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NASCAR Sprint Cup
Subway Fresh Fit 600
Site: Avondale, Ariz., Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (noon and 2:30 p.m., Speed), qualifying (6:30 p.m., Speed); Saturday, race (6 p.m., Fox)
Race distance: 375 miles/375 laps
2009 winner: Mark Martin
Fast facts: Denny Hamlin won the rain-delayed race at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, giving up the lead to take four tires, then rallying from ninth in a pair of two-lap sprints. Joey Logano, Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, was second. ... Hamlin had surgery last week on his left knee. He was injured playing basketball in the off-season. ... Jimmie Johnson, the winner this year at California, Las Vegas and Bristol, leads the season standings with 898 points — 14 more than second-place Greg Biffle. Johnson won the November race at Phoenix, his fourth victory in the last five races on the mile oval. He has 50 career Sprint Cup victories. ...
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NASCAR Nationwide
Bashas’ Supermarkets 200
Site: Avondale, Ariz., Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, practice (10 a.m., Speed), qualifying (4 p.m., ESPN2), race (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 200 miles/200 laps
2009 winner: Greg Biffle
Fast facts: On Saturday, Kevin Harvick raced to his second series victory of the year, holding off Reed Sorenson at Nashville Superspeedway. Harvick has 36 Nationwide victories. ... Carl Edwards, the November winner at Phoenix, leads the season standings. Brad Keselowski is second, 16 points back. ... Biffle and Edwards each have a series-high three victories on the PIR mile oval. ... Jason Leffler was placed on probation for three races for intentionally wrecking James Buescher at Nashville.
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IZOD IndyCar
Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
Site: Birmingham, Ala., Barber Motorsports Park (road course, 2.38 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (5 p.m., Versus); Sunday, race (2 p.m., Versus)
Race distance: 178.5 miles/75 laps
2009 winner: Inaugural race
Fast facts: Will Power won the rain-delayed Honda Grand Prix in St. Petersburg, Fla., on March 29 to sweep the first two races of the season. Barely seven months after breaking his back in a crash, the Penske Racing star held off Justin Wilson to become the first driver to win the first two events of a season since Sam Hornish in 2001. ... Power leads the season standings with 103 points. Wilson, Ryan Hunter-Reay and Dario Franchitti are tied for second, 44 points back. ... Danica Patrick was 15th in the opener in Brazil and seventh two weeks ago in St. Petersburg. ... The teams tested for two days in February at the 17-turn track.
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NHRA
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals
Site: Baytown, Texas, Houston Raceway Park
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (9:30 p.m., taped, ESPN2); Sunday, final eliminations (7 p.m., taped, ESPN2)
2009 winners: Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Ron Krisher (Pro Stock) and Craig Treble (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
Fast facts: John Force won the rain-delayed NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Concord, N.C., on March 29 for his second Funny Car victory of the season and record 128th overall win. The 60-year-old Force beat daughter Ashley Force Hood, Ron Capps and Matt Hagan in the final in the NHRA’s first four-wide event. Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won. ... Force, the Funny Car leader, won the season-opening event in Pomona, Calif., to end a 20-month victory drought. ... McClenathan leads the Top Fuel standings.
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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Porsche 250
Site: Birmingham, Ala., Barber Motorsports Park (road course, 2.38 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, race (12:30 p.m., Speed)
Race duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
2009 winners: Jon Fogarty, Alex Gurney (DP, overall); Robin Liddell, Andrew Davis (GT)
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