AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
CITIZEN SOLDIER 400
Site: Dover, Delaware
Schedule: Friday, practice (10 a.m., NBCSN), qualifying (3:40 p.m., NBCSN); Saturday, practice, (10:30 a.m., CNBC), practice, (1:30 p.m., NBCSN); Sunday, race, 2 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1 mile).
Race distance: 400 miles, 400 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick led 355 of 400 laps to cruise in last year's fall event.
Last week: Harvick won at New Hampshire, his 11th victory for Stewart-Haas Racing
Fast facts: Martin Truex Jr. and Harvick are the only drivers to earn spots in the Round of 12 with wins. ... Jimmie Johnson has won 10 times at Dover, with 20 top-10 finishes. Johnson last won at the track in 2015. ... Chris Buescher essentially needs to win this weekend to advance to the final 12. But he did take first in an Xfinity race in Delaware in 2015.
Next race: Bank of America 500, Oct. 8, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
DRIVE SOBER 200
Site: Dover, Delaware
Schedule: Friday, practice (11:30 a.m., NBCSN), practice (1:30 p.m., NBCSN); Saturday, qualifying (11:45 a.m., CNBC), race, 3 p.m., NBCSN
Track: Dover International Speedway (oval, 1 mile).
Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Regan Smith overcame Kyle Busch for the win. Smith led for 80 of 200 laps.
Last week: Elliott Sadler won the first-ever Xfinity Chase race last week in Kentucky.
Fast facts: Daniel Suarez finished second last week and is eight points behind Sadler for the series lead. ... Playoff favorite Erik Jones was collected in a wreck at Kentucky and wound up 28th. Jones will need to win or move into the top eight in points to advance to the next round. ... Morgan Shepherd will attempt to become just the seventh driver in the series to make 400 starts.
Next race: Drive for the Cure 300, Oct. 7, Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
DC SOLAR 350
Site: Las Vegas
Schedule: Saturday, practice (11:30 a.m.), practice (1 p.m.), qualifying (6:10 p.m., FS2), race, 8:30 p.m., FS1.
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 219 miles, 146 laps.
Last year: John Wes Townley notched his first and only Trucks win at Las Vegas.
Last race: William Byron won for the sixth time in 2016 at New Hampshire.
Fast facts: Daniel Hemric's penchant for solid finishes ended last week when he crossed in 28th place. Hemric likely needs a victory in one of the next two races, and he's never taken first in the series. ... Townley has fallen off considerably since last year's breakthrough in Las Vegas. He has just two top-10 finishes in 2016.
Next race: Fred's 250, Oct. 22, Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Kuala Lumpur
Schedule: Thursday, practice, (10 p.m.); Friday, practice (2 a.m.); Saturday, practice (2 a.m.), qualifying (5 a.m.); Sunday, race, 3 a.m., NBCSN.
Track: Sepang International Circuit (3.4 miles).
Race distance: 192.8 miles, 56 laps.
Last year: Sebastian Vettel, starting second, led all but 10 laps to win at Sepang.
Last race: Nico Rosberg won in Singapore, his third victory in a row. Rosberg leads the championship by eight points over Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Fast facts: The Malaysian Grand Prix, held in late March 2015, was moved to the end of this season. Sepang can be a tricky circuit, with long straightaways broken up by tight turns. ... Hamilton pulled off the "Grand Slam" in Malaysia two years ago, winning the pole and the race while notching the fastest lap and also leading every lap.
Next race: Japanese Grand Prix, Oct. 9, Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka, Japan.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
DODGE NATIONALS
Site: Reading, Pennsylvania
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (2 p.m.), qualifying (5 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (noon), qualifying (3:30 p.m.), Sunday, finals, 4:37 p.m., FS1.
Track: Maple Grove Raceway.
Last year: Antron Brown took first place on his way to a world title.
Last race: Shawn Langdon held off Tony Schumacher for his third win of the year at Gateway outside St. Louis.
Fast facts: Doug Kalitta, ranked second in all of drag racing for the most wins without a championship, is just 13 points behind Antron Brown. Kalitta's 41 wins are the fifth-most in Top Fuel. ... Ron Capps is in a similar spot in Funny Car. Capps leads the circuit with five wins in 2016 and is the current point leader as he seeks his first world title.
Next race: Texas Fall Nationals, Dallas, Oct. 13-16.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Thursday-Saturday, National Open, Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/