AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
All Times EST
NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
KOBALT 400
Site: Las Vegas.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 1:30-3 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 7:30-9 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (Fox, 3-7 p.m.).
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick raced to the first of his three 2015 victories.
Last week: Jimmie Johnson won at Atlanta for the second straight year. He tied the late Dale Earnhardt for seventh place on the career victory list with 76.
Fast facts: The race is the third of the year. Denny Hamlin won the season-opening Daytona 500. ... Johnson has a record four Las Vegas victories. ... Brian Vickers is driving Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 14 Chevrolet in place of the injured Tony Stewart. Retiring at the end of the season, Stewart fractured his back in an accident on an all-terrain vehicle. Vickers was 26th subbing for Stewart at Daytona, and Ty Dillon was 17th in the car at Atlanta.
Next race: Good Sam 500, March 13, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
BOYD GAMING 300
Site: Las Vegas.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 3:30-5 p.m., 6-7 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 12:30-2 p.m.), race, 4 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 3:30-6:30 p.m.).
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Austin Dillon raced to the first of his four 2015 victories. He led 183 of 200 laps.
Last week: Kyle Busch won at Atlanta to push his series-record victory total to 77.
Fast facts: The race is the third of the year. Chase Elliott won the opener at Daytona. ... Busch is winless in the series at his hometown track. ... Brad Keselowski is racing. He swept the Cup and Xfinity races at the track in 2014.
Next race: Axalta 200, March 12, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
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 week: John Hunter Nemechek won at Atlanta, holding off Cameron Hayley by 0.305 seconds.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Next event: Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 17-20, Gainesville Raceway, Gainesville, Florida.
Last week: Leah Pritchett won at 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.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
Next race: Firestone Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg, March 13, Streets of St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Next race: Australian Grand Prix, March 20, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: FVP Outlaw Showdown, Thursday-Friday, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas, Las Vegas; NAPA Desert Shootout, Sunday, Arizona Speedway, Queen Creek, Arizona. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com