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 TV: Sunday, May 15, 1 pm ET - Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: NASCAR returns to the Monster Mile, a one-mile,
high-banked, all concrete track that will play host Sunday to its
93rd Sprint Cup race. ... Jimmie Johnson is the defending winner of
this race and has won three of the last five, part of a record 10
career wins at Dover for the six-time Sprint Cup champion. Kevin
Harvick won last fall's Chase for the Sprint Cup race at Dover.
Johnson will potentially be looking for revenge this Sunday: Despite
his success at Dover, he was eliminated from the Chase for the
Sprint Cup after last fall's race, the last of the first round of
the Chase. ... Dover has added nearly 500 feet of SAFER Barrier on
the backstretch and the entrance to Turn 3 to further enhance safety
for drivers. ... Kyle Busch won last Saturday's GoBowling 400 race
at Kansas Speedway and is the first driver to win three races this
season. It was Busch's first career Sprint Cup win at Kansas. He has
won at every current track on the Cup schedule with the exception of
Charlotte and Pocono, tying him with Tony Stewart for most wins at
current tracks by active drivers (21 tracks). ... Winners thus far
this season have been Denny Hamlin (Daytona), Jimmie Johnson
(Atlanta, Fontana), Brad Keselowski (Las Vegas, Talladega), Kevin
Harvick (Phoenix), Kyle Busch (Martinsville, Texas, Kansas) and Carl
Edwards (Bristol, Richmond). ... Kevin Harvick holds a slim lead in
the Sprint Cup point standings. He comes into Dover with 390 points,
followed by Kyle Busch (386), Carl Edwards (367), Jimmie Johnson
(353), Kurt Busch (350), Brad Keselowski (332), Joey Logano (320),
Austin Dillon (307), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (305) and Martin Truex Jr.
(303).
 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: OLLIE'S BARGAIN OUTLET 200 (2 heat races of
40 laps/40 miles each, followed by a 120-lap/120-mile main event
race), Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware.
TV: Saturday, May 14, 2:30 pm ET - Fox Sports (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: The Xfinity Series returns to action after having last
weekend off. ... This will be the 65th Xfinity Series race at Dover.
Chris Buescher won this race last season en route to the Xfinity
championship. Regan Smith won last year's fall race at Dover. ...
Elliott Sadler hopes to continue the momentum he earned two weeks
ago in his win at Talladega. ... Winners of the first 10 Xfinity
Series races this season have been Chase Elliott (Daytona), Kyle
Busch (Atlanta, Las Vegas, Phoenix and Texas), Austin Dillon
(Fontana), Erik Jones (Bristol), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Richmond) and
Sadler (Talladega). ... Sadler and Daniel Suarez come into Dover
tied for the lead in the Xfinity points standings. Each driver has
314 points, followed by Ty Dillon (282), Justin Allgaier (280,
Brendan Gaughan (279), Brandon Jones (274), Erik Jones (264),
Brennan Poole (251), Darrell Wallace Jr. (229) and Ryan Reed (221).
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: MAY DOVER RACE (200 laps, 200
miles), Dover International Speedway; Dover, Delaware.
TV: Friday, May 13, 5:30 pm ET - Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THEN AND NOW: The Truck Series returns to Dover for the 17th time.
... Defending winner of this race is Tyler Reddick, who won at Dover
last May 29. ... William Byron won his first career Truck race last
Friday at Kansas Speedway. ... Winners thus far this season have
been Johnny Sauter (Daytona), John Hunter Nemechek (Atlanta), Kyle
Busch (Martinsville) and Byron (Kansas). ... Timothy Peters moved
into the Truck series points lead after Kansas with 103 points.
Daniel Hemric is second (95), followed by Ryan Truex (93), Tyler
Young (89), John Hunter Nemechek and Matt Crafton (tied with 88
points each), William Byron (87), Spencer Gallagher (85), Brandon
Brown (83) and Parker Kligerman (82).
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: ANGIE'S LIST GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS (82
laps, 200 miles on a 2.439-mile road course), Indianapolis Motor
Speedway; Indianapolis, Indiana.
THEN AND NOW: This will be the third Verizon IndyCar Series road
course race at IMS. Simon Pagenaud won the inaugural race in 2014,
while Will Power won last year's race. ... This event serves as a
prelude to the biggest race in the world two weeks later, the 100th
running of the Indianapolis 500, on May 29. ... A field of 25
drivers are entered in Saturday's race. ... Simon Pagenaud, who has
won the last two races (Long Beach and Alabama) leads the standings
with 188 points, followed by defending series champion Scott Dixon
(140), Juan Pablo Montoya (136), Helio Castroneves (118), Tony
Kanaan (106), Graham Rahal (100), Will Power (94), Josef Newgarden
(91), Takuma Sato (90) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (87).
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: NHRA
Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in
Commerce, Georgia.
TV: Final eliminations on Sunday, May 15, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET
on Fox Sports 1.
THEN AND NOW: Last year's winners at Atlanta were Antron Brown (Top
Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Hector
Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle). ... Winners of the most recent race,
two weeks ago in Baytown, Texas, were Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel),
Courtney Force (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock). ... Points
leaders are Brittany Force (Top Fuel), Courtney Force and Tim
Wilkerson (tied for Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock). The two
Force sisters sitting atop their respective point classes is the
first time sisters have achieved that feat in NHRA history. ... In
the NHRA point standings, Brittany Force leads Top Fuel (464
points), followed by Doug Kalitta (463), defending series champ
Antron Brown (445), Steve Torrence (417) and Clay Millican (355).
... In Funny Car, Courtney Force and Tim Wilkerson are tied for
first (439 points each), followed by Ron Capps (417), Robert Hight
(404) and John Force (384). Defending Funny Car series champ Del
Worsham is seventh (376). ... In Pro Stock, Jason Line continues to
lead the standings (689 points), followed by teammate Greg Anderson
(610), Bo Butner (508), Drew Skillman (399 and Chris McGaha (339).
Defending series champ Erica Enders (257 points) is in eighth place,
more than 400 points behind Line. ... In Pro Stock Motorcycle, Eddie
Krawiec leads the standings with 232 points, followed by defending
series champ Andrew Hines (197), Hector Arana (154), Chip Ellis
(135) and Jerry Savoie (108).
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