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[June 01, 2017] The Sports Xchange

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: AAA 400 DRIVE FOR AUTISM (400 laps, 400 miles around a 1.0-mile oval), Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware.

TV: Sunday, June 4, 1 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: This will be the 95th NASCAR Cup race held at Dover. ... Matt Kenseth won this race last year, while Martin Truex Jr. won last year's playoff race there. ... Austin Dillon won the Coca-Cola 600 this past Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was Dillon's first career NASCAR Cup win. ... Martin Truex Jr., who finished third in the Coca-Cola 600, took over the lead in the NASCAR Cup point standings (491 points). Kyle Larson, who had been the prior leader for much of the season to date, fell to second place (486 points). Brad Keselowski moved up to third (409), followed by Kevin Harvick (388) and Kyle Busch (386). Sixth through 10th are Jamie McMurray (365), Chase Elliott (362), Jimmie Johnson (359), Clint Bowyer (343) and Joey Logano (336).

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: ONE MAIN FINANCIAL 200 (200 laps, 200 miles around a 1.0-mile oval), Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware.

TV: Saturday, June 3, 1 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: This will be the 67th Xfinity Series race at Dover. Erik Jones is the defending winner of this race, while Daniel Suarez won last fall's playoff race. ... Ryan Blaney won this past Saturday's Xfinity race at Charlotte, defeating Kevin Harvick, Austin Dillon, Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin. ... Elliott Sadler remains atop the Xfinity Series points (332), followed by Justin Allgaier (326), William Byron (275), Daniel Hemric (253), Darrell Wallace Jr. (249), Ryan Reed (237), Brennan Poole (229), Matt Tifft (227), Michael Annett (225) and Blake Koch (220).

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: BAR HARBOR 200 (200 laps, 200 miles around a 1.0-mile oval), Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware.

TV: Friday, June 2, 5:30 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: After having this past weekend off, the series returns to action Friday afternoon at Dover. ... This will be the 18th Truck Series race at Dover. Matt Crafton won last year's race there. ... Kyle Busch won the most recent Truck race, two weeks ago during the NASCAR Cup All-Star Race Weekend at Charlotte. It was his 48th career Truck win and his second consecutive win (won the week before at Kansas). ... Points leaders are: Johnny Sauter (242), Christopher Bell (227), Matt Crafton (191), Chase Briscoe (171), Ben Rhodes (170), Timothy Peters (170), Grant Enfinger (147), Kaz Grala (139), Ryan Truex (139) and Brett Moffitt (126). ... Peters and Moffitt are both looking for a new ride after Red Horse Racing announced last week that it was suspending operations immediately due to lack of sponsorship.

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: CHEVROLET DETROIT GRAND PRIX RACE 1 (Saturday, June 3) AND RACE 2 (Sunday, June 4) (70 laps, 164.5 miles on a 2.350-mile street course), The Raceway at Belle Isle; Detroit, Michigan.

TV: Both races will be televised live on ABC, both starting at 3:30 p.m. ET.

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THIS WEEK: This will be the 12th and 13th races held on Detroit's Belle Isle. ... Sebastien Bourdais won last year's first of the two weekend races, while Will Power won the second race the following day. ... Takuma Sato became the first Asian driver to win the Indianapolis 500 this past Sunday. Helio Castroneves finished second, while Ed Jones finished third. Former two-time Formula One champ Fernando Alonso was in contention throughout the Indy 500 before the motor in his McLaren-Andretti Autosport Honda expired with 21 laps remaining in the race. ... Bourdais has already begun physical therapy and visited IMS over race weekend. He was seriously injured during a crash in qualifying on May 20, suffering injuries to his legs and pelvis, for which he required surgery. Bourdais is out for the remainder of the season. He was replaced in the Indy 500 for Dale Coyne Racing by James Davison. ... Winners of the first six races have been Sebastien Bourdais (St. Petersburg), James Hinchcliffe (Long Beach), Josef Newgarden (Alabama) Simon Pagenaud (Phoenix), Will Power (IndyCar Grand Prix) and Takuma Sato (Indy 500). ... With his second-place finish in the Indy 500, Helio Castroneves took over the points lead in the Verizon IndyCar Series Castroneves has 245 points, followed by a three-way tie for second place between Pagenaud, Sato and Indy 500 polesitter Scott Dixon. Last year's 500 winner, Alexander Rossi, is fifth (190 points), followed by Tony Kanaan (188), Will Power (186), Josef Newgarden (186), Ed Jones (185) and a 10th-place tie between James Hinchcliffe and Max Chilton (170 points each).

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: NEW ENGLAND NHRA NATIONALS, June 2-4, New England Dragway; Epping, New Hampshire.

TV: Live coverage of final eliminations, Sunday, June 4, 4:30 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).

THIS WEEK: The series begins its second third of the 24-race season this weekend in the Northeast. ... Last year's winners of this event were Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock). Ironically, Brown and Capps would go on to win season the championship last year. ... Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria will likely miss her fourth consecutive race due to a mysterious, unexplained reason. Veteran driver Chad Head continues to serve as DeJoria's replacement. ... Points leaders: Top Fuel -- Leah Pritchett (721 points), Steve Torrence (691 points), Antron Brown (680), Tony Schumacher (673), Doug Kalitta (539); Funny Car -- Ron Capps (748), Matt Hagan (629), John Force (524), Robert Hight (518) and Jack Beckman (502); Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson (586), Bo Butner (670), Greg Anderson (646), Tanner Gray (610), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (593) and Jason Line (576); Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Eddie Krawiec (306), L.E. Tonglet (291), Andrew Hines (230), Jerry Savoie (204) Scotty Pollacheck (196).

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