AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
CAMPINGWORLD.COM 500
Site: Avondale, Arizona.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 3-4:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 7:30-9 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (Fox, 3-7 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 312 miles, 312 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick raced to the first of his five 2014 victories en route to the season title. He also won in November for his third straight Phoenix victory, fourth in the last five races and record sixth overall at track.
Last week: Harvick won at Las Vegas for his first victory of the year. He has three victories and three second-place finishes in his last six races.
Fast facts: The race is the fourth of the year. Joey Logano won the season-opening Daytona 500, and Jimmie Johnson won at Atlanta. ... Kurt Busch was cleared Wednesday to return to racing. He missed the first three races after NASCAR suspended him for allegedly assaulting his former girlfriend. ... David Ragan is making his third straight start in place of the Kyle Busch in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 Toyota. Busch broke his right leg and left foot in a wreck in the Xfinity race at Daytona.
Next race: Auto Club 400, March 22, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
AXALTA FASTER TOUGHER BRIGHTER 200
Site: Avondale, Arizona.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 4:30-5:30 p.m.; Fox Sports 2, 6-7:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 12:30-2 p.m.), race, 4 p.m. (Fox, 3:30-6 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch won the rain-shortened race to become the first driver to win three straight Xfinity events at the track.
Last week: Austin Dillon won at Las Vegas, leading 183 of 200 laps.
Fast facts: Busch is sidelined after breaking his right leg and left foot in a wreck in the series race at Daytona. Erik Jones is driving in place of Busch in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54 Toyota. Jones won Truck Series races at the track the last two years. ... Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick is racing along with Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano. Harvick won the series race at Atlanta.
Next race: Drive4Clots.com 300, March 21, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Next race: Kroger 250, March 28, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.
Last event: Two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton won at Atlanta on Feb. 28.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Melbourne, Australia.
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-3 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-3 a.m.); Sunday, race, 1 a.m. (NBC Sports Channel, midnight-3:30 a.m., 6-8:30 a.m., 4-6:30 p.m.).
Track: Albert Park (road course, 3.3 miles).
Race distance: 191.12 miles, 58 laps.
Last year: Mercedes' Nico Rosberg won the season-opening race. Second-place finisher Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull was disqualified for a breach of fuel regulations.
Fast facts: Sebastian Vettel is in his first season with Ferrari. The German driver was winless last year for Red Bull after winning 13 times in 2013 en route to his fourth straight season title. ... Fernando Alonso left Ferrari to race for McLaren. ... Lewis Hamilton won the series championship last year for Mercedes. He won 11 races.
Next race: Malaysian Grand Prix, March 29, Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
NHRA GATORNATIONALS
Site: Gainesville, Florida.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, Sunday, 1:30-3:30 a.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 7-9 p.m.).
Track: Auto-Plus Raceway.
Last year: Robert Hight beat team owner John Force in the Funny Car final. Doug Kalitta won in Top Fuel, Allen Johnson in Pro Stock, and Steve Johnson in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Last event: Matt Hagan raced to his second Funny Car victory of the season and third straight overall Feb. 22 in Chandler, Arizona. Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Rodger Brogdon in Pro Stock.
Fast facts: The event is the third of the season. In the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, California, Shawn Langdon won in Top Fuel, and Jason Line topped the Pro Stock field.
Next event: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, March 27-29, zMAX Dragway, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
ARCA RACING SERIES: ARCA Mobile 200, Saturday, Mobile International Speedway, Irvington, Alabama. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: Friday-Saturday, Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, California. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com