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AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance

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NASCAR

SPRINT CUP

COMBAT WOUNDED COALITION 400 AT THE BRICKYARD

Site: Indianapolis, Indiana.

Schedule: Friday, practice, NBCSN (1:30 p.m.), practice (NBCSN, 4 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 1:45 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3 p.m., NBCSN.

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: (400 miles, 150 laps).

Last year: Kyle Busch, starting from ninth, won for the fourth time in five races.

Last week: Matt Kenseth emerged down the stretch to win in New Hampshire for the second time in a row. It was Kenseth's second win in 2016.

Fast facts: Jeff Gordon, the only five-time winner of the Brickyard 400, will come out of retirement to drive the No. 88 for the first of two races as Dale Earnhardt Jr. recovers from concussion-like symptoms ... Tony Stewart, who will run in Indianapolis for the final time, owns the second-best average finish there at 9.6. Stewart is also seeking his 50th career Cup victory. ... Richard Childress Racing hasn't won a Cup event since winning here in 2013. But the winner of that event, Ryan Newman, has three top-10 finishes in his last four races. ... Jimmie Johnson could see his recent struggles end in Indiana. He has won four times on the 2.5-mile oval.

Next race: Pennsylvania 400, July 31, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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XFINITY

LILLY DIABETES 250

Site: Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule: Friday, practice (NBCSN, 12 p.m.), practice (NBCSN, 3 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (NBCSN, 11:45 a.m.), heat No. 1 (NBCSN, 3:30), heat No. 2 (NBCSN, 4:25), race, 5:05 p.m., NBCSN.

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: (250 miles, 100 laps).

Last year: Kyle Busch pulled off the sweep in Indianapolis.

Last race: Busch won in Loudon for his sixth series win in his last 10 tries.

Fast facts: Last week's win gave Busch 164 wins across the three NASCAR series, putting him within just 36 of 36 of Richard Petty's record of 200. ... Erik Jones is the only driver to clinch a spot in the Xfinity Chase. ... Six Cup drivers will run Saturday's race, including Busch, Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick.

Next race: U.S. Cellular 250, July 30, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

ASPEN DELTA ELDORA DIRT DERBY

Site: Rossburg, Ohio

Schedule: Wednesday, qualifying (FS1, 5:15-8:30 p.m.), race, 9 p.m., FS1.

Track: Eldora Speedway (oval, 0.5 miles)

Race distance: (75 miles, 150 laps)

Last year: Christopher Bell picked up his career win on Eldora's famed dirt track.

Last race: William Byron won for the fourth time in 10 races this season.

Fast facts: The series returned to the dirt Wednesday in Eldora. Byron has never run a dirt race, but he's taken three of the last four events in the series. ... Red Horse Racing has given Jake Griffin the No. 11 truck for Wednesday's race. Though Griffin is just 17, he has over 300 top-five finishes in a variety of lower-tier circuits.

Next race: Pocono Mountains 150, July 30, Pocono Raceway

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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VERIZON INDYCAR

Last race: Will Power won for the third time in four races - with a second-place finish in between - in Toronto.

Next race: Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, July 31, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

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FORMULA ONE

HUNGARIAN GRAND PRIX

Site: Budapest

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: Hungaroring (circuit, 2.7 miles).

Race distance: (190.5 miles, 70 laps).

Last year: Sebastian Vettel was the only driver to win a race from outside the front row (third position).

Last race: Lewis Hamilton won for the fourth time in five starts at Silverstone.

Fast facts: Hamilton's point deficit to series leader and Nico Rosberg is down to just one point following Hamilton's recent strong showings. Kimi Raikkonen is third, 62 points behind Rosberg - but he leads all drivers in podium finishes in Budapest. ...Thirteen of the 30 Hungarian Grand Prix races have been won from the pole.

Next race: German Grand Prix, July 31, Hockenheim, Germany.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

MOPAR MILE HIGH NATIONALS

Site: Morrison, Colorado.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (8 p.m.), qualifying (10 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (6:30 p.m.), qualifying (9 p.m.); Sunday, finals, 5:35 p.m, FOX.

Track: Bandimere Speedway.

Last year: Steve Torrence conquered Colorado's high altitude to win in Morrison.

Last race: Antron Brown won for the third time this season in Chicago two weeks ago to move to the top of the Top Fuel point standings.

Fast facts: Torrence, who is seeking his first Top Fuel championship, knocked off eight-time world champion Tony Schumacher in the finals here a year ago. ... Torrence is third in the championship, just behind Doug Kalitta. ... Schumacher's win in Colorado eight years ago was the start of a series-record seven-race winning streak.

Next race: Sonoma Nationals, July 31, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

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OTHER RACES

WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday and Saturday, Summer Nationals, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Online: http://www.woosprint.com/

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