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NASCAR CUP SERIES
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Saturday, follow, 10 a.m., and qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX).
Track: Circuit of the Americas
Race distance: 68 laps, 231.88 miles.
Last 12 months: Tyler Reddick received after beginning second.
Last race: Denny Hamlin handed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. within the closing laps and received what grew to become a tire administration race at Bristol.
Fast information: The victory was Hamlin’s second in a row at Bristol and fourth total. It additionally was Hamlin’s 52nd profession win. … Truex was second, adopted by Brad Keselowski in a Ford, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson, each in Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets. … They have been the one drivers to complete on the leap lap, the primary time so few drivers did that since 2004 at Dover. … For the second consecutive race, the JGR Toyotas dominated, combining to guide 383 of the five hundred laps. Hamlin led a race-excessive 163 laps, Ty Gibbs led 137, Truex 54 and Christopher Bell 29. … The race featured a brief observe file 54 lead modifications, breaking the mark of 40 set in 1991 at Bristol.
Next race: March 31, Richmond, Va.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Focused Health 250
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, follow, 5:30 p.m., and qualifying, 6 p.m.; Saturday, race, 5 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Circuit of the Americas
Race distance: 48 laps, 156.86 miles.
Last 12 months: A.J. Allmendinger received from the pole place.
Last race: Chandler Smith moved to the lead after a blown tire price Justin Allgaier an enormous lead and obtained an enormous soar on an extra time restart to carry off Jesse Love and Sheldon Creed at Phoenix, giving Toyota its second straight victory within the collection.
Fast information: Smith and Austin Hill are the one drivers which have completed within the high 5 in all 4 races this season. Sheldon Creed has performed it 3 times. … Smith, Hill and Brandon Jones are the one drivers to have accomplished all 694 laps. … Jesse Love had led essentially the most laps with 191.
Next race: March 30, Richmond, Va.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
XPEL 225
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Friday, follow, 3:30 p.m, and qualifying, 4 p.m.; Saturday, race, 1:30 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Circuit of the Americas
Race distance: 42 laps, 143.22 miles.
Last 12 months: Zane Smith received after beginning seventh.
Last race: Christian Eckes handed Kyle Busch for the lead on Lap 159 and held off the profession truck collection victory chief by 0.141 seconds at Bristol.
Fast information: Eckes led the ultimate 92 laps for his first win of the season, his first at Bristol and sixth total. … Zane Smith was third, three-time collection champion Matt Crafton fourth and Tyler Ankrum fifth. … Eckes was handed for the lead by Corey Heim with six laps to go final fall at Bristol, costing him a spot within the championship remaining 4, then received the season finale.
Next race: April 5, Martinsville, Va.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Australian Grand Prix
Site: Melbourne, Australia.
Schedule: Thursday, follow, 9:30 p.m.; Friday, follow, 1 a.m. and 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 a.m.; Sunday, race, midnight (ESPN).
Track: Albert Park Circuit
Race distance: 58 laps, 190.216 miles.
Last 12 months: Max Verstappen received from the pole place.
Last race: Verstappen, the three-time defending collection champion, led one other dominating 1-2 end for Red Bull to win in Saudi Arabia.
Fast information: Verstappen has received 9 consecutive races relationship to final season and 19 of the final 20. Another victory on Sunday would permit him to match his F1 collection file of 10 consecutive victories set final season when he received 19 of twenty-two races total.
Next race: April 7, Suzuka, Japan.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
$1 Million Challenge
Site: Thermal, California.
Schedule: Friday, open take a look at session 1, midday, and open take a look at session 2, 5 p.m.; Saturday, open take a look at session 3, midday, open take a look at session 4, 4 p.m., qualifying group 1, 8 p.m., and qualifying group 2, 8:27 p.m.; Sunday, warmth race 1, 12:15 p.m., warmth race 2, 12:45 p.m.; and all-star race, 1:50 p.m. (NBC).
Track: The Thermal Club
Race distance: 20 laps, 61.34 miles.
Last 12 months: Debut occasion.
Last race: Josef Newgarden received from the pole place within the season-opener in St. Petersburg.
Fast information: Pato O’Ward of Arrow McClaren completed second at St. Petersburg to disrupt a Team Penske sweep of the highest three spots as Newgarden teammates Scott McLaughlin and Will Power completed third and fourth. … The format is 3.067 miles with 19 turns, tight corners, lengthy straightaways and modifications in elevation. … The 12-driver all-star race has a handbag of $1.756 million, the biggest for the collection exterior of the Indianapolis 500.
Next race: April 21, Long Beach, California.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last occasion: Shawn Langdon received in Top Fuel and JR Todd received in Funny Car in Gainesville.
Next occasion: March 24, Pomona, California.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next occasions: March 22, Ennis, Texas; March 23, Kennedale, Texas.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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