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This week's national racing schedule

Courtesy of The Associated Press
All times Central (U.S.)

NASCAR Sprint Cup
Shelby American
Site: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (2 p.m., Speed), qualifying (5:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, practice (12:30 p.m., Speed); Sunday, race (2 p.m., KDFW/Ch. 4)
Race distance: 400.5 miles/267 laps
2009 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Jimmie Johnson, who won Sunday at Auto Club Speedway in California, has won five of the last 11 Sprint Cup races and has 48 victories overall. He has three victories in eight career Las Vegas starts. ... Kevin Harvick leads the standings, 19 points ahead of teammate Clint Bowyer. ... Jeff Burton is making his 550th Sprint Cup start.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Sam’s Town 300
Site: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, qualifying (11 a.m., Speed), race (3:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 300 miles/200 laps
2009 winner: Greg Biffle
Fast facts: Kyle Busch, who won Saturday at Auto Club Speedway in California, has 31 series victories to tie Jack Ingram for third place on the career list. Mark Martin tops the list with 48 and Kevin Harvick is second with 34. ... Danica Patrick is making her third straight series start. Her next Nationwide start is set for June 26 in New Hampshire. ... Carl Edwards leads the standings, 24 points ahead of Joey Logano.
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This week's national racing schedule

Courtesy of The Associated Press
All times Central (U.S.)

NASCAR Sprint Cup
Auto Club 500
Site: Fontana, Calif., Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2 miles).
TV schedule: Friday, practice (2 p.m., Speed), qualifying (5:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, practice (1:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m., Speed); Sunday, race (2 p.m., KDFW/Ch. 4)
Race distance: 500 miles/250 laps
2009 winner: Matt Kenseth
Fast facts: Jimmie Johnson won the October race at the track for the third straight year en route to his record fourth straight series title. He has a series-record four victories at the track. The No. 48 Chevrolet was 35th last week in Daytona. ... Joey Logano won the NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown last month at Irwindale, Calif.
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NASCAR Nationwide Series
Stater Bros. 300
Site: Fontana, Calif., Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, qualifying (11:30 a.m., Speed), race (4 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 300 miles/150 laps
2009 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Danica Patrick is making her second Nationwide start for JR Motorsports. The IndyCar star finished 35th in her NASCAR debut at Daytona after getting caught up in a 12-car wreck just past the halfway point. She also drove in the ARCA race at Daytona, finishing sixth. ... Kyle Busch won nine times last year and took the series championship for Joe Gibbs Racing, unifying the driver and owner titles for the first time since 2006. He has 30 wins in 174 Nationwide starts. ... Joey Logano won the October race at the track.
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NHRA
NHRA Arizona Nationals
Site: Chandler, Ariz., Firebird International Raceway
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (1 a.m. Sunday, taped, ESPN2); Sunday, final eliminations (6 p.m., taped, ESPN2)
2009 winners: Ron Capps (Funny Car), Antron Brown (Top Fuel) and Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock)
Fast facts: John Force, who ended a 20-month victory drought when he won the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, Calif., leads the standings for the first time since winning his 14th series championship in November 2006. ... Ron Capps broke his right middle finger playing racquetball in December.
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Cowtown Speedway Midgets/Modifieds/600s Set For March 5-6

Record snow fall cancelled last weeks Midget Championship.

From Darin Short out at Cowtown Speedway:

Cowtown Speedway (Kennedale)
Feb. 16 (Tuesday)

After an historic snow event in the Fort Worth area put the kibosh on the weekend racing at Cowtown Speedway on Feb. 12-13, a new replacement date is now in place. The entire Second Annual City Vending Cowtown Midget Championships presented by National Health Care Advisors and Sunoco Race Fuels, Fast 50 for Modifieds and all three ASCS2 series events will be run on March 5-6. The midgets are sanctioned by SMRS/USAC, the modifieds are sanctioned by NCRA and all three divisions of 600s are sanctioned by ASCS2.

So far 177 drivers from 11 states have entered the event. For those teams returning in March, they are still entered and there is nothing additional those teams need to do. If you are one of those teams that cannot return on March 5-6, e-mail cowtownspeedway@yahoo.com with your intent to withdraw from the event by Feb. 28. New entries will be accepted at the track Web site, and registration is up and running. 

To those fans that had purchased advanced two-day passes, the same applies. If you are coming March 5-6, then there is nothing further you need to do. If you cannot make it, please e-mail cowtownspeedway@yahoo.com by Feb. 28. 

This schedule change will also force the postponement of the 2010 Cowtown Go Kart opener that was set for March 5, and the Cowtown Speedway points opener on March 6. The points season for both of the Friday night Go-Karts and the Saturday night classes will kick off the following weekend, March 12-13. For more information, go to: www.cowtownspeedway.com