AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
FOOD CITY 500
Site: Bristol, Tennessee
Schedule: Friday, practice, 12 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 4:45 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, practice, 8:30 & 11:05 a.m. (FS1), Sunday, race, 2 p.m., FOX
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles).
Race distance: 266.5 miles, 500 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson won the spring race at Bristol for his second consecutive win.
Last race: Kyle Busch won for the first time this season in Texas.
Fast facts: Busch's win was the 44th of his career in the Cup series, tying him with Hall of Famer Bill Elliott for 16th all time. It took Elliott 632 starts to reach that number, while Busch got there in just 469 starts. ...Daniel Suarez said on Twitter on Tuesday that he has a fracture in his left thumb. But Suarez has been cleared for this weekend's event. ...NASCAR announced Tuesday that Monster Energy will remain the series' sponsor through 2019.
Next race: Toyota Owners 400, April 21, Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300
Site: Bristol
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:05 & 3:05 p.m. (FS1), Saturday, qualifying, 9:35 a.m. (FS1), race, 1 p.m., FS1
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 159.9 miles, 300 laps.
Last year: Erik Jones took first even though he led just 27 laps.
Last race: Ryan Blaney won at Fort Worth from the pole.
Fast facts: The four highest finishing series drivers from Texas; Christopher Bell, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer and Ryan Preece, are now eligible for the Dash 4 Cash prize of $100,000 at Bristol. It's the first of four such races spread throughout the course of the season. ...Blaney's win was his first in Fort Worth and the seventh of his career. He won 132 of 200 laps and beat Bell by 2.32 seconds.
Next race: ToyotaCare 250, April 20, Richmond Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Last week: John Hunter Nemechek took first at Martinsville.
Next race: May 4, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF LONG BEACH
Site: Long Beach, California.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1 & 5 p.m., Saturday, practice, 1:45 p.m., qualifying, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 4 p.m. (NBCSN)
Track: Streets of Long Beach (1.986 miles).
Race distance: 167.28 miles, 87 laps.
Last year: James Hinchcliffe picked up his fifth career victory.
Last race: Defending champion Josef Newgarden won in Phoenix.
Fast facts: IndyCar returns to the 11-turn street course in Long Beach, one of the most established courses in the series. ...Four drivers have won Long Beach from the pole, but none since Sebastian Bourdais in 2007. He's also the last repeat winner of this race. ...Eleven of the 24 drivers in the field have led at least one lap at Long Beach. ...Seven rookies are in the field, the most for the track since the 2008 Champ Car finale.
Next race: Grand Prix of Alabama, April 22, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
CHINESE GRAND PRIX
Site: Shanghai
Schedule: Thursday, practice, 10 p.m.; Friday, practice, 2 a.m. & 11 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 2 a.m. (ESPN2); Sunday, race, 2 a.m., ESPN2.
Track: Shanghai International Circuit (3.38 miles).
Race distance: 189.6 miles, 56 laps.
Last year: Lewis Hamilton won from the pole.
Last race: Sebastian Vettel made it 2-for-2 to start 2018 with a victory in Bahrain.
Fast facts: Circuit architects Hermann Tilke and Peter Wahl have said that the track is shaped like the Chinese character 'shang', which stands for 'high' or 'above'. It's also where Vettel will go for his third straight win after watching Hamilton win the championship a year ago. ... No driver has won the opening two races without winning the title since Alain Prost in 1982. ... Daniel Ricciardo's DNF last week was his fourth in six Grand Prix events.
Next race: Azerbaijan Grand Prix, April 29, Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Last week: Steve Torrence picked up his second win of 2018 in Las Vegas.
Next race: Spring Nationals, April 20-22, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, Jacksonville Speedway, Jacksonville, Illinois; Saturday, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com