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NASCAR Sprint Cup
Toyota/SaveMart 350
Site: Sonoma, Calif., Infineon Raceway (road course, 1.99 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed, 5:30 p.m.), Sunday, race (TNT, 3:30 p.m.)
Race distance: 218.9 miles/110 laps
2008 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Tony Stewart leads the season standings with 2,189 points, followed by Jeff Gordon (2,142), Jimmie Johnson (2,047), Kurt Busch (1,961) and Ryan Newman (1,934). ... Gordon has a Cup-record nine road-course wins, five at Sonoma and four at Watkins Glen. ... Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2007 race for his lone Cup victory. Before joining NASCAR, the Colombian star won seven Formula One races, the 1999 Champ Car title and 11 open-wheel races, including the 2000 Indianapolis 500. ... Canadian Patrick Carpentier will drive the No. 55 NAPA Toyota in place of owner-driver Michael Waltrip. Fellow road-racers Boris Said, Ron Fellows and Max Papis will attempt to qualify.
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NASCAR Nationwide
NorthernTool.com 250
Site: West Allis, Wis., The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1.0 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 5:30 p.m., taped), race (ESPN2, 7:30 p.m.)
Race distance: 250 miles 250 laps
2008 winner: Carl Edwards
Fast facts: Kyle Busch, a four-time winner this season, tops the standings with 2,211 points, followed by Edwards (2,074) and Brad Keselowski (2,003). ... Busch and Edwards also are racing in the Sprint Cup event in California. Johnny Sauter, the 2005 race winner, will be in Busch’s car while he’s absent. Colin Brain, the trucks winner last week in Michigan, will prepare Edwards’ car.
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NASCAR Camping World Trucks
Copart 200
Site: West Allis, Wis., The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1.0 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, race, (Speed, 7:30 p.m.)
Race distance: 200 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Johnny Benson
Fast facts: Days after losing his trucks ride when Red Horse Racing failed to find sponsorship, Johnny Benson was injured in a fiery crash Saturday in a Supermodified event at his home track in Michigan. The 45-year-old Benson broke three ribs, his right wrist, left-side scapula and collarbone and sustained minor burns in the wreck at Berlin Speedway. He was released from a hospital Tuesday. ... Matt Crafton leads the season standings with 1,362 points, followed by Ron Hornaday Jr. (1,323) and Mike Skinner (1,318). Crafton has a series-leading eight top-10 finishes in nine starts this year.
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IndyCar Series
Iowa Corn Indy 250
Site: Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles)
TV schedule: Sunday, race, (ABC, noon)
Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps
2008 winner: Dan Wheldon
Fast facts: Ryan Briscoe leads the standings with 199 points, followed by Scott Dixon (196), Dario Franchitti (188), Helio Castroneves (186) and Danica Patrick (167). ... Briscoe won the season-opening race at St. Petersburg and is the only driver to complete every lap this year. ... Franchitti won the inaugural Iowa race in 2007. ... Former NASCAR star Rusty Wallace designed the track.
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Formula One
British Grand Prix
Site: Silverstone (England) circuit (road course, 3.19 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 7 a.m.; Sunday, race (KDFW/Ch. 4, 2 p.m., taped)
Race distance: 191.6 miles/60 laps
2008 winner: Lewis Hamilton
Fast facts: Jenson Button, who won the Turkish Grand Prix on June 7, is the first British driver to win four straight races since Nigel Mansell in 1992. He leads the season standings with 61 points, followed by teammate Rubens Barrichello (35) and Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel (29), the Chinese GP winner. ... Lewis Hamilton, 13th in Turkey, is 10th in the points race.
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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
EMCO Gears Classic
Site: Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (2.258-mile, 13-turn road coarse)
TV schedule: Saturday, race (Speed, 4 p.m.)
Race duration: 250 miles or 2 hours, 45 minutes
2008 winners: Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty (DP, overall); Leh Keen, Eric Lux (GT)
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