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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Auto racing schedule Oct. 17-19 All times Pacific Associated Press NASCAR SPRINT CUP TUMS QuikPak 500 Site: Martinsville, Va. Schedule: Friday, qualifying (ESPN2, 12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (ABC, 10:30 a.m.). Track: Martinsville Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 263 miles, 500 laps. Last race: Jeff Burton gambled on his final pit stop and was rewarded with a victory that pushed him into title contention. Burton led entering the final round of pit stops, then took gas only to ensure he'd come out in front at Lowe's Motor Speedway. He staved off a brief challenge from points leader Jimmie Johnson when the race resumed with 34 laps to go, but held on to snap a 25-race winless streak. The victory, his second of the season, pushed Burton from fourth to second in the Chase for the championship standings with five races to go. Carl Edwards, who entered the race second in the standings, lost power in his Ford early and finished 33rd, likely losing his shot at his first Sprint Cup title. Last year: Jimmie Johnson made the pass he didn't allow Jeff Gordon to make in the spring, sneaking inside his Hendrick Motorsports teammate with 44 laps to go in regulation and holding on for his series-high seventh victory of the year and the 30th of his career. A record 21 caution flags flew, slowing the proceedings for 127 laps, and forcing the race to be extended by six laps. Johnson gained in the championship chase with four races remaining, cutting Gordon's lead to 53 points. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS Kroger 200 Site: Martinsville, Va. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (SPEED, 7 a.m.); race (SPEED, noon). Track: Martinsville Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 105.2 miles, 200 laps. Last race: Todd Bodine took the lead on the last lap and held off Ron Hornaday Jr. and Kyle Busch in the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Bodine raced to his second victory of the season and won for the second straight year in the 250-mile race on NASCAR's largest track. On the last lap, Bodine nudged Busch from behind and turned him sideways. Last year: Mike Skinner sneaked into the lead and held off Jack Sprague for the final 66 laps, helped along by numerous cautions that made the race look like a brawl. The race was red-flagged with seven laps to go after an accident coming out of Turn 4 that involved at least nine trucks and left wreckage and fluid strewn everywhere. It went back to green for a three-lap dash to the finish, and with the trucks behind him jockeying, Skinner sailed off to his series-best fifth victory of the season. FORMULA ONE Chinese Grand Prix Site: Shanghai Schedule: Friday, qualifying (SPEED, 11 p.m.); Saturday, race (SPEED, 11:30 p.m.). Track: Shanghai International Circuit (road course, 3.387 miles, 16 turns). Race distance: 189.672 miles, 56 laps. Last race: Renault's Fernando Alonso won the Japanese Grand Prix for his second straight victory. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton of McLaren finished out of the points in 12th, and Felipe Massa of Ferrari was eighth after the two collided on the second lap. BMW's Robert Kubica was second, and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen third. Hamilton's lead in the drivers' championship standings was cut to five points with two races remaining. Last year: Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari won the race and Lewis Hamilton of McLaren missed his chance to clinch the drivers' title by spinning out entering the pits. This set up a championship showdown for the final race in Brazil with three drivers capable of winning the title. Hamilton had 107 points, Fernando Alonso had 103 and Raikkonen 100. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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