Auto racing weekend glance
BY Associated Press
Friday, March 15, 2013
3/15/13 at 2:33 AM
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Food City 500
Site: Bristol, Tenn.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports Speed-67, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports Speed-67, 2:30-4 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports Speed-67, 8-9 a.m., 11 a.m.-Noon); Sunday, race, Noon (KOKI-5/23, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.).
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway (oval, 0.533 miles).
Race distance: 500 laps, 266.5 miles.
Fast facts: Darrell Waltrip holds the Bristol record with 12 wins, winning seven straight from 1980-84.
Next race: Auto Club 400, March 24, Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, Calif.
NATIONWIDE
Jeff Foxworthy's Grit Chips 300
Site: Bristol, Tenn.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Fox Sports Speed-67, 9:30 a.m.-noon, 1-2:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying; race, 1 p.m. (ESPN2-26, 1:20-3:30 p.m.).
Track: Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 300 laps, 159.9 miles.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch won two weeks ago at Phoenix to end a 24-race Nationwide victory drought.
Next race: Royal Purple 300, March 23, Auto Club Speedway,.
FORMULA ONE
Australian Grand Prix
Site: Melbourne, Australia.
Schedule: Friday, practice (NBCSN-251, 11 p.m.-2 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBCSN-251, 1-2:30 a.m., 1:20-2 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 a.m. (NBCSN-251, 1:20-3:30 a.m., Noon-2:30 p.m.).
Track: Albert Park (3.3 miles).
Race distance: 191 miles, 58 laps.
Next race: Malaysian Grand Prix, March 24, Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
NHRA Gatornationals
Site: Gainesville, Fla.
Schedule: Friday-Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2-26, Sunday, 1:20-2 a.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2-26, 6-9 p.m.).
Track: Auto Plus Raceway.
Fast facts: The event is the third of the season and first for the Pro Stock Motorcycle riders.
Next event: SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals, April 5-7, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas.
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. (Carl Edwards)
March 10: Kobalt Tools 400, Las Vegas (Matt Kenseth)
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 points standings
NASCAR Sprint Cup
1. Jimmie Johnson 129
2. Brad Keselowski 124
3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 119
4. Denny Hamlin 102
5. Carl Edwards 98
6. Mark Martin 95
7. Matt Kenseth 93
8. Greg Biffle 93
9. Clint Bowyer 89
10. Aric Almirola 88
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 87
12. Paul Menard 82
13. Jeff Gordon 79
14. Kasey Kahne 77
15. Joey Logano 76
16. Marcos Ambrose 74
17. Kyle Busch 72
18. Tony Stewart 72
19. Kevin Harvick 68
20. Jeff Burton 66
21. Jamie McMurray 66
NASCAR Nationwide
1. Sam Hornish Jr. 127
2. Justin Allgaier 108
3. Elliott Sadler 108
4. Brian Scott 108
5. Regan Smith 103
6. Austin Dillon 100
7. Brian Vickers 96
8. Trevor Bayne 95
9. Nelson Piquet Jr. 93
10. Alex Bowman 90
11. Travis Pastrana 84
12. Parker Kligerman 79
13. Mike Bliss 79
14. Kyle Larson 76
15. Reed Sorenson 68
16. Jeffrey Earnhardt 66
17. Blake Koch 57
18. Hal Martin 57
19. Eric McClure 56
20. Joe Nemechek 51
21. Jason White 51
NASCAR 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
