New general manager hopes to build crowd, possibly add new events at Ellis County track Hays Daily News In case you’re wondering, the menu will be a little different this year at RPM Speedway when the racetrack opens for the 2021 season on Saturday, April 3. That’s according to Chris Sutton, the new promoter for the county’s popular Rolling Plains Motor Speedway at the Ellis County Fairgrounds. “I’ve already had at least a dozen people ask me if we’re going to sell gizzards at Hays, and the answer is ‘yes,’ ” said Sutton, also competition director for Salina Speedway in Salina, where fried chicken gizzards are a big hit.