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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Ambetter Health 400
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:35 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (Fox).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 260 laps, 400 miles.
Last year: Joey Logano won after starting on the pole.
Last race: William Byron crossed under the white flag denoting the final lap at the exact moment a crash broke out behind him and won the rain-delayed Daytona 500, giving team owner Rick Hendrick the win in the 40th anniversary year of Hendrick Motorsports.
Fast facts: Hendrick teammate Alex Bowman was second. … The last Hendrick driver to win the 500 was Dale Earmhardt Jr. in 2014. … Hendrick drivers have won the Daytona 500 nine times, tying the team with Petty Enterprises for the most ever. … The fourth and final caution of the race began when Bowman hit Byron from behind and it caused Byron to sideswipe Brad Keselowski, triggering a 23-car crash that caused a red flag that lasted more than 15 minutes.
Next race: March 3 at Las Vegas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
RAPTOR King of Tough 250
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 4:35 p.m.; Saturday, race, 5 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 163 laps, 251 miles.
Last year: Austin Hill won after starting third.
Last race: Hill won at Daytona for the third consecutive year on Monday night after the race was postponed by rain.
Fast facts: The season-opening race was originally slated to be run Saturday. … Hill has seven career victories, with two others coming at Atlanta. … Shane van Gisbergen finished 12th as last year’s Cup winner at Chicago made his Xfinity Series debut. … Frankie Muniz, the actor making a transition to motorsports, finished 33rd in his series debut.
Next race: March 2 at Las Vegas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Fr8 208
Site: Hampton, Georgia.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 2 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 135 laps, 208 miles.
Last year: Christian Eckes won after starting fourth.
Last race: Nick Sanchez claimed the first Truck Series victory of his career, winning the season opener at Daytona when the race ended under caution.
Fast facts: Corey Heim was second, followed by Rajah Caruth. … The final caution involved 12 trucks and was the record 12th of the race.
Next race: March 1 at Las Vegas.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Last race: Three-time champion Max Verstappen won the season finale in Abu Dhabi, his seventh consecutive victory and season-record 19th in 22 races in 2023.
Next race: Season opener at Sakhir, Bahrain, March 2.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Last race: Scott Dixon won last year’s season finale at Laguna Seca, his third win of the season, all in the last four races. The six-time champion gave Chip Ganassi Racing a 1-2 finish in the standings. A week earlier, teammate Alex Palou had become the first driver in 18 years to clinch the title before the final race of the season.
Next race: Season opener at St. Petersburg, Florida, March 10.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Next event: March 7-10, Gainesville, Florida.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next events: March 3-4, Barberville, Florida.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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