, unlike football fans, some race fans come as early as Wednesday for a Saturday race to see qualifying, practice and time trials. Moore said
The track has already benefited some local businesses. The Pine family, farmers just outside Lawrence, won the bid to supply the speedway with grass for the infield, which will cover between 12 and 15 acres.
The Chamber of Commerce predicts that more local small businesses will profit.
Edited by Jim O'Malley
Former Heisman winner, Yale alum dies at age 85
The Associated Press
HIGHTSTOWN, N.J. — Larry Kelley, the second winner of the Heisman Trophy, died yesterday at his home. He was 85.
Kelley won the Heisman, college football's highest individual honor, in 1936, after an AllAmerica season as a receiver at Yale.
On Nov. 13, 1934, Yale recorded one of its greatest upsets when Kelley made a one-handed grab of a 49-yard pass from quarterback Jerry Roscoe, scoring the only touchdown in a 7-0 victory that snapped Princeton's 15-game winning streak
A play by Kelley against Navy in 1936 prompted a change in the football rule book.
With Yale trailing 7-6, a Navy player fumbled a punt. The loose ball bounced off Kelley's foot and toward the goal line. He fell on it at the Navy 2-yard line, and two plays later, Clint Frank scored the winning touchdown for Yale. Afterward, rule makers dictated that free balls that are kicked are dead at that point.
In December 1999, Kelley became the second Heisman Trophy winner to auction his prize to the public. His trophy sold for $328,110—$100,000 more than the price paid for O.J. Simpson's Heisman in February 1999.
Kelley had suffered a stroke six months earlier and said he wanted to raise money for his 18 nieces and nephews. His wife, Mary Ruth, was also of failing health. The couple had no children.
"I'm 84 and not doing too good, so I decided to let go of all my memorabilia," he said.
Officials at the Downtown Athletic Club, the site of the annual Heisman award presentation, were saddened by Kelley's decision. The 1936 Heisman was the first to bear the name of coach John Heisman.
Born in Ohio, Kelley was raised in Williamport, Pa. He graduated from Williamport High School in 1932 and completed a year of postgraduate studies at the Peddie School, a private academy in Hightown, before attending Yale.
During his senior year at Yale, he served as captain of the football and baseball teams and also played varsity basketball
Kelley returned to the Peddie School to teach and coach football for several years. He also taught at the Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. He then returned to the Peddie School, where he served as alumni director until he retired in 1975.
Jay Berwanger, who won the first Heisman Trophy in 1935 while at the University of Chicago, signed autographs with Kelley a few weeks ago at an event in New York, sponsored by the Downtown Athletic Club.
"He was a grand person," said Berwanger, 86.
Kelley was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame in 1969.
Survivors besides his wife include a brother-in-law, two sisters-in-law, and 18 nieces and nephews.
Funeral arrangements were incomplete yesterday. They are being handled by Glackin-Saul Funeral Home in Hightown.
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