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NASCAR CUP SERIES
HighPoint.com 400
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2:35 p.m., and qualifying, 3:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles.
Last year: Chase Elliott won after starting third when apparent winner Denny Hamlin and apparent runner-up Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing inspections.
Last race: Martin Truex Jr. won on Monday in New Hampshire, his third victory of the season.
Fast facts: Truex has won twice on Monday this season and four times in his career. The victory was his first in 30 races in New Hampshire. … Truex also regained the points lead by 17 over William Byron. … Joey Logano finished second, followed by Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski. … Kyle Busch finished last in a backup car after finishing just 71 of the 301 laps, ending a streak of seven consecutive top 10 finishes.
Next race: July 30, Richmond, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Explore the Pocono Mountains 225
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:35 p.m., and qualifying, 4:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 5:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 90 laps, 225 miles.
Last year: Noah Gragson won after starting ninth.
Last race: John Hunter Nemechek won in overtime in New Hampshire, his second consecutive victory and fourth of this season.
Fast facts: Nemechek’s points lead grew to 33 over Austin Hill. The race ended under the white flag after the 10th caution. … Chandler Smith finished second, followed by Hill, Daniel Hemric and Sammy Smith. … Nemechek led 137 of 206 laps and gave Joe Gibbs Racing its 196th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory.
Next race: July 28, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
CRC Brakleen 150
Site: Long Pond, Pennsylvania.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:35 p.m., and qualifying, 2:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, Noon (FS1).
Track: Pocono Raceway.
Race distance: 60 laps, 150 miles.
Last year: Chandler Smith won after starting second.
Last race: Points leader Corey Heim passed Ty Majeski with 26 laps to go and never relinquished the top spot at Mid-Ohio, winning for the second time this season and for the first time on a road course.
Fast facts: Heim, with one fewer start than the rest of the contenders, leads defending series champion Zane Smith by 26 points and Majeski by 51 through 14 of 23 races. … Heim is one of five drivers with two victories and has a series-best 11 top 10 finishes in 13 starts.
Next race: July 29, Richmond, Virginia.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Hungarian Grand Prix
Site: Budapest, Hungary.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 7:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6:30 a.m., and qualifying. 10 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (ESPN).
Track: Hungaroring.
Race distance: 70 laps, 190.531 miles.
Last year: Max Verstappen won after starting 10th.
Last race: Verstappen recovered from a slow start on the pole to win the British Grand Prix, his sixth consecutive victory.
Fast facts: Verstappen, the two-time defending champion, has won 33 of 55 races over the past three seasons. … He and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez (two wins) have combined to win all 10 races this season. … Verstappen has led 467 of the 610 laps run this year and Perez has led 113. No one else has led more than 12.
Next race: July 30, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Hy-Vee Homefront 250 & Hy-Vee One Step 250
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 9:30 a.m., and race 1, 3 p.m. (ABC), Sunday, race 2, 2 p.m. (ABC).
Track: Iowa Speedway.
Race distance: 250 laps, 223.5 miles.
Last year: Josef Newgarden won after starting second and Pato O’Ward won after starting seventh.
Last race: Christian Lundgaard won from the pole in Toronto.
Fast facts: Alex Palou’s three-race winning streak ended in Toronto, but he rallied after starting 15th to finish second. His lead is 117 points over Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Scott Dixon. … Lundgaard led the race for 53 of the 85 laps. … Colton Herta finished third, his first podium of the season.
Next race: Aug. 6, Nashville, Tennessee.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Clay Millican won in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan won in Funny Car in Colorado.
Next event: July 23, Kent, Washington.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next events: July 21 & 22, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
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