AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
AAA TEXAS 500
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-2 p.m.), qualifying (NBC Sports Channel, 6:30-8 p.m.); Saturday, practice (CNBC, 11 a.m.-noon; NBC Sports Channel, 2-3 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC, 1:30-6 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson won the fall race at the track for the third year in a row, winning a two-lap overtime sprint after Jeff Gordon spun following contact with Brad Keselowski. Gordon confronted Keselowski, triggering a melee on pit road. Johnson also won this year in the April race at the track.
Last week: Gordon won at Martinsville to earn a berth in the four-man Chase finale, getting a break when Matt Kenseth intentionally wrecked race leader Joey Logano with 47 laps remaining. Retiring at the end of the season, the four-time NASCAR champion won for the ninth time at Martinsville and 93rd overall.
Fast facts: NASCAR suspended Kenseth for two races and placed him on probation for six months. Kenseth was nine laps down when he drove Logano into the wall. The crash was payback for Logano wrecking Kenseth in Kansas in an incident that ultimately led to Kenseth's elimination from the Chase. Kenseth has appealed ... The race is the second in the third three-race round in the 10-event Chase. Eight drivers are competing for the final three spots in the Nov. 22 finale at Homestead through race victories and the standings. The title will be decided by finishing order at Homestead. Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. top the points race, followed by defending series champion Kevin Harvick (-2), Carl Edwards (-9), Keselowski (-26), Kurt Busch (-28) and Logano (-30). Logano swept the three second-round races and has a series-high six victories.
Next race: Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500, Nov. 15, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS CHALLENGE
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Channel, 2-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-2 p.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (NBC, 3-6 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch raced the last of seven 2014 series victories.
Last race: Busch won at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 17 for his fifth victory of the year and record-extending 75th in the series.
Fast facts: Chris Buescher leads the season standings, 27 points ahead of defending champion Chase Elliott and 33 ahead of Regan Smith with three races left. ... Busch is making his 13th series start of the year in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 54 Toyota. Erik Jones, the April winner at the track, will be in Gibbs' No. 20 car. Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski are racing.
Next race: DAV 200 Honoring America's Veterans, Nov. 14, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
WINSTAR WORLD CASINO 350
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 4:30-6 p.m.), race, 8:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 8-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 220.5 miles, 147 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch raced the last of seven 2014 series victories.
Last week: Two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton won at Martinsville for his fifth victory of the year.
Fast facts: Erik Jones lead the standings, 10 points ahead of Crafton and 13 in front of Tyler Reddick with three races left. Jones won the Xfinity Series race at Texas in April, and Crafton took the Truck race at the track in June.
Next race: Lucas Oil 150, Nov. 13, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Next race: Brazilian Grand Prix, Nov. 15, Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo.
Last week: Mercedes's Nico Rosberg won the Mexican Grand Prix for his fourth victory of the season. Teammate Lewis Hamilton was second after winning the season title the previous week in the U.S. Grand Prix.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Next event: Auto Club NHRA Finals, Nov. 12-15, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pomona, California.
Last week: Antron Brown wrapped his second Top Fuel season title with a semifinal appearance in Las Vegas. Erica Enders won her second straight Pro Stock championship and went on to take the event for ninth victory of the year. Doug Kalitta won in Top Fuel, Robert Hight in Funny Car, and Andrew Hines in Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: World of Outlaws World Finals, Thursday-Saturday, The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, North Carolina. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com