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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
GEICO 500
Site: Talladega, Alabama.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 2-3 p.m., 4:30-5:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox, 1-2:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (Fox, 12:30-5 p.m.).
Track: Talladega Superspeedway (oval, 2.66 miles).
Race distance: 500.08 miles, 188 laps.
Last year: Denny Hamlin won for the first time in a points-paying race at a restrictor-plate track. He beat Kevin Harvick on a late restart and was out front when NASCAR froze the field because of debris.
Last week: Kurt Busch won the rain-delayed race at Richmond, outrunning Stewart-Haas teammate Harvick over the final dozen laps to end a 35-event winless streak. Busch missed the first three races of the season while serving a suspension related to a domestic-violence case.
Fast facts: Defending series champion Harvick and Jimmie Johnson share the series victory lead with two. … Joey Logano won the season-opening Daytona 500 on Talladega’s sister track. … Dale Earnhardt Jr. has five Talladega victories, winning a record four straight from 2001-2003. … Jeff Gordon leads active drivers with six Talladega victories. He’s retiring at the end of the season. … Brad Keselowski won at the track in November.
Next race: Spongebob Squarepants 400, May 9, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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XFINITY
WINN DIXIE 300
Site: Talladega, Alabama.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), race, 3 p.m. (Fox, 2:30-5:30 p.m.).
Track: Talladega Superspeedway (oval, 2.66 miles).
Race distance: 300.58 miles, 113 laps.
Last year: Elliott Sadler raced to his first Talladega victory, winning a three-lap shootout to the checkered flag. Chris Buescher was second.
Last week: Denny Hamlin led almost from start to finish to win at Richmond, his hometown track.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch is sidelined after breaking his right leg and left foot in the series opener at Daytona. Boris Said is driving Joe Gibbs’ No. 54 Toyota in place of Busch. … Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne are racing. … Ryan Reed won the restrictor-plate race at Daytona. … Ty Dillon leads the season standings, eight points ahead of Chase Elliott.
Next race: Iowa 250, May 17, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Next race: Kansas 250, May 8, Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas.
Last race: Daytona 500 champion Joey Logano won at Martinsville on March 28 to become the 26th driver to win in all three of NASCAR’s top series.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
Next race: Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, May 9, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis.
Last week: CFH Racing’s Josef Newgarden won in Alabama for his first series victory.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Next event: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, May 15-17, Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Georgia.
Last week: Ron Capps won in Baytown, Texas, for his second Funny Car victory of the season. Doug Kalitta won in Top Fuel, and Erica Enders-Stevens topped the Pro Stock field.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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FORMULA ONE
Next race: Spanish Grand Prix, May 10, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Last race: Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won in Bahrain on April 19. He has three victories in the first four races of the season. Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen was second.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
TUDOR UNITED SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP: Monterey Grand Prix, Sunday (Fox Sports 1, 4-7 p.m.), Mazda Raceway, Monterey, California. Online: http://www.imsa.com
ARCA RACING SERIES: International Motorsports Hall of Fame 200, Friday (Fox Sports 1, 6-8 p.m.), Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, Alabama. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Silver Crown: Rollie Beale Classic, Friday, Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio. Online: http://www.usacracing.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: Friday, Salina Highbanks Speedway, Salina, Oklahoma; Saturday, Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55, Pevely, Missouri; Sunday, Tri-State Speedway, Haubstadt, Indiana. Late Model: Friday, Friendship Motor Speedway, Elkin, North Carolina; Saturday, Fayetteville Motor Speedway, Fayetteville, North Carolina. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com
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