AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER CUP
FOOD CITY 500
Site: Bristol, Tennessee
Schedule: Friday, practice, 11:30 a.m. (FS1), qualifying, 4:45 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, practice, 8:30 a.m. (FS1); practice, 11 a.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 2 p.m., FOX.
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.53 miles).
Race distance: 266.6 miles, 500 laps.
Last year: Carl Edwards won the first of two straight races. Edwards also took the pole.
Last race: Jimmie Johnson won his first race of 2017 after starting 24th.
Fast facts: Youngsters Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott continue to dominate the standings. Larson is first with 315 points and a win, and Elliott is 17 points behind. Elliott has yet to win this season though. ... The Roush Fenway Racing No. 17 team was penalized $10,000 for post-race infractions after last weekend's event in Texas. One of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s 20 lug nuts wasn't properly installed, leading to a fine for crew chief Brian Pattie. ... Fifteen drivers have secured spots in the upcoming All-Star race.
Next race: Toyota Owners 400, April 30, Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
XFINITY
FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300
Site: Bristol, Tennessee
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1 p.m. (FS1), practice, 3:30 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 9:35 a.m. (FS1), race, 1 p.m., FS1.
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.53 miles).
Race distance: 159.9 miles, 300 laps.
Last year: Erik Jones won for the first time in 2016 at Bristol.
Last race: Jones broke through this season, winning from the front row in Texas.
Fast facts: GMS Racing says Ben Kennedy will run at least 12 series races for the team this season, starting May 27 at Charlotte. .. .William Byron is now just six points behind leader Elliott Sadler - though neither has won a race this season. Ryan Reed is 42 points behind Sadler, but he has five playoff points.
Next race: Toyotacare 250, April 29, Richmond International Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Last race: Chase Elliott opened April with a win at Martinsville.
Next race: Toyota Tundra 250, May 12, Kansas Motor Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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INDYCAR
INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA
Site: Birmingham, Alabama
Schedule: Friday, practice, 11:45 a.m., practice 3:25 p.m.; Saturday, practice, noon; qualifying, 4:30 p.m. (NBCSN); Sunday, race, 3 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Barber Motorsports Park (road, 2.3 miles).
Race distance: 207 miles, 90 laps.
Last year: Simon Pagenaud took first for Team Penske from the pole.
Last race: James Hinchcliffe won at Long Beach in the second race of 2017.
Fast facts: IndyCar returns to Barber for the eighth time. Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay have each won twice there. ... Scott Dixon has earned a podium finish in six of seven races in Alabama - with four seconds - but he's never won the race. ... Zach Veach will make his series debut in place of JR Hildebrand, who is out with a broken left hand. ... Formula One driver Fernando Alonso will be at Barber this week and through the race as he prepares to run in next month's Indianapolis 500.
Next race: Phoenix Grand Prix, April 29, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Last race: Sebastian Vettel won for the second time in three races last week in Bahrain.
Next race: Russian Grand Prix, April 30, Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA
SPRINGNATIONALS
Site: Baytown, Texas
Schedule: Friday, practice, 6:45 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 1:15 p.m., 3:45 p.m.; Sunday, finals, 3:25 p.m.
Track: Royal Purple Raceway
Last year: Doug Kalitta won in Texas for the second year in a row.
Last race: Antron Brown captured first in top fuel in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Fast facts: Kalitta is going for his fourth win at the Houston-area track, which would set a new record. Kalitta also holds the most wins in NHRA history without a world title. ...Don Schumacher Racing has dominated the field this year. Leah Pritchett, point standings leader Tony Schumacher and Brown have already won in 2017.
Next race: Four Wide Nationals, April 30, zMax Dragway, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, Bull Ring Outlaw Blitz, Riverside International Speedway, West Memphis, Arkansas, Saturday, Spring Classic, Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Missouri.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/