AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
PENNZOIL 400
Site: Las Vegas
Schedule: Friday, practice, 2 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 7:15 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, practice, 12 & 2:30 p.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m., FOX.
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.
Last year: Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. won his first race of 2017 in Las Vegas.
Last week: Kevin Harvick took first in Atlanta.
Fast facts: Joey Logano leads the series with 89 points after two races. Ryan Blaney has 83 points, followed by Denny Hamlin, Harvick and Clint Bowyer. ...Fords hold four of the top five spots in the standings and seven of the top 10. ...Jimmie Johnson has had a rough start to 2018. The seven-time champion has finished outside the top 25 in two straight races after finishing just 10th a year ago.
Next race: TicketGuardian 500, March 11, ISM Raceway, Phoenix.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
BOYD GAMING 300
Site: Las Vegas
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:05 & 5:05 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 1:10 p.m. (FS1), race, 4 p.m., FS1.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Joey Logano led 106 laps and held off Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch.
Last week: Harvick made it a sweep in Atlanta, leading 141 of 163 laps.
Fast facts: Harvick has won five times in the series at Atlanta - including four times in the last six years. Harvick first won there in 2009. ... John Hunter Nemechek finished fourth in his series debut last week. Nemechek, long a force in trucks despite occasional financing woes, will run a part-time schedule this season. He'll split races with Larson.
Next race: TicketGuardian 500, March 10, ISM Raceway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
STRATOSPHERE 200
Site: Las Vegas
Schedule: Thursday, practice, 2:05 p.m. & 4:05 p.m.; Friday, qualifying, 6:05 p.m. (FS1), race, 9 p.m., FS1.
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps.
Last year: Christopher Bell became the second driver in as many races to win from the pole.
Last week: Brent Moffitt won his second career major NASCAR event in Atlanta.
Fast facts: Moffitt was the Cup rookie of the year in 2015. But he hasn't had a full-time deal since then. ...Moffit's other win in the series came in 2016 at Michigan. ...Kyle Busch was in line for his 50th truck series win when his left rear tire fell off after a late pit stop. ... Johnny Sauter, the 2016 champion, has a 31-point lead over fellow veteran Matt Crafton.
Next race: Alpha Energy Solutions 250, March 24, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
Last season: Josef Newgarden won his first series title for Team Penske.
Next race: Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 11, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Last season: Lewis Hamilton won the F1 championship for the third time in four seasons.
Next race: Australian Grand Prix, March 25, Melbourne.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Last event: Steve Torrence took first in Top Fuel last weekend in Arizona.
Next race: GatorNationals, March 18, Gainesville Speedway, Gainesville, Florida
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Thursday, FVP Outlaw Showdown, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas; Saturday, SoCal Showdown, Perris Auto Speedway, Perris, California.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com