AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
TOYOTA-SAVE MART 350
Site: Sonoma, California.
Schedule: Friday, practice (FS1, 3 p.m.), practice (FS1, 6:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (FS1, 2:15 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Sonoma Raceway (road, 1.99 miles).
Race distance: (218.9 miles, 110 laps)
Last year: Kyle Busch held off his brother Kurt for the victory, kicking off a stretch of four wins in five races that helped Kyle win the championship.
Last race: Joey Logano won for the first time in 2016 at Michigan. It was also the third straight top-10 finish for Logano.
Fast facts: The Sprint Cup visits its first road course of 2016 this weekend. There's no odds-on favorite at Sonoma given that 10 different drivers have won the last 11 races in Northern California. But series leader Kyle Busch won in Sonoma last year and is the only previous winner to place first there more than once. ... Tony Stewart, who is in desperate need of a win to make the Chase in his final season, is the current leader in road course wins with seven. ... Rookie Chase Elliott has come on the past two races, finishing fourth at Pocono and second at Michigan.
Next race: Coke Zero 400, July 2, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
Last week: Sam Hornish Jr. won for the first time in two years in his first race of 2016 at Iowa.
Next week: Subway Firecracker 250, July 1, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
DRIVIN FOR LINEMEN 200
Site: Madison, Illinois
Schedule: Saturday, practice (9:30 a.m.), practice (FS1, 11:30 a.m.), qualifying (FS2, 5:45 p.m.), race, 8:30 p.m., FS1.
Track: Gateway Motorsports Park (oval, 1.25 miles).
Race distance: 200 miles, 160 laps
Last year: Cole Custer, helped by a Matt Crafton crash and electrical problems with Erik Jones, won despite leading just 17 laps.
Last race: William Byron emerged after a furious finish for his third win in just nine career starts.
Fast facts: Custer, who finished second at Iowa, could use a repeat of last year's success at Gateway. Custer is winless in 2016 and is 14 points below the Chase cutline, but a victory this weekend would send him to the playoffs. ... Tyler Reddick spent six years living in Illinois, just 85 miles from Gateway, as a teenager before moving to Charlotte to pursue a career in NASCAR.
Next race: Buckle Up In Your Truck 225, July 7, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
Site: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBCSN, noon), practice (4 p.m.); Saturday, practice (noon), qualifying (NBCSN, 4 p.m.); Sunday, practice (9 a.m.), race, 1 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Road America (road, 4.048 miles).
Race distance: 202.4 miles, 50 laps.
Last race: Sebastian Bourdais and Will Power kicked off June with wins at Belle Island.
Fast facts: The IndyCar series returns to Road America for the first time since 2007 this weekend. The series has held 26 races in Elkhart Lake since 1982. ... Only nine current IndyCar drivers have run at Road America. Bourdais leads that list with 92 laps led. He also won the last race held there in 2007 while in Champ Car. ... This weekend's race will be the seventh of nine so far on a road or street course.
Next race: Iowa Corn 300, July 10, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Last week: Nico Rosberg found himself back atop the podium in Baku, pushing his lead in the standings up to 24 points over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Next race: Grosser Pries Von Osterreich, Red Bull Ring, July 3, Spielberg, Austria.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NATIONALS
Site: Norwalk, Ohio
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (5:45 p.m.), qualifying (8:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (1:15 p.m.), qualifying (4 p.m.); Sunday, finals, 3:55 p.m.
Track: Summit Motorsports Park
Last year: Doug Kalitta beat Antron Brown in the finals. Kalitta wound up fifth in the point standings in 2015.
Last race: Shawn Langdon, in his first finals appearance of the season, beat Tony Schumacher at Thunder Valley.
Fast facts: Brown, who is second to Kalitta in the race for the championship, won at Ohio in 2014. But Kalitta has already matched his win total from 2015 with three so far. ... Tommy Johnson Jr. won last week in Funny Car to move to seventh in the standings.
Next race: Route 66 Nationals, July 7-10, Route 66 Raceway, Chicago.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Wednesday, NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown, I-80 Speedway, Greenwood, Nebraska; Friday, Jackson Motorplex, Jackson, Minnesota; Saturday, Jim Boyd Memorial, Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/