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[June 07, 2018]
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP
SERIES: FIREKEEPERS CASINO 400 (200 laps, 400 miles around a 2-mile
D-shaped oval), Michigan International Speedway; Brooklyn, Mich.
TV: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 2:18 p.m. ET) - Fox
(Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: Going from the "Tricky Triangle" at Pocono to one of the
other mammoth tracks on the schedule, Michigan presents the
challenge of getting the cars to work in multiple grooves and making
drivers comfortable as tire wear becomes an issue. ... Martin Truex
Jr. won last week at Pocono for his second victory of the year. He,
Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch have combined to dominate the season,
winning 11 times so far between them. ... This is the 15th of 36
races this season and will be the 98th time Cup cars have raced at
Michigan since it opened in 1969. ... This has been Kyle Larson's
house since the late summer race in 2016, as the Chevrolet driver
has won three straight here, more than half of his five victories
total. ... *Busch leads the points standing with 624, followed by
*Harvick (537), *Joey Logano (534), *Truex (487), Brad Keselowski
(474), *Clint Bowyer (453), Kurt Busch (447), Denny Hamlin (437),
Larson (425) and Ryan Blaney (413). ... Daytona 500 winner *Austin
Dillon is in 18th (269) and inside the playoff cutoff.
(All stats and standings per NASCAR.com)
*Denotes race winner and playoff berth
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES: XFINITY 250 (125 laps, 250 miles around a
2-mile D-shaped oval), Michigan International Speedway; Brooklyn,
Mich.
TV: Saturday, 1:30 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 1:48 p.m. ET) - Fox
(Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: The 13th of 33 races on the season sees the series head
to the Irish Hills of Michigan and the wide sweeping turns that are
the hallmark of the track. ... The facility opened in 1969 and the
Xfinity series has raced on it every season since 1992. This will
mark the 27th series race at the track. ... Cup Series regular Denny
Hamlin won this race last year. ... Toyota drivers have won three
consecutive races in the back yard of the "Big Three" American
automakers, something Ford and Chevrolet would like to see end
Saturday. ... Elliott Sadler leads the Xfinity standings with 474
points, followed by Cole Custer (412), Daniel Hemric (411), *Tyler
Reddick (410), *Christopher Bell (395), *Justin Allgaier (365),
Brandon Jones (362), Ryan Truex (344), Matt Tifft (323) and Austin
Cindric (288).
(All stats and standings per NASCAR.com)
*Denotes race winner and playoff berth
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES: WINSTARGAMINGONLINE.COM 400 (167
laps, 250.5 miles [400 kilometers] around a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval),
Texas Motor Speedway; Fort Worth, Texas.
TV: Friday, 5 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 5:16 p.m. ET) - FS1
(Radio: Motor Racing Network, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90).
THIS WEEK: After two weeks off, the trucks head into a weekend with
the IndyCar Series at Texas for one of the bigger events on the
calendar and embarks on four consecutive weekends of racing for the
first time in 2018. ... This will be the series' 41st race at Texas,
where it has made two trips annually since 1999. ... The Speedway
opened in 1997. ... Christopher Bell won this race last season, with
Johnny Sauter winning in the fall. ... Sauter also won two weeks ago
at Charlotte after starting on the pole. ... *Sauter leads the Truck
standings (329 points), followed by *Noah Gragson (270), *Brett
Moffitt (264), Ben Rhodes (250), Grant Enfinger (239), Matt Crafton
(237), Stewart Friesen (209), Justin Haley (208), Dalton Sargeant
(193) and Myatt Snider (189). Only eight drivers make the playoffs
in the series.
(All stats and standings per NASCAR.com)
*Denotes race winner and playoff berth
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VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES: DXC TECHNOLOGY 600 (240 laps, 360 miles [600
kilometers] around a 1.5-mile D-shaped oval), Texas Motor Speedway;
Fort Worth, Texas.
TV: Saturday, 8 p.m. ET (approx. green flag 8:10 p.m. ET) - NBCSN
(Radio: Advance Auto Parts INDYCAR Radio Network, Sirius 214, XM
209, IndyCar.com, indycarradio.com and on the INDYCAR Mobile app).
THIS WEEK: Coming off the doubleheader event in Detroit last
weekend, the IndyCar series heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the
fastest - and potentially most dangerous - race of the year. ... The
race is 600 kilometers, thus the 600 in the name, and sees the cars
running flat-out all the way around the high-banked oval. ... This
is the ninth of 17 races this season and dates back to 1997. ...
Will Power, winner of the Indianapolis 500 two weeks ago, won this
race last year. ... Scott Dixon and Ryan Hunter-Reay won last
Saturday's and Sunday's races, respectively. ... Australia's Power
leads the standings with 309 points, followed by New Zealand's Dixon
(304) and Americans Alexander Rossi (298), Hunter-Reay (278) and
Josef Newgarden (270) rounding out the top five.
FORMULA ONE: CANADIAN GRAND PRIX (70 laps, 189.694 miles around a
13-turn, 2.709-mile permanent road circuit), Circuit Gilles
Villeneuve; Montreal.
TV: Sunday, 2 p.m. ET (Green flag approx. 2:10 p.m. ET) - ABC
(Radio: SiriusXM Radio Channel 132).
THIS WEEK: Run in its current form since 1978, the Canadian Grand
Prix is a highlight of the F1 calendar, run on a circuit named for
Canadian hero and champion Gilles Villeneuve, who won the 1978 race.
After a week off, the 13-turn course sets up as one of the fastest
in the sport with large crowds teeming at Parc Jean-Drapeau in
Montreal. ... This is the seventh of 21 races on the season. ...
Defending champion Lewis Hamilton won the race last year, but
Australian Daniel Ricciardo is coming off the career-defining
victory at Monaco two weeks ago. ... Great Britain's Hamilton leads
the standings in his Mercedes with 110 points. Germany's Sebastian
Vettel is second in his Ferrari with 96, followed by Ricciardo in
his Red Bull (72), Finland's Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes (68) and
Finland's Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari (60).
NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION: VIRGINIA NHRA NATIONALS,
Friday-Sunday, at Virginia Motorsports Park; Dinwiddie, Va.
TV: Eliminations, Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET (Tape-delayed) FS1
THIS WEEK: The NHRA travels to Virginia after spending last week
outside Chicago. ... This is the 10th of 24 events this season and
the second of four straight weekends of action. ... Winners last
week in the Route 66 Nationals were Clay Millican in Top Fuel,
Robert Hight in Funny Car, Jeg Coughlin Jr. in Pro Stock and Matt
Smith in Pro Stock Motorcycle. The motorcycles will run this weekend
as well. ... Steve Torrence leads the Top Fuel standings (712
points), followed by Millican (687), Leah Pritchett (582), Tony
Schumacher (578) and Doug Kalitta (570) rounding out the top five.
... Courtney Force leads Funny Car (728), followed by Jack Beckman
(647), Hight (624), Matt Hagan (601) and J.R. Todd (539). ... Greg
Anderson leads Pro Stock (653) followed by Vincent Nobile (647),
Erica Enders (594), Deric Kramer (592) and Tanner Gray (575). ...
Andrew Hines leads Pro Stock Motorcycle (348), followed by Eddie
Krawiec (345), Scotty Pollacheck (278), LE Tonglet (249) and Jerry
Savoie (240).
--Field Level Media
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