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IndyCar
Honda Indy Toronto
Site: Toronto, Streets of Toronto (street course, 1.755 miles)
TV schedule: Sunday, race (11:30 a.m., ABC)
Race distance: 149.175 miles/85 laps
2009 winner: Dario Franchitti
Fast facts: Will Power won at Watkins Glen on July 4, giving Team Penske its first IndyCar Series win at the New York road course. Power beat teammate Ryan Briscoe by 1.2 seconds for his third win of the season, all on road courses. ... Power leads the season standings with 327 points. Dario Franchitti, the Indianapolis 500 winner, is second with 295, followed by Scott Dixon with 287. ... Paul Tracy, from nearby Scarborough, is driving for KV Racing Technology. He won CART races in Toronto in 1993 and 2003. ... The NASCAR Canadian Tire Series is racing Saturday and the IndyLights event is Sunday morning.
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NASCAR Nationwide
Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250
Site: Madison, Ill., Gateway International Raceway (oval, 1.25 miles)
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (3:30 p.m., ESPN2), race (7 p.m., ESPN2)
Race distance: 250 miles/200 laps
2009 winner: Kyle Busch
Fast facts: Last week, Kyle Busch won at Chicagoland Speedway, beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano. Busch has seven Nationwide victories this year and 37 overall, second behind Mark Martin (48) for the series lead. ... Busch is skipping Saturday’s race. He’s vacationing in the Bahamas with fiance Sam Sarcinella. ... Brad Keselowski has a 227-point lead over Sprint Cup rival Carl Edwards in the season standings. Edwards, from Columbia, Mo., won the 2006 and 2008 races at the St. Louis-area track. ... Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick is racing in both the Nationwide and Trucks races at Gateway. A two-time Nationwide winner this year, Harvick won the 2000 and 2001 races at the track.
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NASCAR Camping World Trucks
CampingWorld.com 200
Site: Madison, Ill., Gateway International Raceway (oval, 1.25 miles)
TV schedule: Friday, qualifying (6 p.m., Speed), race (7:30 p.m., Speed)
Race distance: 200 miles/162 laps
2009 winner: Mike Skinner
Fast facts: Last week, rookie Austin Dillon raced to his first Trucks victory, edging Sauter in a green-white-checker finish at Iowa Speedway. The 20-year-old grandson of NASCAR owner Richard Childress drove a black No. 3 — the combination made famous by Dale Earnhardt when he drove for Childress. ... Todd Bodine, the 2006 series champion, has an 88-point lead over Aric Almirola in the season standings. Four-time champion Ron Hornaday Jr. is third, 191 points behind Bodine. Hornaday is winless in 10 races this year for Kevin Harvick Inc. after winning six times last year. ... Harvick is making his first Trucks start at the track since 1999. The Sprint Cup points leader has two Trucks victories this year.
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NHRA
Fram Autolite NHRA Nationals
Site: Sonoma, Calif., Infineon Raceway
TV schedule: Saturday, qualifying (10 p.m., taped, ESPN2); Sunday, final eliminations (5 p.m., taped, ESPN2)
2009 winners: Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
Fast facts: Last week, Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) won the Northwest Nationals in Kent, Wash. The event was marred by the death of Top Alcohol driver Mark Niver. He slammed into the protective netting at the end of the runway after his parachutes ripped away from the car. ... John Force, a record 14-time season champion, has four Funny Car victories this season and a record 130 overall. The 61-year-old Force has a 41-point lead over teammate Robert Hight in the season standings. ... In Top Fuel, Larry Dixon has a 172-point advantage over McClenathan. Dixon has seven victories this year.
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Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
NJMP 250
Site: Millville, N.J., New Jersey Motorsports Park (road course, 2.25 miles)
TV schedule: Sunday, race (noon, Speed)
Race duration: 2 hours, 45 minutes
2009 winners: Terry Borcheller, Joao Barbosa, Ryan Dalziel (overall, DP); David Haskell, Sylvain Tremblay, Nick Ham, Jonathan Bomarito (GT)
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