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NASCAR Sprint Cup
NASCAR Banking 500
Site: Concord, N.C., Lowe’s Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles)
TV schedule: Today, practice (2 p.m., Speed), qualifying (6 p.m., ESPN2); Friday, practice (4 p.m., Speed; 5:30 p.m., ESPN2); Saturday, race (6:30 p.m., ABC)
Race distance: 501 miles/334 laps
2008 winner: Jeff Burton
Fast facts: Points leader Jimmie Johnson has a 12-point edge over teammate Mark Martin with six races left. Juan Pablo Montoya is third, 58 points back. Tony Stewart (-84) is fourth, followed by Jeff Gordon (-105), Kurt Busch (-121), Greg Biffle (-188), Carl Edwards (-192), Denny Hamlin (-219), Ryan Newman (-223), Kasey Kahne (-306) and Brian Vickers (-351). ... Johnson has five victories at Lowe’s — four in a row in 2004-05 — in the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, matching Gordon for the active lead. ... In May at the track, Stewart won the All-Star race and David Reutimann took the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600.
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NASCAR Nationwide
Dollar General 300
Site: Concord, N.C., Lowe’s Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles)
TV schedule: Thursday, practice (5 p.m., ESPN2); Friday, qualifying (2 p.m., ESPN2); race (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 300 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Kyle Busch has a 155-point lead over Carl Edwards with five races left. Edwards cut 90 points off Busch’s lead last week with a third-place finish. Illness forced to Busch to give way to Denny Hamlin while leading early in the race, then a late wreck relegated the No. 18 Toyota to 31st. Busch has six victories this year, the last in July at Gateway. ... Mike Bliss won the May race at the track.
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Formula One
Brazilian Grand Prix
Site: Sao Paulo, Brazil, Interlagos, Jose Carlos Pace (road course, 2.677 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (noon, Speed); Saturday, qualifying (noon, Speed); Sunday, race (10:30 a.m., Speed)
Race distance: 190.08 miles/71 laps
2008 winner: Felipe Massa
Fast facts: Felipe Massa is recovering from life-threatening injuries at the Hungarian GP in July, when he was knocked unconscious by a loose car part in qualifying and crashed into a safety barrier. He had surgery on the area around his left eye and later had a had a metal plate inserted. The Brazilian was cleared medically by FIA on Saturday and tested a car Monday at Ferrari’s private track, but isn’t expected to return to racing until next season. ... Toyota’s Timo Glock also will miss the race after cracking a vertebra during qualifying in Japan. Kamui Kobayashi is filling in for Glock.
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