NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Subway Fresh Fit 500
Site: Avondale, Ariz.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed-67, 1-2:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed-67, 5-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, noon- Noon, 2-3 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (KOKI-5/23, 2:20-5 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 312 miles, 312 laps.
Last week: Jimmie Johnson raced to his second Daytona 500 victory. Danica Patrick faded from third to eighth on the final lap, still the highest finish by a woman in the history of the race.
Fast facts: Kevin Harvick won the November race at the track, and the crews for Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer brawled in the garage after Gordon intentionally wrecked Bowyer.
NATIONWIDE
Dollar General 200
Site: Avondale, Ariz.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed-67, noon- 12:30 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying, Speed, Noon-1:30 p.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2-26, 3-6 p.m.).
Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles).
Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
Last week: Tony Stewart won the opener at Daytona, a race marred by a last-lap accident that injured more than 30 fans.
Fast facts: Daytona 500 champion Jimmie Johnson is making his first Nationwide start since finishing second at Watkins Glen in 2011. He will drive JR Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet. Fellow Sprint Cup drivers Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth also are entered.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
No race
Next race: Kroger 250, April 6, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
Last week: Johnny Sauter won the opener at Daytona, taking advantage of a last-lap crash that brought out a caution and prevented Kyle Busch from making a move on the leader.
NHRA DRAG RACING
No race
Next event: NHRA Gatornationals, March 14-17, Auto Plus Raceway, Gainesville, Fla.
Last week: Tony Schumacher beat Morgan Lucas in the tire-smoking Top Fuel final at the NHRA Arizona Nationals for his 70th career victory. Ron Capps topped the Funny Car field, and Erica Enders-Stevens won in Pro Stock.
NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule
(Race Winner in parenthesis)
x-non-points race
Feb. 16: x-The Sprint Unlimited (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21: x-Budweiser Duel 1 (Kevin Harvick)
Feb. 21: x-Budweiser Duel 2 (Kyle Busch)
Feb. 24: Daytona 500 (Jimmie Johnson)
March 3: Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz.
March 10: Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas
March 17: Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.
March 24: Auto Club 400, Fontana, Calif.
April 7: STP Gas Booster 500, Ridgeway, Va.
April 13: Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
April 21: STP 400, Kansas City, Kan.
April 27: Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, Va.
May 5: Aaron's 499, Talladega, Ala.
May 11: Bojangles' Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.
May 18: x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C.
May 18: x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C.
May 26: Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.
June 2: Dover 400, Dover, Del.
June 9: Pocono 400, Long Pond, Pa.
June 16: Quicken Loans 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
June 23: Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.
June 29: Quaker State 400, Sparta, Ky.
July 6: Coke Zero 400 powered by Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla.
July 14: New Hampshire 300, Loudon, N.H.
July 28: Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero's Name Here 400 at The Brickyard, Indianapolis
Aug. 4: Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 11: Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 18: Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 24: Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 1: AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta, Hampton, Ga.
Sept. 7: Federated Auto Parts 400, Richmond, Va.
Sept. 15: GEICO 400, Joliet, Ill.
Sept. 22: Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 29: AAA 400, Dover, Del.
Oct. 6: Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.
Oct. 12: Bank of America 500, Concord, N.C.
Oct. 20: Camping World RV Sales 500, Talladega, Ala.
Oct. 27: Goody's Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.
Nov. 3: AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas
Nov. 10: AdvoCare 500, Avondale, Ariz.
Nov. 17: Ford EcoBoost 400, Homestead, Fla.
Original Print Headline: Auto Racing Glance
NASCAR Sprint Cup
1. Jimmie Johnson 47
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 42
3. Mark Martin 41
4. Brad Keselowski 41
5. Ryan Newman 40
6. Greg Biffle 38
7. Danica Patrick 37
8. Michael McDowell 35
9. J.J. Yeley 34
10. Clint Bowyer 34
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 32
12. Aric Almirola 31
13. Denny Hamlin 31
14. Bobby Labonte 29
15. David Reutimann 28
16. Dave Blaney 27
17. Marcos Ambrose 26
18. Joey Logano 26
19. Jeff Gordon 25
20. Paul Menard 24
NASCAR Nationwide
1. Sam Hornish Jr. 42
2. Alex Bowman 41
3. Parker Kligerman 40
4. Brian Scott 39
5. Justin Allgaier 38
6. Eric McClure 37
7. Robert Richardson Jr. 35
8. Travis Pastrana 34
9. Nelson Piquet Jr. 33
10. Kyle Larson 32
11. Regan Smith 32
12. Elliott Sadler 30
13. Mike Harmon 28
14. Joe Nemechek 26
15. Brian Vickers 26
16. Austin Dillon 23
17. Jeffrey Earnhardt 23
18. Mike Bliss 22
19. Jason White 20
20. Danny Efland 20
Camping World Trucks
1. Johnny Sauter 47
2. Ron Hornaday Jr. 41
3. Justin Lofton 41
4. Ty Dillon 40
5. Jeb Burton 39
6. Miguel Paludo 37
7. Ryan Blaney 36
8. Matt Crafton 35
9. Ryan Sieg 34
10. Todd Bodine 34
11. Darrell Wallace Jr. 32
12. James Buescher 32
13. Ross Chastain 30
14. Chris Cockrum 29
15. Tim George Jr. 28
16. Norm Benning 27
17. John King 26
18. Dakoda Armstrong 25
19. Dusty Davis 24
20. John Wes Townley 23
