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NASCAR CUP SERIES
KeynoteUSA 301
Location: Loudon, New Hampshire.
Schedule: Saturday practice, 12:35 p.m., qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: New Hampshire Turnpike.
Race distance: 301 laps, 318.5 miles.
Last year: It took 30 tries, but Martin Truex Jr. led 41 laps after starting second to earn his first victory at the 1.058-mile oval in a race postponed a day because of rain. His Toyota won by 0.396 seconds over Joey Logano’s Ford, followed by Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski as the former Cup champions took the top five spots.
Last race: Reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney won the first stage after starting second, was fourth in the second and led 201 of 350 laps for his first victory this season in the inaugural Iowa Corn 350. Blaney also earned a playoff berth. him closing the deal this time with plenty of fuel in his Penske Ford after running dry two weeks ago while leading the final lap in Madison, Illinois.
Quick Facts: William Byron was second and 2020 Series Champion Chase Elliott was third, propelling Elliott to an eight-point lead over Larson. Denny Hamlin is third. … Blaney jumped five spots to seventh. … Truex announced over the weekend that he will retire from full-time racing after this season, his 19th.
Next race: June 30, Nashville, Tennessee.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
SciAps 200
Location: Loudon, New Hampshire.
Schedule: Friday practice, 4:05 p.m., qualifying, 4:35 p.m.; Saturday race, 3:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: New Hampshire Turnpike.
Race distance: 200 laps, 211.6 miles.
Last year: John Hunter Nemechek started second in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and led a race-high 137 of 206 laps to earn his second consecutive Xfinity victory and fourth of the season. He won the crash-filled race under the white flag after the 10th caution.
Last Race: Sam Mayer took over on an overtime restart and won the HyVee 250 in the series’ return to Iowa Speedway after a four-year hiatus. He led 47 laps in his Chevy to earn his second victory this season, winning by 0.146 seconds over Riley Herbst (Ford) and Corey Heim (Toyota) third.
Quick Facts: Chandler Smith started sixth and won the first two stages in a Toyota before finishing eighth. He jumped one spot to second in the standings and is one point behind Cole Custer. …The top 10 included four Chevys, followed by Ford and Toyota with three each. …Shane Van Gisbergen wrecked on stage 2 and finished 34th after back-to-back wins. …Toyota has won seven of the last eight in New Hampshire, with Chevy the only other winner in 2022.
Next race: June 29, Nashville, Tennessee.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Corey Heim took the lead on lap 134 at Madison, Illinois, beat polesitter Ty Majeski on a restart on lap 138 and won for the fourth time this season, all in the last eight races.
Next race: June 28, Nashville, Tennessee.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Spanish Grand Prix
Location: Montmeló, Spain.
Hours: Friday practice, 7:30 a.m., 11 a.m.; Saturday practice, 6:30 a.m., qualifying, 10 a.m.; Sunday race, 9 a.m. (KeynoteUSA).
Track: Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit.
Race distance: 66 laps, 190.907 miles (307.236 km).
Last year: Max Verstappen had no problems from pole en route to his fifth victory of the season. Verstappen also got an extra point for the fastest lap. Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were second and third respectively.
Last race: Verstappen won his third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by 3.879 seconds for his sixth victory in nine races this season.
Quick facts: Verstappen has won 50 of the last 75 F1 races and ranks third in career wins behind Hamilton (103) and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher (91). He leads Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 56 points.
Next race: June 30, Spielberg, Austria.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Monterrey Grand Prix
Location: Monterey, California.
Schedule: Friday practice, 5 pm; Saturday practice, 1:00 p.m., qualifying, 5:15 p.m.; Sunday race, 6:00 p.m. (USA).
Track: Laguna Seca Raceway.
Race distance: 95 laps, 212.61 miles.
Last year: Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon beat Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin by 7.318 seconds to win the final race of the season. Dixon led 20 laps for his third victory in the last four races.
Last race: Will Power won at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, to end a 34-race drought that spanned just over two years and move to the top of the standings.
Quick Facts: 19-year-old Nolan Siegel will debut with Arrow McLaren in the No. 6 Chevrolet after signing a deal on Wednesday. He joins Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi and is coming off an LMP2 class team victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. …The race now marks the halfway point of the series.
Next race: July 7, Lexington, Ohio.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Virginia Nationals
Location: Dinwiddie, Virginia.
Track: Virginia Motorsports Park.
Last event: Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel and Austin Prock won in Funny Car in Bristol, Tennessee.
Quick Facts: The event returns after a year away.
Next event: June 27-30, Norwalk, Ohio.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAW
Latest events: David Gravel and Corey Day won events last weekend in Knoxville, Iowa.
Upcoming events: Wednesday through Saturday in Brandon, South Dakota.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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