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NASCAR CUP SERIES
EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m.
Track: Circuit of the Americas.
Race distance: 68 laps, 231 miles.
Last race: Alex Bowman became the second two-time winner in NASCAR’s premier series, hanging onto the lead through two late restarts at Dover.
Fast facts: NASCAR makes its debut at the Texas road course, with all three national series running. … Denny Hamlin remains the points leader by 101 over William Byron. Three-time winner Martin Truex Jr. is third, 102 behind. … Fifth-place Kyle Larson is the new leader in laps led with 774. Hamlin is next with 751. … Bowman is 13th in points with his two victories. He has just three other top 10 finishes. Byron leads all drivers with 11 top-10 finishes. Hamlin and Kevin Harvick each have 10.
Next race: May 30, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Pit Boss 250
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Saturday, race, 4 p.m..
Track: Circuit of the Americas.
Race distance: 46 laps, 156 miles.
Last race: Defending series champion Austin Cindric won for the third time in 10 races after starting 16th at Dover.
Fast facts: Cindric leads Daniel Hemric by 62 points and Harrison Burton by 74 in the standings. … Hemric is the only driver to have finished on the lead lap in all 10 races. … Cindric and Hemric share the series lead with eight top-10 finishes.
Next race: May 29, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Toyota Tundra 225
Site: Austin, Texas.
Schedule: Saturday, race, 1 p.m.
Track: Circuit of the Americas.
Race distance: 41 laps, 139.8 miles.
Last race: Defending series champion Sheldon Creed gained his first victory of the season at Darlington.
Fast facts: Creed is third in points behind two-time winners John Hunter Nemechek and Ben Rhodes. … Nemechek and Rhodes both have seven top-10 finishes in eight races. … Only the top three drivers in the standings have won races because Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers Kyle Busch (2) and Martin Truex Jr. (1) also have won races.
Next race: May 28, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
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FORMULA ONE
Grand Prix of Monaco.
Site: Monaco, Monte Carlo.
Schedule: Thursday, practice, 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6 a.m., and qualifying, 9 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m.
Track: Circuit de Monaco.
Race distance: 78 laps, 161.7 miles.
Last year: Race was not held.
Last race: Seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton prevailed in a race-long duel with Max Verstappen to win for the third time in four races this season.
Fast facts: Hamilton and Verstappen have finished first or second in each of the first four races this season. … Hamilton has won 14 of the last 20 races in the series.
Next race: June 6, Azerbaijan.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
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INDYCAR
Last race: Rinus VeeKay became the third first-time winner through five races this season on the road course at Indianapolis.
Next race: May 30, Indianapolis.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
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NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and John Force won in Funny Car at Concord, North Carolina.
Next event: Friday-Sunday, Baytown, Texas.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
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WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next event: Friday, Attica, Ohio, and Saturday, Hartford, Ohio.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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