AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER CUP
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350
Site: Sonoma, California
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3 p.m. (FS1), practice, 6:30 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 2:45 p.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 3 p.m., FS1.
Track: Sonoma Raceway (road, 1.99 miles).
Race distance: 218.9 miles, 110 laps.
Last year: Tony Stewart won in his final season in Cup.
Last week: Kyle Larson won from the pole in Michigan.
Fast facts: Larson picked up his second win of 2017 in Michigan after surviving three late restarts. Larson has also finished second five times this season along with a runner-up showing in the All-Star Race. ...Despite all that, Larson is just five points clear of Martin Truex Jr. atop the standings. Kyle Busch is third - but he's 130 points behind Larson. ...Ricky Rudd won the first Cup race held at Sonoma in 1989.
Next race: Coke Zero 400, July 1, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona, Florida.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
XFINITY
AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 250
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 2 p.m., (FS1), practice, 5 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 6:15 p.m., race, 8:30 p.m., FS1.
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.894 miles)
Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps.
Last year: Sam Hornish Jr. won in his return to racing after an extended absence.
Last race: Denny Hamlin, starting fifth, posted his first win in the series in 2017 by less than a car length.
Fast facts: The series returns to Iowa for the ninth season in a row. The oval has hosted two Xfinity races per year since 2011. ...Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have each won at Iowa three times. ...This weekend's event is a homecoming for Michael Annett, who grew up in nearby Des Moines.
Next race: Daytona Firecracker 250, June 30, Daytona International Speedway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
M&M'S 200
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 10 a.m. (FS1), practice, 12:15 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 6:05 p.m., race, 8:30 p.m., FS1.
Track: Iowa Speedway.
Race distance: 175 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: William Byron won for the second week in a row.
Last race: John Hunter Nemechek picked up his fourth career victory.
Fast facts: The trucks have also been running at Iowa since 2009. Erik Jones and Timothy Peters are the only drivers to win twice in Newton. ...Johnny Sauter's lead is 38 points over Christopher Bell. Sauter has finished in the top 10 seven times in eight races this year.
Next race: Buckle Up In Your Truck 225, July 6, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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INDYCAR
KOHLER GRAND PRIX
Site: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Schedule: Friday, practice, 10:45 a.m., practice, 3:15 p.m., Saturday, practice, 11 a.m., qualifying, 3 p.m.; Sunday, race, 12:17 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Road America (street, 4.014 miles).
Race distance: 220.77 miles, 55 laps.
Last year: Will Power won from the pole.
Last race: Power won in Texas, his 31st victory in the series.
Fast facts: Power's last victory tied him with Dario Franchitti and Paul Tracy for ninth on the all-time list. He and Graham Rahal are also the only drivers with more than one win in 2017. ... Power is the only driver in the field who has won at Road America, which returned to the schedule in 2016 after a nine-year absence. ...Team Penske has won this race four times.
Next race: Iowa Corn 300, July 9, Iowa Speedway.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Baku, Azerbaijan.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 9 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 1 a.m., practice, 10 p.m.; Sunday, qualifying, 1 a.m.; Monday, race, 1 a.m.
Track: Baku City Circuit (circuit, 3.73 miles).
Race distance: 190.17 miles, 51 laps.
Last year: Nico Rosberg snapped a three-race winless skid.
Last race: Lewis Hamilton took first in Montreal.
Fast facts: The series returns to Baku for the second straight season. Formula 1 made its debut in Azerbaijan in 2016. ...The track is known as the fastest street circuit on the schedule. ...Hamilton cuts Sebastian Vettel's lead to 12 points after winning in Canada.
Next race: Austrian Grand Prix, July 9, Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NATIONALS
Site: Norwalk, Ohio.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 6:30 p.m., qualifying, 9 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m., qualifying, 4 p.m.; Sunday, finals, 3:45 p.m.
Track: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Last year: Shawn Langdon won in Ohio, his second consecutive victory.
Last race: Clay Millican won his first career race.
Fast facts: Millican is now seventh in the Top Fuel standings after knocked off Leah Pritchett in the final round in Tennessee. ...Ohio is the 12th of 24 events on the NHRA calendar in 2017. ... Ron Capps (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won at Norwalk in 2016.
Next race: Route 66 NHRA Nationals, July 9, Route 66 Raceway, Elwood, Illinois.
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, West Liberty Hawkeye 25, West Liberty Raceway, West Liberty, Iowa; Saturday, Jim "JB" Boyd Memorial presented by Karavan Trailers, Beaver Dam Raceway, Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/