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[June 22, 2017]
The Sports Xchange
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES:
TOYOTA/SAVE MART 350 (110 laps/218.9 miles on a 1.990-mile road
course), Sonoma Raceway; Sonoma, Calif.
TV: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Performance Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: This will be the 29th NASCAR Cup race held on Sonoma's
road course. It will be the first of two road course races on the
schedule, with the other one in August in Watkins Glen, N.Y. ...
Road course specialist Billy Johnson will fill in for Darrell
Wallace Jr., in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford at Sonoma.
... Tony Stewart is the defending winner of this race. It was also
the 49th and final win of Stewart's career; he retired after last
season. ... Kyle Larson won this past Sunday's race at Michigan.
It's his second straight win at the track, and his third on 2-mile
tracks, having also won at Michigan's sister track at Fontana,
Calif. Also, Chase Elliott earned his third-consecutive NASCAR Cup
runner-up finish at Michigan. ... With his win at Michigan, Larson
regained the points lead in the NASCAR Cup standings (640 points).
Martin Truex Jr. dropped to second (635 points), followed by Kyle
Busch (510), Kevin Harvick (508), Chase Elliott (478), Brad
Keselowski (476), Jamie McMurray (450), Jimmie Johnson (449), Denny
Hamlin (430) and Joey Logano (398).
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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: AMERICAN ETHANOL E15 250, 250 laps, 218.8
miles around a .875-mile paved track), Iowa Speedway; Newton, Iowa.
TV: Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET -- FS1 (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: This will be the 15th Xfinity Series race at Iowa. ...
Sam Hornish Jr. won this race last year, while Erik Jones won the
second annual race at Iowa last July. ... Speaking of Hornish, he's
re-signed to run at least three Xfinity races with Richard Petty
Motorsports, and will be at Iowa for his first appearance. ... Denny
Hamlin won last Saturday's race at Michigan. ... Elliott Sadler (460
points) regained the No. 1 spot in Xfinity driver rankings. Justin
Allgaier dropped back to second (439 points), followed by William
Byron (388), Daniel Hemric (339) and Brennan Poole (326).
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: M&M's 200 (200 laps, 175 miles
around a .875-mile oval), Iowa Speedway; Newton, Iowa.
TV: Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET -- Fox Sports 1 (Radio: Motor Racing
Network/SiriusXM Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: This will be the 11th Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway.
... William Byron won this race last year. ... John Hunter Nemechek
won last Saturday's standalone race at Gateway Motorsports Park near
St. Louis. ... Johnny Sauter (380) remains No. 1 in the point
standings, followed by Christopher Bell (311), Matt Crafton (318),
Chase Briscoe (257) and Ben Rhodes (281).
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: KOHLER GRAND PRIX (50 laps,
200.7 miles on a 4.014-mile road course), Road America; Elkhart
Lake, Wis.
TV: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET -- NBCSN (Radio: IndyCar Radio Network).
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THIS WEEK: After a weekend off, the IndyCar Series
resumes for its second straight year at the 13-turn Road America
road course. ... The most recent race winner was Will Power at
Texas, joining Graham Rahal (won both races at Belle Isle the
previous weekend) as the only drivers to win two races thus far this
season. ... Winners of the first nine races have been Sebastien
Bourdais (St. Petersburg), James Hinchcliffe (Long Beach), Josef
Newgarden (Alabama) Simon Pagenaud (Phoenix), Will Power (IndyCar
Grand Prix), Takuma Sato (Indy 500) and Graham Rahal (both Belle
Isle races) and Power (Texas). ... Scott Dixon (326 points) remains
No. 1 in the IndyCar standings, followed by Pagenaud (313 points),
Sato (312), Helio Castroneves (305), Power (286), Rahal (283),
Newgarden (277), Tony Kanaan (264), Alexander Rossi (254) and
Hinchcliffe (232).
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION, MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES: SUMMIT
RACING EQUIPMENT NATIONALS, June 23-25, Summit Racing Equipment
Motorsports Park; Norwalk, Ohio.
TV: Live coverage of final eliminations, Sunday, June 11, 6--8 p.m.
ET -- Fox Sports 1.
THIS WEEK: The NHRA reaches the midpoint of the season as this will
be the 12th race on the 24-race national event schedule. ... Winners
of last Sunday's Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway
were Clay Millican (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car) and Alex
Laughlin. It was Millican's first career NHRA win after 254 starts.
Capps, the 2016 season Funny Car champ, earned his fifth race of the
season. And Laughlin earned his second career Pro Stock win. ...
Also of note in Pro Stock, Sunday marked the first time since 2014
that either Greg Anderson or teammate Jason Line failed to reach the
final round of a Pro Stock race. ... Points leaders: Top Fuel --
Steve Torrence (954), Leah Pritchett (943), Antron Brown (934
points), Tony Schumacher (801) and Doug Kalitta (678); Funny Car --
Ron Capps (1,044), Matt Hagan (881), Jack Beckman (748), Robert
Hight (707) and Courtney Force (704); Pro Stock -- Bo Butner (945),
Greg Anderson (835), Tanner Gray (830), Jeg Coughlin (766), Jason
Line (702); Pro Stock Motorcycle -- Eddie Krawiec (358), L.E.
Tonglet (356), Jerry Savoie (322), Andrew Hines (263), Scotty
Pollacheck (250).
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