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NASCAR Sprint Cup
Carfax 400
Site: Brooklyn, Mich., Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (11 a.m., Speed), qualifying (2:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, practice (11:30 a.m., Speed); Sunday, race (1 p.m., ESPN)
Race distance: 400 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Carl Edwards
Fast facts: Mark Martin won the June race at Michigan for his third victory of the year. Jimmie Johnson dominated most of the race, but ran out of fuel with two laps to go, giving the lead to Greg Biffle, who then ran out on the final lap. ... Tony Stewart needs only to start to wrap up a spot in the 12-driver Chase for the championship. Three-time defending series champion Johnson needs a 90-point gain on 13th place — currently Kyle Busch — to lock up a spot. Matt Kenseth is 12th, 58 points ahead of Busch.
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NASCAR Nationwide
Carfax 250
Site: Brooklyn, Mich., Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (12: 30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, qualifying (9:30 a.m., Speed), race (2:30 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 250 miles/125 laps
2008 winner: Carl Edwards
Fast facts: Kyle Busch, a six-time winner this year, has a series-record 10th consecutive top-two finishes. He leads the season standings with 3,646 points, followed by Edwards (3,434) and Brad Keselowski (3,237). ... Ryan Newman, driving the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, won the 2001 and 2005 races in his only other series starts at the track. ... J.J. Yeley will drive the No. 81 MacDonald Motorsports Dodge, his first series ride since the 2007 season finale.
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NASCAR Camping World Trucks
O’Reilly 200
Site: Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (oval, .533 miles)
TV schedule: Wednesday (Aug. 19), race (7 p.m., Speed)
Race distance: 106.6 miles/200 laps
2008 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Ron Hornaday Jr. raced to his series-record fifth straight victory in the series last race, beating Brian Scott in a green-white-checker finish Aug. 1 at Nashville Superspeedway. The 51-year-old Hornaday has six wins this year for Kevin Harvick Inc., and a series-record 44 overall. He also has a record three season titles.
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NHRA
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals
Site: Brainerd (Minn.) International Raceway.
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (5 p.m., 10 p.m., ESPN2); Sunday, final eliminations (9 p.m., ESPN2)
2008 winners: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Tony Pedregon (Funny Car), Kurt Johnson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
Fast facts: Antron Brown leads the Top Fuel standings with 1,283 points, followed by Tony Schumacher (1,084) and Larry Dixon (1,035). ... Tony Pedregon tops the Funny Car points race with 1,101, followed by Ron Capps (1,090) and Ashley Force Hood (1,054).
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American Le Mans Series
Time Warner Cable Road Race Showcase
Site: Elkhart Lake, Wis., Road America (4.048-mile, 14-turn road coarse)
TV schedule: Sunday, race (2 p.m., Speed)
Race duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
2008 winners: Lucas Luhr, Marco Werner (P1, overall); David Brabham, Scott Sharp (P2); Jan Magnussen, Johnny O’Connell (GT1); Bryce Miller, Richard Westbrook, Dirk Werner (GT2)
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