AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

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NASCAR

O’REILLY AUTO PARTS 500

Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:05 p.m. (FS1), qualifying, 7:40 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, practice, 9:05 and 11:30 a.m. (FS1); Sunday, race, 3 p.m., FOX.

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps.

Last year: Kyle Busch won the spring race in Texas.

Last race: Brad Keselowski took home top honors in Martinsville.

Fast facts: For Busch, last year’s victory in Fort Worth kicked off a three-race winning streak. Busch went on to take first at Bristol and Richmond before eventual champion Joey Logano won at Talladega at the end of April. …Keselowski and Busch, each of whom has finished first twice, are the first multi-race winners of 2019. Logano (Las Vegas) and Denny Hamlin (Daytona) also have victories this season.

Next race: Food City 500, April 7, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

XFINITY

MY BARIATRIC SOLUTIONS 300

Site: Fort Worth.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:05 & 6:35 p.m. (FS1); Saturday, qualifying, 10:10 a.m. (FS1), race, 1 p.m., FS1.

Track: Texas Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 220.5 miles, 147 laps.

Last year: Ryan Blaney won from the pole.

Last race: Cole Custer took first at Fontana two weeks ago.

Fast facts: Custer’s win on March 16 snapped a two-race winning streak for Busch in Xfinity. … Kaulig Racing announced on Thursday that AJ Allmendinger, who has spent the past 13 years driving in the Cup series, will pilot their No. 10 Chevrolet for multiple races. Allmendinger has two career wins in the Xfinity series. …Four of this year’s first five races have been won by the driver starting third.

Next race: Alsco 300, April 6, Bristol Motor Speedway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

VANKOR 350

Site: Fort Worth.

Schedule: Thursday, qualifying, 4:05 p.m. & 6:35 p.m.; Friday, 5:10 p.m. (FS1), race, 9 p.m., FS1.

Track: Texas Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 131.5 miles, 250 laps.

Last year: Johnny Sauter won his second straight race.

Last race: Busch made it three straight at Martinsville.

Fast facts: Busch has won three straight truck series races. He started seventh in Atlanta, first in Las Vegas and second in Martinsville and won every start. …With Busch ineligible to compete for the series title, Canadian Stewart Friesen has surged to the top of the leaderboard. Friesen has a four-point lead on Grant Enfinger. …After this weekend, the trucks take the month of April off before reconvening in Dover for the first weekend of May.

Next race: JEGS 200, May 3, Dover International Speedway, Dover, Delaware.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

FORMULA ONE

BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX

Site: Manama, Bahrain

Schedule: Friday, practice, 8 & 11 a.m. (ESPNU); Saturday, practice, 8 a.m. (ESPN2), qualifying, 11 a.m.,(ESPN2); Sunday, race, 11:10 a.m., ESPN 2

Track: Bahrain International Circuit (3.36 miles).

Race distance: 191.5 miles, 57 laps.

Last year: Sebastian Vettel took Bahrain from the pole.

Last race: Valterri Bottas kicked off 2019 by giving Mercedes a win in Australia.

Fast facts: Bottas was dominant in the opener in Melbourne, leading 56 of 58 laps in his No. 77 Mercedes. Teammate Lewis Hamilton was second. …Charles Leclerc, a 21-year-old driver for Ferrari, finished fifth two weeks ago. Leclerc started all 21 events in 2018 and was 13th.

Next race: Chinese Grand Prix, April 14, Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

INDYCAR

Last race: Colton Herta won his first career race at the Circuit of the Americas.

Next race: Grand Prix of Alabama, April 7, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

Last event: Richie Crampton won Top Fuel in Gainesville.

Next race: Four-Wide Nationals, April 5-7, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

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