AUTO RACING PACKAGE: Auto Racing Glance
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NASCAR
MONSTER ENERGY CUP
FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500
Site: Atlanta
Schedule: Friday, practice, 11:35 a.m. (FS1), qualifying, 5:15 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, practice, 2 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m., FOX.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 500.5 miles, 325 laps.
Last year: Brad Keselowski won the spring race in Atlanta after starting fifth.
Last week: Austin Dillon won his first Daytona 500.
Fast facts: Bubba Wallace finished second last week. This will be his first full season in Cup. ...It was just the second career win in NASCAR's top series for Dillon, who had only four top-10 finishes in 36 races in 2017. ...Ryan Blaney led a race-high 118 laps last week. ...Martin Truex Jr., the defending series champion, finished 18th.
Next race: Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube, March 4, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
RINNAI 250
Site: Atlanta
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:05 & 3:05 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 9:10 a.m. (FS1), race, 2 p.m., FS1.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race distance: 251.02 miles, 163 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch won the pole and the race, though he led just 26 laps.
Last week: Tyler Reddick won the closest finish in NASCAR history.
Fast facts: Reddick's margin of victory over JR Motorsports teammate Elliott Sadler was 0.000 seconds, breaking the mark set by Butch Miller when he beat Mike Skinner by 0.001 seconds to win the Truck Series race on July 15, 1995 at Colorado National Speedway. ...Reddick won at Kentucky in 2017 and took the pole at his last two events last season. ... Garrett Smithley finished a career-high fifth at Daytona.
Next race: Boyd Gaming 300, March 3, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
ACTIVE PEST CONTROL 200
Site: Atlanta
Schedule: Friday, practice, 2:05 p.m. & 4:05 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 10:35 a.m. (FS1), race, 4:30 p.m., FS1.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Race distance: 200.2 miles, 130 laps.
Last year: Christopher Bell won from the pole.
Last week: Defending series champion Johnny Sauter kicked off 2018 with a win at Daytona.
Fast facts: Last week's win was Sauter's 18th in the series and his third at Daytona. He grabbed the lead from pole winner David Gilliland eight laps from the finish and held off Justin Haley by less than a second. ...Veteran Scott Lagasse, Jr. was fifth, his best finish since taking third at Daytona in 2015.
Next race: March 2, Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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 championship for the third time in four years.
Next race: Australian Grand Prix, March 25, Melbourne.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
ARIZONA NATIONALS
Site: Chandler, Arizona
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3 p.m. (FS1), practice, 5 p.m., (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 12:30 p.m. (FS1), race, 4 p.m., FS1.
Track: Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park
Last year: Leah Pritchett, Matt Hagan and Jason Line won the season opener in Arizona.
Fast facts: The 2018 NHRA season kicks off in the desert. Brittany Force is the defending champion after holding off Steve Torrence in Top Fuel. ...Robert Hight won in Funny Car and Bo Butner took first in Pro Stock.
Next race: GatorNationals, March 18, Gainesville Speedway, Gainesville, Florida
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Friday, Cotton Bowl Speedway, Paige, Texas; Saturday, East Texas LoneStar Shootout, LoneStar Speedway, Kilgore, Texas.
Online: http://www.woosprint.com/