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 [April 20, 2017]
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MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES: FOOD CITY 500 (500 laps, 266.5
miles), Bristol Motor Speedway; Bristol, Tenn.
TV: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET -- Fox (Radio: Performance Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: This will be the 113th Cup race held at the World's
Fastest Half-mile. There was no race last week due to the Easter
holiday. ... Jimmie Johnson won the most recent race, two weeks ago,
snapping his winless streak in 2017 with his O'Reilly Auto Parts win
at Texas Motor Speedway. Teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. also had his
best finish of the season at Texas (fifth). ... Kyle Larson (315
points) continues to lead the NASCAR Cup standings. Chase Elliott is
second (298), followed by Martin Truex Jr. (275), Brad Keselowski
(274), Joey Logano (243), Ryan Blaney (224), Kyle Busch (211), Jamie
McMurray (209), Clint Bowyer (204) and Kevin Harvick (198).
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: FITZGERALD GLIDER KITS 300 (300 laps, 159.9
miles), Bristol Motor Speedway; Bristol, Tenn.
TV: Saturday, 1 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Performance Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: After last week's off-weekend, this will be the 70th
Xfinity race held at Bristol on Saturday and also the seventh of 33
races this season. ... Erik Jones dominated the most recent race,
two weeks ago, leading 112 of 200 laps, to win the My Bariatric
Solutions 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. ... Elliott Sadler remains
atop the Xfinity Series points (225), followed by William Byron
(219), Ryan Reed (183), Darrell Wallace Jr. (176), Justin Allgaier
(174), Matt Tifft (139), Daniel Hemric (136), Brennan Poole (134),
Michael Annett and Blake Koch (both tied for ninth with 130 points
each). ... In a unique oddity, Darrell Wallace Jr. (Bubba Wallace)
has now finished sixth in each of the last five races.
Coincidentally, Wallace drives the No. 6 Ford Fusion for Roush
Fenway Racing.
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: The series is off again this
weekend and does not resume action until Friday, May 12, in the
Toyota Tundra 250 at Kansas Speedway, the fourth race of the 23-race
season.
THIS WEEK: Chase Elliott won the most recent Truck Series race at
Martinsville Speedway on April 1. ... Points leaders are: Johnny
Sauter (140), Christopher Bell (136), Matt Crafton (117), Timothy
Peters (110), Kaz Grala and Ben Rhodes (tied for fifth with 103
points each), Chase Briscoe (93), Grant Enfinger (84), Regan Smith
(81) and Brett Moffitt (73).
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: HONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF
ALABAMA (90 laps on a 2.380-mile permanent road course); Barber
Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala.
TV: Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET -- NBCSN (Radio: IndyCar.com)
THIS WEEK: After last week's off-weekend, the series resumes this
Sunday for its eighth visit to Barber Motorsports Park. ... The
series has completed two of the 17 races on the 2017 schedule.
Sebastien Bourdais won in the season-opening race at St. Petersburg,
Fla. (March 12), while James Hinchcliffe won two weeks ago in the
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. ... Points leaders (after two
races): Bourdais (93 points), Hinchcliffe (74), Simon Pagenaud (71),
Scott Dixon (70), Josef Newgarden (59), Helio Castroneves (51), Ed
Jones (48), Ryan Hunter-Reay (46), Takuma Sato (43) and Marco
Andretti (36).
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: NHRA
SPRINGNATIONALS, Royal Purple Raceway in suburban Houston).
TV: Sunday, Fox Sports 1, 6 p.m. ET
This week: Winners at the last national event, two weeks ago at Las
Vegas, were Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car)
and Tanner Gray (Pro Stock). ... Points leaders: Top Fuel -- Tony
Schumacher (382 points), Leah Pritchett (376); Antron Brown (357),
Doug Kalitta (301), Brittany Force (258); Funny Car -- Matt Hagan
(368), Tommy Johnson Jr. (324), John Force (314), Ron Capps (275),
Courtney Force (218); Pro Stock -- Greg Anderson (380), Jason Line
(367), Bo Butner (299), Tanner Gray (296), Shane Gray (278); Pro
Stock Motorcycle -- Eddie Krawiec (120), Andrew Hines (97), Joey
Gladstone (81), Steve Johnson (74), Jerry Savoie (63).
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