AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance

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NASCAR

SPRINT CUP

FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 5:30-7 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-5 p.m.).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps.

Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to the first of his five 2015 victories, pulling away after a late restart.

Last week: Denny Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500, beating Martin Truex Jr. by 0.010 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the race. Hamlin gave Joe Gibbs Racing its first Daytona 500 victory since 1993, and Toyota its first ever.

Fast facts: Ty Dillon is driving Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 14 Chevrolet in place of the injured Tony Stewart. Retiring at the end of the season, Stewart fractured his back in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. Brian Vickers was 26th subbing for Stewart at Daytona. Vickers will return to the car next week in Las Vegas. ... The track had two races a year from its opening in 1960 to 2010. Speedway Motorsports Inc. shifted one of the races to Kentucky Speedway.

Next race: Kobalt 400, March 6, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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XFINITY

HEADS UP GEORGIA 250

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 9-10 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m., 2:30-4 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 8:30-10 a.m.), race, 1:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 1-4 p.m.).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 251.02 miles, 163 laps.

Last year: Kevin Harvick won at the track for the third straight year and fourth time overall.

Last week: Chase Elliott won the opener at Daytona.

Fast facts: Kyle Busch is making his first start of the season in Joe Gibbs Racing's No. 18 Toyota. Busch has a series-record 76 victories. ... Harvick is driving Hendrick Motorsports' No. 18 Chevrolet. ... The season champion will be decided in a seven-race, 12-driver Chase format.

Next race: Boyd Gaming 300, March 5, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

GEORGIA 200

Site: Hampton, Georgia.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 10-11 a.m., 1:30-2:30 p.m., 4-5:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 10-11:30 a.m.), race, 4:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 4-6:30 p.m.).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (tri-oval, 1.54 miles).

Race distance: 200.2 miles, 130 laps.

Last year: Matt Crafton raced to the first of his six 2015 victories.

Last week: Johnny Sauter won the crash-filled opener at Daytona.

Fast facts: Rico Abreu was 29th after a late wreck at Daytona in his series debut in ThorSport Racing's No. 98 Toyota. The 4-foot-4 Abreu was born with achondroplasia, a form of short-limbed dwarfism. ... The season champion will be decided in a seven-race, eight-driver Chase format.

Next race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250, April 2, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS

Site: Chandler, Arizona.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 10 p.m.-midnight); Sunday, final eliminations (Fox Sports 1, 5-8 p.m.).

Track: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.

Last year: Matt Hagan won the Funny Car final, beating Del Worsham with a track-record run. Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Rodger Brogdon in Pro Stock.

Last event: Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field Feb. 14 in the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, California. Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson in Pro Stock.

Fast facts: John Force has a record 143 Funny Car victories and 16 season titles. He will be 67 in May. ... Worsham won the Funny Car season title last year, Antron Brown took the Top Fuel crown, and Erica Enders won in Pro Stock.

Next event: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Florida.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

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VERIZON INDYCAR

Next race: Season-opening Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, March 13, Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

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FORMULA ONE

Next race: Season-opening Australian Grand Prix, March 20, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

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OTHER RACES

WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprit Car: Friday, Cotton Bowl Speedway, Paige, Texas; Saturday, Royal Purple Raceway, Baytown, Texas. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com