AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
GO BOWLING 400
Site: Kansas City, Kansas
Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 11:30-12:25 p.m.); practice (FS1, 1:30-2:50 p.m.), qualifying (FS1, 6:45 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson held off Kevin Harvick over the last six laps to win a race marred by a long weather delay.
Last week: Brad Keselowski won a wild one at Talladega, where multiple wrecks cost teams an estimated $10 million in damage. Chris Buescher's car flipped three times and Matt Kenseth got turned upside down during the restrictor plate event.
Fast facts: NASCAR Executive Vice President Steve O'Donnell said Monday that the series would work with teams through its research and development center to analyze what went wrong during last weekend's race ... Joey Logano is winless in 2016, but he's taken two of the last three in Kansas. Logano is also seventh in the Chase standings, tops among winless drivers.
Next race: AAA 400 Drive for Autism, May 15, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
Last week: Elliott Sadler survived a video review of a wild finish at Talladega, snapping a 65-race winless streak. Brennan Poole, who initially thought he had won, finished second.
Next week: NASCAR Xfinity May Dover Race, May 14, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
TOYOTA TUNDRA 250
Site: Kansas City, Kansas
Schedule: Thursday, practice (2:30-3:25 p.m.); practice (4:30-5:25 p.m.), practice (6:30-7:55 p.m.); Friday, qualifying (FS1, 4:30 p.m.); race, 8:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Kansas Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 250.5 miles, 167 laps.
Last year: Erik Jones led 151 of the 167 laps, but Matt Crafton surged ahead late for the victory.
Last race: Kyle Busch won in overtime at Martinsville Speedway on April 2.
Fast facts: Fans won't wait have to wait so long to see the trucks race again, as the series starts a stretch of three straight weekend shows. The trucks will run at Dover and Charlotte before taking another break. ... Clint Bowyer will return to the series for the first time in nearly two years, racing in front of his home state fans in the No. 24 Chevrolet.
Next race: NASCAR Camping World Trucks Series May Dover Race, May 13, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
Last race: Simon Pagenaud won at Long Beach on April 17, holding off Scott Dixon and Helio Castroneves. All 21 cars that entered the race finished and 18 of them completed all 80 laps.
Next week: Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, May 14, Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Last week: Courtney Force picked up her first Funny Car victory of the year at the NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway - the fifth consecutive event with a female winner.
Next week: NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Summer Nationals, May 13-15, Atlanta Dragway, Atlanta.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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FORMULA ONE
Last week: Nico Rosberg continued his march toward history, winning the Russian Grand Prix - his seventh win in a row dating back to 2015. Rosberg was also the only driver other than Lewis Hamilton to win at Sochi, which was added to the calendar in 2014. Hamilton was second.
Next week: Pirelli Spanish Grand Prix, May 15, Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit, Barcelona.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: May 6-7, #LetsRaceTwo, Eldora Speedway, Ohio.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/