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NASCAR
XFINITY
OWENS CORNING ATTICAT 300
Site: Joliet, Illinois.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 3:30-5 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 5-6:30 p.m.), race, 9:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 9:30 p.m.-midnight).
Track: Chicagoland Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Chase Elliott raced to the last of his three 2014 victories en route to the season title.
Last week: Kyle Busch won at Michigan in his first Xfinity start since breaking his right leg and left foot in the opener at Daytona. He has a record 71 series victories.
Fast facts: Chris Buescher leads the standings, 25 points ahead of Ty Dillon and 35 in front of Elliott. Buescher won at Iowa and Dover. … Erik Jones is driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 54 Toyota, the car Busch won in Michigan. Jones won at Texas in April. He’s also racing in the Truck Series race Friday night in Iowa. … The series will return to the track in September.
Next race: Subway Firecracker 250, July 4, Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
AMERICAN ETHANOL 200
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 5:30-7 p.m.), race, 8:30 p.m. (Fox Sports 1, 8-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).
Race distance: 175 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Erik Jones raced to the first of his three 2014 victories.
Last week: Cole Custer won at Gateway at age 17. He won last year in New Hampshire to become the youngest winner in NASCAR national series history at 16 years, 7 months, 28 days.
Fast facts: Two-time defending series champion Matt Crafton leads the standings, 12 points ahead of Tyler Reddick. Crafton has three victories in the first eight races, winning at Atlanta, Kansas and Texas. Reddick won at Daytona and Dover.
Next race: UNOH 225, July 9, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Kentucky.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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SPRINT CUP
Next race: Toyota-Save Mart 350, June 28, Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California.
Last week: Kurt Busch won the rain-shortened race at Michigan for his second victory of the year.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Spielberg, Austria.
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 8-9:30 a.m.; Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Network, 8-9:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (NBC Sports Network, 7:30-10:30 a.m., 4-7 p.m.).
Track: Red Bull Ring (road course, 2.69 miles).
Race distance: 190.1 miles, 71 laps.
Last year: Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg raced to the third of his five 2014 victories. Teammate Lewis Hamilton was second.
Last race: Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix on June 7 for his fourth victory in the first seven races of the season. Rosberg was second.
Fast facts: Hamilton leads the standings, 17 points ahead of Rosberg. Hamilton also won this year in Australia, China and Bahrain. Rosberg won consecutive races last month in Spain and Monaco. … The event resumed last year after a 10-year break.
Next race: British Grand Prix, July 5, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS
Site: Bristol, Tennessee.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 8-10 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations, (ESPN, 3-6 p.m.).
Track: Bristol Dragway.
Last year: Shawn Langdon won in Top Fuel, topping Doug Kalitta in the final. Tommy Johnson Jr. won in Funny Car, and Erica Enders took the Pro Stock competition.
Last week: John Force won the New England Nationals for his second Funny Car victory of the season and record 143rd overall. Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel, and Greg Anderson topped the Pro Stock field.
Fast facts: The 66-year-old Force also won this year at Las Vegas. He has a record 16 Funny Car season titles. … Matt Hagan tops the Funny Car standings, 61 points ahead of Ron Capps and 94 in front Force. … Antron Brown has the Top Fuel lead, and Anderson is the Pro Stock leader.
Next event: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals, July 2-5, Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park, Norwalk, Ohio.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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VERIZON INDYCAR
Next race: MAVTV 500, June 27, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California.
Last week: Josef Newgarden won in Toronto for CFH Racing’s first series victory. Teammate Luca Filippi was second.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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OTHER RACES
ARCA RACING SERIES: Scott 150, Saturday (Fox Sports 1, 7-9 p.m.), Chicagoland Speedway, Joliet, Illinois. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Silver Crown: Casey’s General Stores 100, Saturday, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa. Online: http://www.usacracing.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car: Friday, River Cities Speedway, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Saturday, Dakota State Fair Speedway, Huron, South Dakota. Late Model: Thursday, Fonda Speedway, Fonda, New York; Saturday, Brighton Speedway, Brighton, Ontario; Sunday, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Cornwall, Ontario. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com
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