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AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance

Posted March 16, 2016 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

All Times Eastern

NASCAR

SPRINT CUP

Auto Club 400

Site: Fontana, California.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 1:30-2:55 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 7:45 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11-11:55 a.m.; 2:30-3:25 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (Fox, 3-7 p.m.).

Track: Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Brad Keselowski won at Fontana, taking advantage of debris cautions.

Last week: Kevin Harvick won at Phoenix for the eighth time by nipping Carl Edwards at the finish line.

Fast facts: Harvick was second at Fontana last year, a week after winning at Phoenix. This is the final race of a three-race West Coast swing for NASCAR.

Next race: STP 500, April 3, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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XFINITY

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Site: Fontana, California.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 3-4:25 p.m.; 5:30-6:25 p.m.), Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 12:15 p.m.), race, 4 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 4 p.m.)

Track: Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Race distance: 300 miles, 150 laps.

Last year: Kevin Harvick led 100 laps to win the race.

Last week: Kyle Busch led a 1-2-3 Joe Gibbs Racing sweep at Phoenix for Busch's third win in three Xfinity Series races this year. Erik Jones was second and Daniel Suarez third.

Fast facts: Toyota drivers won nine consecutive Xfinity Series races at Fontana from 2008 through 2013 until Chevrolet ended the stranglehold with wins by Kyle Larson and Harvick the last two years. Sprint Cup drivers have won every Xfinity Series race this season. Suarez is the points leader.

Next race: O'Reilly Auto Parts 300, April 8, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

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

Last race: John Hunter Nemechek won at Atlanta on Feb. 27, beating Cameron Hayley by 0.305 seconds.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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VERIZON INDYCAR

Next race: Phoenix Grand Prix, April 2, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.

Last race: Juan Pablo Montoya won the season-opening race for the second consecutive year. Team Penske teammate Will Power did not race because he was ill.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

NHRA GATORNATIONALS

Site: Gainesville, Florida.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (FS1, 9-10 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (FS1, 6:30-7:30 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (FS1, 1-4 p.m.).

Track: Auto-Plus Raceway.

Last year: Spencer Massey won the Top Fuel division in the Gatornationals, and Don Schumacher Racing teammate Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field. Greg Anderson won in Pro Stock, and Karen Stoffer in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Last race: Leah Pritchett won Feb. 28 in Chandler, Arizona, beating Brittany Force in the first all-female Top Fuel final since 1982. Tim Wilkerson won in Funny Car, and Jason Line in Pro Stock.

Fast facts: The event is the traditional East Coast opener and the season's first of 16 races for Pro Stock Motorcycle. The event is known for the first 260-mph Top Fuel and Funny Car runs and first 270-mph and 300-mph Top Fuel passes.

Next event: DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals, April 1-3, Las Vegas.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

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FORMULA ONEAUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX

Site: Melbourne, Australia.

Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-3 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30-3 a.m.); Sunday, race, (NBC Sports Channel, 12:30 a.m.)

Track: Albert Park (road course, 3.3 miles).

Race distance: 191.12 miles, 58 laps.

Last year: Lewis Hamilton won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg was second.

Fast facts: American team Haas F1 will make its debut in the FIA Formula One World Championship. The team is the first American-led Formula One team since 1986, founded by Gene Haas and based in Kannapolis, North Carolina.

Next race: Bahrain Grand Prix, April 3, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

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OTHER RACES

WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: Friday-Saturday, FVP Western Spring Shootout, Stockton Dirt Track, Stockton, California. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com

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