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NASCAR Sprint Cup
Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips At The Glen
Site: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (road course, 2.45 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (10:30 a.m., Speed), qualifying (2 p.m., ESPN2); Saturday, practice (11 a.m., Speed; 12:30 p.m., ESPN2); Sunday, race (1 p.m., ESPN)
Race distance: 220.5 miles/90 laps
2008 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Tony Stewart tops the season standings with 3,188 points with five races to go before the 12-driver Chase for the championship. Three-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson (2,991) is second, followed by Jeff Gordon (2,989), Kurt Busch (2,751), Hamlin (2,713), Carl Edwards (2,665), Kasey Kahne (2,642), Juan Pablo Montoya (2,631), Ryan Newman (2,627), Mark Martin (2,622), Matt Kenseth (2,564) and Greg Biffle (2,563). Kyle Busch, a three-time winner this year, is 13th, 101 points behind Biffle. ... Stewart and Gordon each have a track-record four Sprint Cup victories at Watkins Glen. ... Kahne won the first road-course race of the season June 21 at Sonoma. ... Marcos Ambrose won the Nationwide race last year at the track for his first NASCAR victory, then finished third the next day in the Sprint Cup race.
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NASCAR Nationwide
Zippo 200 at The Glen
Site: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (road course, 2.45 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (12:30 p.m., Speed; 4:30 p.m., ESPN2); Saturday, qualifying (9 a.m., ESPN2), race, (2 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 200.9 miles/82 laps
2008 winner: Marco Ambrose
Fast facts: Kyle Busch, a six-time winner this year, has nine consecutive top-two finishes, tying the series record set by Jack Ingram in 1983. Busch leads the season standings with 3,471 points, followed by Carl Edwards (3,264) and Brad Keselowski (3,099). ... Road racers Ron Fellows and Boris Said are entered.
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IndyCar Series
Honda Indy 200
Site: Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (road course, 2.258 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (5 p.m., Versus); Sunday, race, (noon, Versus)
Race distance: 191.25 miles/85 laps
2008 winner: Ryan Briscoe
Fast facts: Points leader Briscoe, also the winner of the season-opening race in St. Petersburg, Fla., has 416 points in the championship standings. Scott Dixon is second with 408, followed by Dario Franchitti (405), Helio Castroneves (341) and Danica Patrick (309). ... Scott Dixon won the 2007 race at Mid-Ohio.
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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Crown Royal 200 at The Glen
Site: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (road course, 2.45 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, race (7 p.m., taped, Speed)
Race distance: 200 miles or 2 hours
2008 winners: Brian Frisselle, Mark Wilkins (DP and overall)
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American Le Mans Series
Acura Sports Car Challenge
Site: Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (road course, 2.258 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, race (1:30 p.m. Sunday, taped, NBC)
2008 winners: Marco Werner, Luca Luhr (P1, overall); Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas (P2); Dominik Farnbacher, Dirk Mueller (GT2); Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen (GT1)
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