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NASCAR
Coke Zero 400
Site: Daytona Beach, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday, practice (Speed, 4-5:30 p.m., 6:30-8 p.m.); Friday, qualifying (Speed, 4-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (TNT, 6:30-11 p.m.).
Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.
Last year: Kevin Harvick beat Kasey Kahne in a green-white-checkered finish. The track was repaved following the race.
Last week: Kurt Busch raced to his first career road-course victory, leading 76 laps at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. Jeff Gordon was second.
Fast facts: In February at the track, Trevor Bayne became the youngest Daytona 500 winner, beating Carl Edwards after Dale Earnhardt Jr. crashed in the first attempt at a green-white-checkered finish. The 20-year-old Bayne gave the Wood Brothers team its fifth Daytona 500 victory and first since 1976. … Harvick leads the series this year with three victories. Gordon, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch are two-time winners. … Edwards leads the season standings with 10 races left before the 10-race Chase for the championship. … Jimmie Johnson won at Talladega in April.
Next race: Quaker State 400, July 9, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NATIONWIDE
Subway Jalapeno 250
Site: Daytona Beach, Fla.
Schedule: Thursday, practice (Speed, 2:40-4 p.m.; ESPN2, 5:30-6:30 p.m.); Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 2-4 p.m.), race, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, 7-10 p.m.).
Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 250 miles, 100 laps.
Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. raced to his first Nationwide victory since 2006, winning in a No. 3 car honoring his late father.
Last week: Reed Sorenson won in a chaotic overtime finish at Road America in Wisconsin. Justin Allgaier led after the final restart and appeared to have the win sealed up when the yellow flag waved because of another rash of crashes, but Allgaier didn’t have enough fuel to make it to the finish on the four-mile track.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch has five victories this year and 48 overall, one short of Mark Martin’s Nationwide record. … Carl Edwards has four victories this year. … In February at the track, Tony Stewart won the season-opening race for the fourth straight year and the sixth time in the last seven seasons. … Sorenson leads the season standings, five points ahead of Elliott Sadler and seven in front of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. … Danica Patrick will have to qualify to earn a spot in the field.
Next race: Feed the Children 300, July 8, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
Next race: UNOH 225, July 7, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
Last race: Ron Hornaday Jr. won at Texas on June 10, racing to his record 48th Trucks victory despite crossing the finish line second. First-place finisher Johnny Sauter was black-flagged because he moved to the inside in front of Hornaday before crossing the start-finish line on the final restart. Sauter was dropped to 22nd.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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INDYCAR
Next race: Honda Indy Toronto, July 10, Streets of Toronto, Toronto.
Last week: Marco Andretti raced to his second career victory, holding off Tony Kanaan at Iowa Speedway. Points leader Dario Franchitti was fifth.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA FULL THROTTLE
Next event: Route 66 NHRA Nationals, July 7-10, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.
Last week: Mike Neff won the NHRA Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, for his third Funny Car victory of the season, beating Ron Capps in the final. Del Worsham (Top Fuel), Vincent Nobile (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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FORMULA ONE
Next race: British Grand Prix, July 10, Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England.
Last week: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel raced to his sixth victory of the season, winning the European Grand Prix in 115-degree heat in Valencia, Spain. The defending series champion extended his lead to 77 points with his 16th career victory.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car, Boot Hill Showdown, Friday-Saturday, Dodge City Raceway Park, Dodge City, Kan. Late Model, Outlaw Sizzler 101, Saturday-Sunday, Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, Tenn. Super DirtCar, Sunday, Cornwall Motor Speedway, Cornwall, Ontario; Stars & Stripes 100, Monday, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Elbridge, N.Y. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com
U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Silver Crown, Sumar Classic 100, Sunday, Terre Haute Action Track, Terre Haute, Ind. Online: http://www.usacracing.com
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