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[May 18, 2017] The Sports Xchange

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: MONSTER ENERGY ALL-STAR RACE (70 laps -- in segments of 20, 20, 20 and 10 laps, 105 miles around a 1.5-mile racetrack), Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

TV: Saturday, 8 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1. Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90.

Also, NASCAR Open qualifying race for the All-Star Race (two 20-lap segments and one 10-lap segment), Saturday, 6 p.m. ET -- FS1. Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90.

THIS WEEK: This will be the 32nd NASCAR Cup All-Star race. Joey Logano is the defending winner. ... The All-Star Race began in 1985 and has been held at Charlotte every year since (with the exception of 1986 at Atlanta Motor Speedway). ... The first winner of the All-Star Race was Darrell Waltrip. ... This is a non-points-paying race, meaning drivers will not earn points in the NASCAR Cup standings. However, there is a pretty impressive prize nonetheless: The winner of the All-Star Race receives $1 million. ... Kyle Larson (475 points) continues to lead the NASCAR Cup standings. Last weekend's winner at Kansas, Martin Truex Jr. is second (431) followed by Brad Keselowski (408), Chase Elliott (361), Jamie McMurray (354), Kevin Harvick (347), Kyle Busch (325), Jimmie Johnson (323), Logano (320) and Clint Bowyer (317).

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: The series is off for a second straight weekend. The next race is May 27, the Hisense 4K TV 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

THIS WEEK: Elliott Sadler (330) remains atop the Xfinity Series points standings, followed by Justin Allgaier (301), William Byron (252), Darrell Wallace Jr. (235), Daniel Hemric (229), Michael Annett (224), Matt Tifft (216), Ryan Reed (206), Blake Koch (202) and Brennan Poole (193).

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: NORTH CAROLINA EDUCATION LOTTERY 200 (134 laps, 201 miles around a 1.5-mile racetrack), Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.

TV: Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1. Radio: Motor Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90.

THIS WEEK: This is the 15th Truck race at CMS. Matt Crafton is the defending winner of this race. ... Kyle Busch won last Friday's Truck race at Kansas Speedway, his 47th career win in the Truck Series. ... Points leaders are: Johnny Sauter (189), Christopher Bell (187), Crafton (145), Chase Briscoe (135), Timothy Peters (134), Kaz Grala (132), Ben Rhodes (129), Grant Enfinger (117), Brett Moffitt (107) and Regan Smith (106).

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: The series is off this weekend. The next race is the 101st running of the Indianapolis 500, May 28 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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THIS WEEK: Will Power dominated to win last Saturday's IndyCar Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Scott Dixon finished second, followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay. ... Winners of the first five races have been Sebastien Bourdais (St. Petersburg), James Hinchcliffe (Long Beach), Josef Newgarden (Alabama) Simon Pagenaud (Phoenix) and Power (IndyCar Grand Prix). ... Pagenaud leads the IndyCar standings (191 points), followed by Dixon (181), Newgarden (152), Helio Castroneves (149), Power (145), Hinchcliffe (137), Bourdais (136), Hunter-Reay (117), Alexander Rossi (99) and Takuma Sato (97).

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: MENARD'S HEARTLAND NATIONALS, Friday through Sunday, Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.)

TV: Live eliminations, Sunday, 2-5 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1.

THIS WEEK: The series reaches its one-third mark of the season with the eighth of 24 races. ... Winners of the most recent race, two weeks ago at Commerce, Ga., were Ron Capps (third Funny Car win in a row), Steve Torrence (second Top Fuel win of season), LE Tonglet (second Pro Stock Motorcycle win of season) and Bo Butner (first Pro Stock win of season). ... Funny Car driver Alexis DeJoria missed her second consecutive race at Georgia, and it is unclear whether she will return for this weekend's race in Topeka. If she does not compete, it is likely she will continue to be replaced by veteran driver Chad Head. ... Points leaders: Top Fuel -- Leah Pritchett (641 points), Tony Schumacher (627), Torrence (592), Antron Brown (560), Doug Kalitta (486); Funny Car -- Capps (633), Matt Hagan (539), John Force (490), Robert Hight (437) and Tommy Johnson Jr. (427); Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson (586), Butner (585), Jason Line (515), Tanner Gray (496), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (495); Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Eddie Krawiec (306), Tonglet (291), Andrew Hines (230), Jerry Savoie (204) Scotty Pollacheck (196).

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