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AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

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NASCAR

MONSTER ENERGY CUP

AAA DRIVE FOR AUTISM 400

Site: Dover International Speedway

Schedule: Friday, practice, 10:35 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 3:20 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, practice, 9:30 a.m. & 12 p.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 2 p.m., FS1

Track: Dover, Delaware (oval, 1 mile).

Race distance: 400 miles, 400 laps.

Last year: Jimmie Johnson won despite starting 14th.

Last race: Joey Logano snapped Kyle Busch's three-race winning streak.

Fast facts: Busch was the fourth driver to win three races in a row since 2000. But Jimmie Johnson remains the only one to win four consecutive events, which he did in his championship season of 2007. ...Logano, who entered last weekend second to Busch in the standings, cut Busch's lead from 56 to 30 points. Kevin Harvick is third, 81 points behind Busch, followed by Clint Bowyer (112 points back). ...NASCAR announced on Friday that it bought the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) series. The pair had previously shared a relationship dating back over 60 years.

Next race: May 12, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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XFINITY

ONEMAIN FINANCIAL 200

Site: Dover

Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:35 a.m. and 2:35 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 10:35 a.m. (FS1), race, 1:30 p.m., FS1.

Track: Dover International Speedway

Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Kyle Larson won both the pole and the race.

Last race: Spencer Gallagher took home his first checkered flag at Talladega.

Fast facts: Gallagher led just one lap at Talladega - and it was the only lap he has ever led in 49 series starts. But he became the ninth different winner in nine races this season. ...Elliott Sadler took home his second straight Dash 4 Cash prize and extended his series lead over Tyler Reddick to 40 points. ...Sadler, Gallagher, Brandon Jones and Justin Allgaier will be the four drivers poised for the final Dash 4 Cash purse of $100,000 this weekend.

Next race: Alsco 300, May 26, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

JEGS 200

Site: Dover

Schedule: Thursday, practice, 2:05 a.m. and 4:05 p.m.; Friday, qualifying, 1:05 p.m. (FS1), race, 5 p.m., FS1.

Track: Dover International Speedway

Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Johnny Sauter held off Kaz Grala and Grant Enfinger.

Last race: John Hunter Nemechek won at Martinsville on March 26.

Fast facts: After nearly two months off, the truck series resumes this weekend in Delaware. Sauter is in first place, 29 points ahead of Enfinger. Brett Moffitt is third, followed by Ben Rhodes and Noah Gragson. ...Series regulars have won three of the first four races so far this season. Kyle Busch won in Las Vegas on March 2. ...Only one driver, Busch in 2014, has won at Dover from the pole since 2002.

Next race: May 11, Kansas Speedway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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VERIZON INDYCAR

Last race: Josef Newgarden won the Grand Prix in Birmingham, Alabama, from the pole.

Next race: IndyCar Grand Prix, May 12, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

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FORMULA ONE

Last race: Lewis Hamilton won his first race of the season in Azerbaijan.

Next race: Spanish Grand Prix, May 13, Barcelona Circuit, Barcelona.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

SOUTHERN NATIONALS

Site: Commerce, Georgia

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 4:15 & 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 12 & 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, finals, 3:55 p.m.

Track: Atlanta Dragway

Last year: Steve Torrence came out on top in Top Fuel.

Last week: Torrence won for the third time this season in Charlotte.

Fast facts: Ron Capps (Funny Car), Bo Butner (Pro Stock), and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won last year in Atlanta. ...Three-time world champion Antron Brown is winless in six events so far in 2018. He has 49 career wins in Top Fuel and 16 in Pro Stock Motorcycle. ...Star Tony Schumacher is still looking for his first career victory in Atlanta.

Next race: Heartland Nationals, May 18-20, Heartland Motorsports Park, Topeka, Kansas.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

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OTHER RACES

WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, Lake Ozarks Speedway, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri; Saturday, Twister Showdown, Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Oklahoma.

Online: http://www.woosprint.com

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