AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER CUP
Last race: Kyle Busch won for the 40th time in the series - and for the sixth time at Bristol.
Next race: Bojangles' Southern 500, Sept. 3, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
XFINITY
JOHNSONVILLE 180
Site: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2 and 4 p.m., (NBCSN); Sunday, qualifying, 11:45 a.m., (CNBC), race, 3 p.m., NBC.
Track: Road America (circuit, 4.05 miles).
Race distance: 182.16 miles, 45 laps
Last year: Michael McDowell won the only race of his NASCAR career so far.
Last race: Busch took Bristol from the pole.
Fast facts: The series makes its final stop on a road course this weekend. The seven events at Road America have produced seven different winners - and Brendan Gaughan is the only previous winner in this weekend's field. ...Richard Childress Racing has won the last three races at Elkhart Lake. ...William Byron has a 46-point lead in the Rookie of the Year standings.
Next race: Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, Sept. 2, Darlington Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Last race: Busch took the race as part of a weekend NASCAR sweep, the second of his career.
Next race: Chevrolet Silverado 250, Sept. 3, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Bowmanville, Ontario.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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INDYCAR
BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500
Site: Madison, Illinois
Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 p.m., qualifying, 7:30 p.m. (NBCSN), practice, 10 p.m.; Saturday, race, 9:45 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Gateway Motorsports Park (oval, 1.25 miles).
Race distance: 310 miles, 248 laps.
Last race: Will Power held off Josef Newgarden in Pocono.
Fast facts: Newgarden leads Scott Dixon by 18 points for the championship with just three races to go. Helio Castroneves is 22 points behind and 2016 winner Simon Pagenaud trails by 26 points. ...Castroneves won the last race won at Gateway in 2003. ...Dixon, Castroneves and Tony Kanaan are the only current drivers with experience at Gateway.
Next race: Grand Prix at The Glen, Sept. 3, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Francorchamps, Belgium.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 and 8 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 5 a.m., qualifying, 8 a.m., Sunday, race, 8 a.m., NBCSN.
Track: Circuit De Spa-Francorchamps (circuit, 4.35 miles)
Race distance: 191.4 miles, 44 laps.
Last year: Nico Rosberg snapped Lewis Hamilton's four-race win streak.
Last race: Sebastian Vettel took first in Hungary.
Fast facts: Vettel leads Hamilton by 14 points in the chase for the title. Valterri Bottas is third, 33 points back. ...Formula 1 has been running on this course since 1950, though it's been altered over the years. It remains the longest circuit in the series. ...Michael Schumacher won a record six times in Belgium.
Next race: Italian Grand Prix, Sept. 3, Monza National Autodrome, Monza, Italy.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA
LUCAS OIL NATIONALS
Last race: Leah Pritchett returned to the winner's circle in Minnesota.
Next race: Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, Sept. 4, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, Rushmore Outlaw Showdown, Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, South Dakota, Saturday, Big Sky Brawl at Billings, BMP Speedway, Billings, Montana.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/