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 TV: Sunday, April 24, 1 pm ET - Fox (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: This will be the 120th NASCAR Sprint Cup race held at
the renowned .750 -mile bullring. ... Kurt Busch is the defending
champion of this race, which was his second career triumph at
Richmond. ... Matt Kenseth won last year's late summer race, the
final event before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. ...
Kyle Busch saw his hot streak come to an end last weekend at Bristol
Motor Speedway. Busch came into last weekend having won four
consecutive races, but was unable to extend it in either the NASCAR
Xfinity Series race last Saturday or the Sprint Cup event on Sunday,
which was won by Carl Edwards. ... Winners thus far this season have
been Denny Hamlin (Daytona), Jimmie Johnson (Atlanta and Fontana),
Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas), Kevin Harvick (Phoenix), Kyle Busch
(Martinsville, Texas) and Edwards (Bristol). ... The Sprint Cup
standings saw significant change after Bristol. Kyle Busch dropped
from first to fourth, while Kevin Harvick climbed two spots to
regain the No. 1 lead in the point standings. Bristol winner Carl
Edwards moved up two spots to second place, just one point behind
Harvick. Jimmie Johnson is third (-16), followed by Joey Logano
(-21) and Kyle Busch (-25). Sixth through 10th are Dale Earnhardt
Jr. (-37), Kurt Busch (-40), Brad Keselowski (-63), Denny Hamlin
(-65) and Martin Truex Jr. (-73).
 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: TOYOTA CARE 250 (140 laps, 105 miles),
Bristol Motor Speedway; Bristol, Tenn.
TV: Saturday, April 23, 1:45 p.m. ET - Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor
Racing Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: Saturday marks the second straight weekend that the
Xfinity Series will see two qualifying heat races prior to the main
event. will be a memorable day in NASCAR, as the Xfinity Series will
run two heat races (each 35 laps, 26.25 miles) before the main
event. ... This is the 65th time the Xfinity Series has raced at
Richmond. Denny Hamlin won this race last year, while Chase Elliott
won the late summer race there. ... Winners of the first seven
Xfinity Series races this season have been Chase Elliott (Daytona),
Kyle Busch (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Texas), Austin Dillon
(Fontana) and Erik Jones (Bristol). ... Daniel Suarez remains in the
lead in the Xfinity Series point standings after Fontana, with 242
points. Bristol winner Erik Jones moved into second place, six
points behind Suarez. Justin Allgaier is third (-8 points), followed
by Elliott Sadler (-10), Brandon Jones (-19), Ty Dillon (-21),
Brendan Gaughan (-34), Brennan Poole (-62), Ryan Reed (-66) and
Darrell Wallace Jr. (-66).
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: There is no race this week.
THEN AND NOW: The Truck Series returned to action after a three-week
hiatus two weeks ago at Martinsville Speedway, with Kyle Busch
earning his 45th career win in a Truck in the Alpha Energy Solutions
250. ... The Truck Series is once again on hiatus, with its next
race May 6 at Kansas Speedway. ... John Hunter Nemechek leads the
point standings. Nemechek has a three-point edge over No. 2-ranked
Kligerman, followed by Timothy Peters (-6), Tyler Young (-16),
Cameron Hayley and Ryan Truex (each -17), Daniel Hemric (-18),
Brandon Brown and Spencer Gallagher (each -21) and Ben Rhodes (-22).
VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF ALABAMA (90 laps on
a 2.38-mile, 17-turn permanent road course), Barber Motorsports
Park; Birmingham, Alabama.
TV: Sunday, April 24, 3 pm ET - NBCSN (Radio: IndyCar Radio
Network/Sirius Radio Channel 212, XM Radio Channel 209).
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THEN AND NOW: This is the seventh annual race at Barber Motorsports
Park. Josef Newgarden won last year's race, breaking Ryan
Hunter-Reay's two-race win streak there. Hunter-Reay, in turn, broke
Will Power's two-race win streak in 2011 and 2012. Helio Castroneves
won the first race held there in 2010. ... With a win at Long Beach
this past Sunday, as well as consecutive runner-up finishes in the
first two races, Simon Pagenaud opened up his lead in the IndyCar
point standings. Pagenaud has 134 points, Scott Dixon is second
(120), Juan Pablo Montoya is third (106), followed by Helio
Castroneves (92), Tony Kanaan (82), Takuma Sato (73), Hunter-Reay
(68), Power (62), Graham Rahal (59) and Charlie Kimball (58).
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: NHRA
FOUR-WIDE Nationals, zMAX Dragway; Concord, North Carolina.
TV: Sunday, April 24, 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm ET - Fox Sports 1. Also,
qualifying Saturday, April 23, 10 pm - 12 am ET (FS1).
THEN AND NOW: The NHRA returns to action April 22-24 at zMAX Dragway
in Concord, North Carolina, for the 7th annual NHRA Four-Wide
Nationals. ... In the last race nearly three weeks ago, the Denso
Spark Plus NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway,
defending Top Fuel champ Antron Brown won his first race of the
season. Alexis DeJoria broke her slump to win in Funny Car and Jason
Line continued his dominance with his second win (and fourth final
round appearance) of the season in Pro Stock. ... In the point
standings, Brittany Force continues to lead Top Fuel (307 points),
followed by Brown (269), Doug Kalitta (267), Steve Torrence (249),
Clay Millican (242), JR Todd (229), Dave Connolly (217), Terry
McMillen (209), Tony Schumacher (190) and Leah Pritchett (188). ...
In Funny Car, Robert Hight continues to lead all drivers with 341
points, followed by teammate John Force (294), Ron Capps (289 - who
failed to qualify for Sunday's race at Las Vegas), Del Worsham
(283), Jack Beckman (271), Courtney Force (265), Chad Head (236),
DeJoria (233), Tim Wilkerson (221) and Matt Hagan (150). ... In Pro
Stock, two-time defending champ Erica Enders finally snapped a
streak of three first-round losses by reaching the semi-finals at
Las Vegas. Jason Line remains atop the Pro Stock point standings
(463 points), followed closely by Greg Anderson (415), Bo Butner
(331), Drew Skillman (264), Chris McGaha (214), Allen Johnson (212),
Jeg Coughlin (191), Vincent Nobile (175), Enders (171) and Alex
Laughlin (154). ... Even though Pro Stock Motorcycle didn't run in
Las Vegas, Eddie Krawiec leads the two-wheeled ranks with 129
points, followed by Hector Arana (99), defending series champ Andrew
Hines (79), LE Tonglet IV (74), Chip Ellis (62), Michael Ray Jr.
(52), Gerald Savoie (52), James Underdahl (52), Angelle Sampey (35)
and Scott Pollacheck (33).
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