Kansas Speedway and the University of Kansas Hospital announced today that they are partnering to offer free head, neck and oral cancer screenings on Saturday, April 26 as part of Kansas Speedway's race weekend. Screenings will be offered starting at Noon on Saturday outside Gate B and each screening will only take about 15 minutes.

The screenings were requested by Bobby Hamilton Racing, who lost their team owner, Bobby Hamilton, last year to head and neck cancer. Hamilton encouraged not only his team and the racing community to get screened but also asked that everyone he came in contact with get screened as well.

Lori Hamilton, Bobby's widow, is a spokesperson for Head, Neck and Oral Cancer Awareness Week.

The University of Kansas Hospital doctors, nurses and support staff are volunteering their time for the screenings. All Seasons Party Tent Rental has donated a tent, tables and chairs for the screenings.

Kansas Speedway ticket packages are on sale now and can be purchased by calling 866.460.RACE or logging on www.kansasspeedway.com. Packages include the Kansas 400, the third race in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, the Kansas Lottery 300 NASCAR Nationwide Series, the Road Runner Turbo Indy 300 IndyCar Series, the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the Kansas Lottery 100 Indy Lights Series.

Kansas Lottery FREE Day at Kansas Speedway is April 25 and will feature the Kansas Lottery $150 Grand ARCA RE/MAX Series race. Gates open at 2 PM and the race starts at 4 PM.