AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM
Site: Dover, Delaware
Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 11 a.m.), qualifying (FS1, 3:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (FS1, 9:30 a.m.), practice (FS2, 12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1 mile).
Race distance: 400 miles, 400 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson became just the fifth driver in NASCAR history to win 10 races at a single track.
Last week: Kyle Busch broke his winless streak at Kansas Speedway, holding off Kevin Harvick for his third victory of the young season.
Fast facts: Busch shaved his deficit to Harvick, the series leader, to just four points ahead of this weekend. ... Martin Truex Jr. won the pole and led a race-high 172 laps at Kansas before mechanical issues knocked him out of contention. Truex is 11th in the standings for Furniture Row racing.
Next race: Sprint Showdown, May 20, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina; Sprint All-Star Race, May 21, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
OLLIE'S BARGAIN OUTLET 200
Site: Dover, Delaware
Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 10 a.m.), practice (FS1, 12:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (FS1, 10:30 a.m.), Saturday, race, 2:30 p.m. (FOX).
Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1 mile).
Race distance: 200 laps, 200 miles
Last year: Chris Buescher managed his fuel and nudged Roush Fenway teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. to win a race he led for just 10 laps.
Last race: Elliott Sadler won a wild one at Talladega on April 30, edging out Brennan Poole after a wreck at the finish.
Fast facts: Alex Bowman will make his 2016 debut for JR Motorsports. ... The Dover track has added nearly 500 feet of SAFER barrier on the backstretch into turn 3 and has lengthened pit boxes ahead of this weekend's tripleheader.
Next race: Hisense 4K TV 300, May 28, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
NC EDUCATION LOTTERY 200
Site: Dover, Delaware
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (FS1, 2 p.m.), race, 5:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1 mile).
Race distance: 200 laps, 200 miles
Last year: Tyler Reddick held off Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones for his first of two wins in 2015.
Last week: Eighteen-year-old William Byron picked up his first series win at Kansas. It was just the fifth start for Byron, who sped past Johnny Sauter and Ben Rhodes on the final lap.
Fast facts: Byron was the recipient of good and bad luck last weekend. Reddick's spin-out drew a caution that wiped out Byron's five-second lead with four laps left, but Sauter got into Rhodes on the final lap, setting up a clean path to the finish line. ... NASCAR's 2017 schedule for trucks includes five stand-alone races, highlighted by the Eldora event on July 19.
Next race: Rattlesnake 400, June 10, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
ANGIE'S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS
Site: Indianapolis, Indiana
Schedule: Thursday, practice (11 a.m.), practice (3 p.m.); Friday, practice (11 a.m.), qualifying, (3 p.m.); Saturday, race, 3:30 p.m. (ABC).
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course (road, 2.439-miles).
Race distance: 82 laps, 200 miles
Last year: Will Power owned the Indianapolis road course in 2015, setting a qualifying record of 126.357 mph before winning the race.
Last race: Simon Pagenaud won his second consecutive race in late April at Barber Motorsports Park, a road course that's nearly as long as the one in Indianapolis.
Fast facts: Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Mark Miles, CEO of IndyCar's parent company, said last week that they're working to bring a race to Boston in the near future. IndyCar organizers recently canceled plans for a Labor Day race in the city over what they said were unreasonable demands by the city. ... Matthew Brabham will make his series debut this weekend. Brabham won an Indy Lights race on Indy's road course two years ago.
Next race: The 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500, May 29, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
NHRA SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT SUMMER NATIONALS
Site: Atlanta
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (4:45 p.m.), qualifying (7:15 p.m.); qualifying (2:15 p.m.), qualifying (4:45 p.m.); Saturday, finals, 3:55 p.m.
Track: Atlanta Dragway.
Last year: Tim Wilkerson broke a four-year winless streak, claiming his first victory in Atlanta.
Last race: Brittany Force became the first female driver to win the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway.
Fast facts: Force was also the first woman to win a Nitro class event at zMAX Dragway. ...Eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher is just seventh in points this season and has never won at Atlanta.
Next race: Kansas Nationals, May 20-22, Heartland Park, Topeka, Kansas.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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FORMULA ONE
PIRELLI GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN
Site: Barcelona
Schedule: Friday, practice (4 a.m.), practice (8 a.m.); Saturday, practice (5 a.m.), qualifying, (8 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (NBCSN).
Track: Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit (road, 2.439-miles).
Race distance: 66 laps, 190.8 miles
Last year: Rosberg won his first race of 2015, leading 60 of 66 laps to beat Lewis Hamilton by nearly 18 seconds.
Last race: Rosberg claimed his seventh win in a row dating back to 2015 in Sochi on May 1.
Fast facts: Fernando Alonso is the only Spanish driver to win his native Grand Prix, taking first in 2006 and 2013. ... David Coulthard was second in Spain in 2000, less than a week after surviving a plane crash. .. .Is this the week Lewis Hamilton snaps Rosberg's run of dominance? Hamilton has three podium finishes in four races in 2016 and was second in Russia.
Next race: Grand Prix of Monaco, May 29, Monaco Circuit, Monte Carlo.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: May 13, Plymouth Speedway, Plymouth, Indiana; May 14, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/