AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER CUP
AAA TEXAS 500
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1 p.m., (CNBC), qualifying, 6:15 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 3 & 5 p.m., (CNBC); Sunday, race, 2 p.m., NBCSN.
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps
Last year: Carl Edwards led just 36 laps, but it was enough to take first in Fort Worth.
Last race: Kyle Busch won at Martinsville.
Fast facts: Chase Elliott appeared set for his first series win at Martinsville before Denny Hamlin spun him out with three laps left. Hamlin apologized after the race, but Elliott is now 26 points behind the cutoff line. ...Martin Truex Jr.'s lead was cut to 17 points following Busch's win. ...Brad Keselowski is third, followed by Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson. But Johnson has won six of his last 10 starts at Texas.
Next race: Can-Am 500, Nov. 12, Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
XFINITY
O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 300
Site: Fort Worth
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3 p.m., (NBCSN), practice, 5 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 6:05 p.m., (CNBC), race, 8:30 p.m., NBCSN
Track: Texas Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Larson held off Keselowski, who won the pole.
Last race: Christopher Bell won his first series race of the season.
Fast facts: Justin Allgaier has a two-point lead on William Byron. But Byron has 26 playoff points compared to Allgaier's 23. ...Elliott Sadler is 11 points behind Allgaier. Sadler had a series-high 23 top-10 finishes. ...Brennan Poole, Matt Tifft, Ryan Reed, Daniel Hemric and Cole Custer are also championship eligible heading to Texas.
Next race: Ticket Galaxy 200, Nov. 11, Phoenix Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
AG METALS 350 DRIVING HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF
Site: Fort Worth
Schedule: Thursday, practice, 3 & 5 p.m., Friday, qualifying, 4 p.m., (FS1), race, 8 p.m., FS1.
Track: Texas Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 220.5 miles, 147 laps.
Last year: Johnny Sauter rallied from starting 16th to win in Texas.
Last race: Eighteen-year-old Noah Gragson won his first race in the series.
Fast facts: Bell's series lead is just three points over Sauter and 15 points ahead of Matt Crafton. Sauter won the title a year ago and Crafton won in 2013 and 2014. ...Ben Rhodes, Austin Cindric and John Hunter Nemechek also remain alive in the title chase. But Nemechek is in a tough spot after hitting the wall just 36 laps into last week's race.
Next race: Lucas Oil 150, Nov. 10, Phoenix Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
MEXICAN GRAND PRIX
Last race: Lewis Hamilton clinched his fourth series championship in Mexico City.
Next race: Brazil Grand Prix, Nov. 12, Autodrome Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA
TEXAS FALL NATIONALS
Last race: Top Fuel veteran Terry McMillen won his first event in Las Vegas.
Next race: NHRA Finals, Nov. 11, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Pomona, California.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Thursday-Saturday, World of Outlaws World Finals, The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/