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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, November 11, 2009 Auto racing schedule for Nov. 12-15 All times Pacific Associated Press NASCAR Sprint Cup Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Site: Avondale, Ariz. Schedule: Friday, practice (ESPN2, 9 a.m.-12:37 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 2:30-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 10:30-11:30 a.m.; ESPN2, noon-1p.m.); Sunday, race, 12:15 p.m. (ABC, 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m.). Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 312 miles, 312 laps. Last year: Jimmie Johnson closed in on his third straight season title, racing to his third Phoenix victory in a row. Kurt Busch was second. Fast facts: Jeff Gordon is third in the points, 112 points behind Johnson. Kurt Busch (-171) is fourth, followed by Tony Stewart (-178). ... Martin won in April at Phoenix to snap a 97-race winless streak. He started from the pole and led 157 of 312 laps. ... In 12 Phoenix starts, Johnson has three victories, seven top-five finishes and 10 top-10s. ... Kyle Busch also is racing in the Nationwide and Trucks races, the second of three straight tripleheaders. He won the Nationwide and Trucks races in Texas and has 19 victories this year in the three series — four in Cup, eight in Nationwide and seven in Trucks. He also leads the Nationwide standings. NASCAR Nationwide Series Able Body Labor 200 Site: Avondale, Ariz. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 8:30-11 a.m., 12:30-1:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 9-10 a.m.), race, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 1-4 p.m.). Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Carl Edwards raced to the sixth of his seven 2008 series victories, holding off Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin on a late restart. Fast facts: Kyle Busch will clinch the title if he finishes the race with at least a 195-point lead. ... Greg Biffle won the April race at Phoenix. NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 Site: Avondale, Ariz. Schedule: Thursday, practice; Friday, qualifying (Speed, 1:30-2:30 p.m.), race, 5 p.m. (Speed, 4:30-7:30 p.m.). Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 150 miles, 150 laps. Last year: Kevin Harvick raced to his first Trucks victory in five years. Kyle Busch finished second after restarting ninth with seven laps to go. Fast facts: Ron Hornaday Jr. has a 197-point lead over Matt Crafton with two events left and will clinch the title if he finishes the race with at least a 195-point lead. The 51-year-old Hornaday is winless since Aug. 1 in Nashville, the last of his series-record five straight victories. He has 45 career wins and three season titles, both series records. ... In the owners' standings, Kevin Harvick Inc.'s Hornaday-driven No. 33 has a 75-point lead over Billy Ballew's No. 51. NHRA Full Throttle Series Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Site: Pomona, Calif. Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7:30-9:30 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 4-7 p.m.). Track: Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Last year: Cruz Pedregon won the season-ending event to wrap up his second Funny Car season championship and first in 16 years. Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Chris Rivas (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also finished the season with wins. Fast facts: Robert Hight enters the season finale with a 105-point lead over teammate Ashley Force Hood. ... Tony Schumacher, seeking his sixth consecutive Top Fuel title and seventh overall, has a one-point lead over Dixon. Cory McClenathan, Schumacher's Don Schumacher Racing teammate, is third — 48 points behind the leader. Antron Brown is fourth, 80 points back. ... In Pro Stock, Mike Edwards has a 139-point lead over Anderson. ... Hector Arana leads the Pro Stock Motorcycles standings, 54 points ahead of Ed Krawiec. ... Ron Capps (Funny Car), Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) won in February at Pomona in the season-opening event. Other races U.S. AUTO RACING CLUB: Silver Crown and Midget, Thursday, Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Ariz.; Sprint Car, Saturday-Sunday, Thunderbowl Raceway, Tulare, Calif. On the Net: http://www.usacracing.com WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Super Dirtcar, DIRTcar NE Night of Champions, Saturday Cayuga County Fair Speedway, Weedsport, N.Y. On the Net: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com 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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