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NASCAR
SPRINT CUP
GOOD SAM RV INSURANCE 500
Site: Long Pond, Pa.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m., 4-5:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10:30 a.m.-noon); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN, noon-5 p.m.).
Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Greg Biffle snapped a 64-race winless streak. Tony Stewart was second.
Last week: Paul Menard won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for his first Sprint Cup victory. He was making his 167th start in the series.
Fast facts: Jeff Gordon won at Pocono on June 12 to match Bill Elliott for the victory lead at the track with five. … Carl Edwards leads the season standings, 11 points ahead of five-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson. Kevin Harvick is third, 12 points behind Edwards with six regular-season races left. … Harvick and Kyle Busch share the series victory lead with three. Gordon and Matt Kenseth are two-time winners.
Next race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Aug. 14, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen. N.Y.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NATIONWIDE
U.S. CELLULAR 250
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, qualifying, race, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 7-10 p.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).
Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch raced to the ninth of his record 13 victories in 2010.
Last week: Brad Keselowski won the final Nationwide race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Ind., holding off James Buescher in a green-white-checkered finish.
Fast facts: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., the May 22 winner at the track, has a three-point lead over Reed Sorenson in the season standings. … Michael McDowell is driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Toyota in place of Busch, a six-time winner this year. McDowell was seventh in the car at the track in May.
Next race: Zippo 200 at the Glen, Aug. 13, Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen. N.Y.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
GOOD SAM RV EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE 125
Site: Long Pond, Pa.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 2-3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 9:30-10:30 a.m.), race, 1 p.m. (Speed, 12:30-3 p.m.).
Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).
Race distance: 125 miles, 50 laps.
Last year: Elliott Sadler pulled away from Kasey Kahne on the final lap.
Last week: Timothy Peters won what could be the final Trucks race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Ind., passing James Buescher with six laps left.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch is making his first series start since racing to his fifth victory of the year July 7 at Kentucky Speedway. His Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 18 Toyota leads the owners’ standings, 33 points ahead of Kevin Harvick Inc.’s No. 2 Chevrolet. Harvick also is racing. … Mark Martin is driving Turner Motorsports’ No. 32 Chevrolet. … Johnny Sauter leads the season standings, four points ahead of Austin Dillon.
Next race: VFW 200, Aug. 20, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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INDYCAR
HONDA INDY 200
Site: Lexington, Ohio.
Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying (Versus, 6-7 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2:50 p.m. (Versus, 2-5 p.m.).
Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (road course, 2.258 miles).
Race distance: 191.25 miles, 85 laps.
Last year: Target Chip Ganassi’s Dario Franchitti raced to the second of his three 2010 victories en route to the series title. Will Power was second.
Last race: Power won the Edmonton Indy on July 24 for his fourth victory of the year, holding off Team Penske teammate Helio Castroneves.
Fast facts: Franchitti, a four-time winner this year, has a 38-point lead over Power in the season standings. … Scott Dixon won at the track in 2007 and 2009. He’s third in the standings, 106 points behind Franchitti. … Mike Conway, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Alex Tagliani are on probation through Dec. 31 for multiple instances of initiating avoidable contact.
Next race: MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225, Aug. 14, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA FULL THROTTLE
NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS
Site: Kent, Wash.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 6-7 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 7-10 p.m.).
Track: Pacific Raceways.
Last year: Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) won in the event marred by the death of Top Alcohol driver Mark Niver.
Last week: Antron Brown raced to his third Top Fuel victory of the season, topping the field in Sonoma, Calif., to wrap up a spot in the six-race playoffs. Ron Capps (Funny Car), Anderson (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.
Fast facts: John Force Racing’s Mike Neff, a four-time winner this year, tops the Funny Car standings – 163 points ahead of Robert Hight. The 62-year-old Force, the Mile-High Nationals winner two weeks ago, is seventh – 332 points back. … Del Worsham leads the Top Fuel standings, 82 points ahead of Spencer Massey.
Next event: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug. 18-21, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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FORMULA ONE
Next race: Belgian Grand Prix, Aug. 28, Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
Last week: McLaren’s Jenson Button won the rainy Hungarian Grand Prix for his second victory of the year, and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel stretched his commanding lead in the season standings with a second-place finish.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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OTHER RACES
ARCA RACING SERIES: Pennsylvania ARCA 125, Saturday (Speed, 3-5 p.m.), Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
AMERICAN LE MANS SERIES: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge, Saturday (ESPN2, Sunday, 10 p.m.-midnight), Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio. Online: http://www.americanlemans.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car, Friday, Bloomington Speedway, Bloomington, Ind.; Ironman 55, Saturday, I-55 Raceway, Pevely, Mo. Late Model, USA Nationals, Friday-Saturday, Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, Wis.; Monday, Independence Motor Speedway, Independence, Iowa. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com
U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Sprint Car, Friday, Eagle Raceway, Lincoln, Neb.; Sunday, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa. Online: http://www.usacracing.com
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