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NASCAR Sprint Cup
Coke Zero 400
Site: Daytona Beach, Fla., Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles)
TV schedule: Thursday, practice (3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Speed); Friday, qualifying (3 p.m., Speed); Saturday, race (6:30 p.m., TNT)
Race distance: 400 miles/160 laps
2009 winner: Tony Stewart
Fast facts: Last Sunday, Jimmie Johnson raced to his second straight victory and fifth of the season, bumping his way past Kurt Busch with two laps left at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Stewart was second, and Kurt Busch third. ... Kevin Harvick leads four-time defending series champion Johnson by 105 points. Harvick, the 2007 Daytona 500 winner, raced to his lone victory of the season in April at Talladega. He also won the preseason Budweiser Shootout in February at Daytona. ... Johnson and Denny Hamlin are tied for the series victory lead with five. Each victory is worth 10 bonus points in the Chase. ... Jamie McMurray won the season-opening Daytona 500. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr., winless in 74 races, is 13th in the standings — three points behind Carl Edwards in the race for the final Chase spot.
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NASCAR Nationwide
Subway Jalapeno 250
Site: Daytona Beach, Fla., Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles)
Schedule: Thursday, practice (4:30 p.m., ESPN2); Friday, qualifying (noon, ESPN2), race (6:30 p.m., ESPN)
Race distance: 250 miles/100 laps
2009 winner: Clint Bowyer
Fast facts: Last Saturday, Kyle Busch raced to his sixth Nationwide victory of the year and 36th overall, winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch also broke Mark Martin’s series record for career laps led with 8,118. ... The Daytona race is the first for the series’ new car model. The car also will be used at Michigan, Richmond and Charlotte before being fully integrated in 2011. Ford also is moving from Fusion to Mustang, and Dodge from Charger to Challenger. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. is driving the No. 3 Wrangler Chevrolet in memory of his father. ... Brad Keselowski leads the season standings, 247 points ahead of Carl Edwards. ... Tony Stewart won the season-opening race at Daytona. ... Kenny Schrader is driving the No. 09 RAB Racing Ford.
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IndyCar
Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen
Site: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (road course, 3.4 miles).
TV schedule: Sunday, race (2:30 p.m., WFAA/Ch. 8)
Race distance: 204 miles/60 laps
2009 winner: Justin Wilson
Fast facts: Andretti Autosport’s Tony Kanaan won the Iowa 250 on June 20 for his first victory in nearly two years, passing Helio Castroneves with 10 laps left. ... Penske’s Will Power leads the season standings, 11 points ahead of Scott Dixon and 14 in front of Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti. Power won the season-opening road races in Sao Paulo and St. Petersburg. ... Castroneves (Alabama) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (Long Beach) also have road-course victories this season. ... Dixon swept the 2005-07 races at Watkins Glen. ... Danica Patrick was 30th last week in the NASCAR Nationwide Series race in New Hampshire.
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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Brumos Porsche 250
Site: Daytona Beach Fla., Daytona International Speedway (speedway road course, 3.56 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, race (noon, Speed)
Race duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
2009 winners: Max Angelelli, Brian Frisselle (overall, DP); Leh Keen, Dirk Werner (GT)
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