Auto Racing Glance
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
All-Star Race
Site: Concord, N.C.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed-67, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed-67, 4-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, Sprint Showdown, 6:30 p.m., All-Star Race, approximately 8 p.m. (Speed-67, 5- 11 p.m.).
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distances: Sprint Showdown, 40 laps, 60 miles. All-Star Race, 90 laps, 135 miles.
Fast fact: The top two in the Sprint Showdown and a driver selected in fan voting will complete the All-Star field.
Next race: Coca-Cola 600, May 27, Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NATIONWIDE
Pioneer Hi-Bred 250
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN-25, 1:20-4 p.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).
Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps.
Fast fact: Darrell Wallace Jr. is making his Nationwide debut. In 2010, he became the first black winner in NASCAR K&N Pro East series history.
Next race: History 300, May 26, Charlotte Motor Speedway.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
N.C. Education Lottery 200
Site: Concord, N.C.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed-67, 9:30 a.m.-11 a.m.), qualifying (Speed-67, 3-4 p.m.), race, 7 p.m. (Speed-67, 6:30-9:30 p.m.).
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).
Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps.
NHRA FULL THROTTLE
NHRA Summernationals
Site: Topeka, Kan.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2-26, 4-6 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2-26, 6-9 p.m.).
Track: Heartland Park Topeka.
Next race: NHRA Supernationals, June 1-3, Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, N.J.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule
(Race Winner in parenthesis)
x-non-points race
Feb. 18: x-Budweiser Shootout, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 23: x-Gatorade Duel 1, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Tony Stewart)
Feb. 23: x-Gatorade Duel 2, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
Feb. 26: Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Matt Kenseth)
March 4: Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz. (Denny Hamlin)
March 11: Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Tony Stewart)
March 18: Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Brad Keselowski)
March 25: Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif. (Tony Stewart)
April 1: Goody's Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va. (Ryan Newman)
April 14: Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas (Greg Biffle)
April 22: STP 400, Kansas City, Kan. (Denny Hamlin)
April 28: Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. (Kyle Busch)
May 6: Aaron's 499, Talladega, Ala. (Brad Keselowski)
May 12: Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. (Jimmie Johnson)
May 19: x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.
May 19: x-Sprint All-Star, Concord, N.C.
May 27: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 3: Dover 400, Dover, Del.
June 10: Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa.
June 17: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 24: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
June 30: Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 7: Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 15: Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.
July 29: "Your Hero's Name Here" 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 5: Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 12: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 19: Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 25: Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 2: AdvoCare 500, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 8: Wonderful Pistachios 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 16: Geico 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 23: Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 30: AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 7: Good Sam Club 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 13: Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 21: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 28: Tums Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 4: AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 11: Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 18: Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.
