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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500
Site: Martinsville, Va.
Schedule: Wednesday, race, 7 p.m. (FOX)
Track: Martinsville Speedway
Race distance: 500 laps, 263 miles.
Last year: Brad Keselowski won the first of two races at the track in March.
Last race: Kevin Harvick turned in another dominating run to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Fast facts: Ryan Blaney will start on the pole with Aric Almirola joining him on the front row. The lineup was determined by random draw. … Jimmie Johnson (five) and Denny Hamlin combined to win nine straight events on the track from the spring of 2006 to the fall of 2010. … Johnson leads active drivers with nine victories on the 0.526-mile oval. … Five different drivers, none named Johnson or Hamlin, have won the last five races on the track.
Next race: Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida, June 14
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Hooters 250
Site: Homestead, Florida
Schedule: Saturday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX)
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race distance: 167 laps, 250 miles.
Last year at Homestead: Tyler Reddick won the final race of the year
Last race: A.J. Allmendinger won on a NASCAR oval for the first time in his career at Atlanta.
Fast facts: Points leader Chase Briscoe and No, 2 Noah Gragson have each won two of the eight previous starts this season. … Third-place Harrison Burton has finished in the top 10 in every race this season.
Next race: NASCAR Xfinity Series 250, Homestead, Miami, Sunday, June 14
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Baptist Health 200
Site: Homestead, Florida
Schedule: Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (FOX)
Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Race distance: 134 laps, 201 miles.
Last year at Homestead: Austin Hill won the final race of the year
Last race: Grant Enfinger passed local favorite Austin Hill on the final lap to win at Atlanta.
Fast facts: Enfinger is the only series regular with a victory, and he’s won two of the four starts, but still stands just third in points behind Austin Hill and Zane Smith.
Next race: Pocono Organics 150, Pocono Raceway, June 27
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Last race: Lewis Hamilton won from the pole in Abu Dhabi to end last season.
Next race: The season opener will be the Formula One Rolex, Austria, July 3
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Last race: Scott Dixon, a five-time IndyCar champion, won the season opener at Texas.
Next race: GMR Grand Prix, Indianapolis, July 4
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and Tommy Johnson Jr. won in Funny Car at the NHRA Arizona Nationals in February.
Next event: NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Event, July 11-12, Indianapolis
Online: http://www.nhra.com
OTHER SERIES
Bronwells Big Guns Bash, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxvile, Iowa
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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