Toyota/Save Mart 350
Site: Sonoma, Calif.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.); Sunday, race (TNT, 12:30 p.m.).
Track: Infineon Raceway (permanent road course, 1.99 miles, 10 turns). Race distance: 218.9 miles, 110 laps.
Last race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a 76-race winless streak by stretching his last fuel load at Michigan International Speedway. Earnhardt, whose last victory came on May 6, 2006, at Richmond, lasted the last 55 laps on the two-mile oval, including three laps of overtime, without stopping for gas.
Last year: Juan Pablo Montoya showed off his road racing prowess, stretching his fuel to the limit and grabbing his first Cup win. Montoya, who qualified a disappointing 32nd in the 43-car field, was the first driver to win on the Northern California road circuit starting farther back than 13th.
Camping World RV Rental 250
Site: West Allis, Wis.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 2:30 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 5 p.m.).
Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1 mile, 9 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 250 miles, 250 laps.
Last race: Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide history, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. The 18-year-old Logano, making his third series start, took the lead from teammate Kyle Busch with 53 laps remaining and rolled on after Busch spun out with 37 laps to go. Logano, at 18 years, 21 days old, broke the age record of 18 years, 10 months, 26 days set by Casey Atwood in 1999.
Last year: After missing the start of the race because his helicopter couldn’t find a place to land, Denny Hamlin rallied to take the checkered flag in a wacky AT&T 250 at the Milwaukee Mile. But because substitute driver Aric Almirola started the race in Hamlin’s car, NASCAR officially credited Almirola with the victory, points and prize money.
Milwaukee 200
Site: West Allis, Wis.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3:30 p.m., race (Speed Channel, 5:30 p.m.).
Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1 mile, 9 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.
Last race: Erik Darnell beat Johnny Benson in a photo finish at Michigan International Speedway.
Last year: Benson took the lead just past halfway at The Milwaukee Mile, then held off Ron Hornaday Jr. on a late restart to win his second straight race. That was the closest finish under electronic timing and the second closest in series history. Butch Miller beat Mike Skinner by 0.001 seconds at Colorado National Speedway in July 1995.
Iowa Corn 250
Site: Newton
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 3:30 p.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 10 a.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles, 12-14 degrees banking in turns). Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps.
Last race: Scott Dixon won at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7 under caution after both Ryan Hunter-Reay and Marco Andretti went into the wall with five laps remaining. It was the 13th career victory for Dixon, and third this season for the Indianapolis 500 champion and series points leader.
Last year: Dario Franchitti survived a slippery short oval and a furious late charge from teammate Marco Andretti to win the inaugural Iowa Corn Indy 250. He won by 0.0681 seconds.
French Grand Prix
Site: Magny Cours
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 a.m.); Sunday, race, 5 a.m. (FOX, 10 a.m., tape).
Track: Magny Cours (road course, 17 turns, 2.641 miles). Race distance: 184.87 miles, 70 laps.
Last race: Robert Kubica grabbed his first victory and the series points lead after Lewis Hamilton made a huge mistake that took him and world champion Kimi Raikkonen out of the Canadian Grand Prix. Defending race winner and pole-starter Hamilton slammed his Mercedes McLaren into the rear of Raikkonen’s Ferrari in the pits early in the race, taking out both leaders and giving the 23-year-old BMW Sauber driver a clear road to victory in his 29th F1 start.
Last year: Raikkonen and Felipe Massa gave Ferrari a sweep of the top two places at the French Grand Prix, ending McLaren’s winning streak at three races. The Finn finished the 2.74-mile circuit in 1 hour, 30 minutes, 54.200 seconds. Massa was nearly 2.5 seconds behind.
SuperNationals
Site: Englishtown, N.J.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, noon; Saturday, qualifying, 9 a.m., (Part I, ESPN2, 1:30 p.m., tape; Part II, ESPN2, 4 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 8 a.m. (ESPN2, 5 p.m., tape).
Track: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Last event: Tony Pedregon bounced back from a fire during qualifying at Joliet, Ill., to win Funny Car for the second time this season and the 38th time in his career on June 8. Kurt Johnson beat Jeg Coughlin in the Pro Stock final, Tony Schumacher extended his large Top Fuel points lead with his win and Chris Rivas raced to his first Pro Stock Motorcycle victory.
Last year: Larry Dixon beat Doug Herbert at the SuperNationals to get his 40th Top Fuel title, breaking a tie with Kenny Bernstein for sole possession of second place on the career list. Tommy Johnson Jr. won the Funny Car event, giving team owner Don Prudhomme two wins on the day. Also, Greg Anderson won the Pro Stock race, tying him with Prudhomme for sixth place with 49 wins, and Craig Treble too the Pro Stock Motorcycle event.
NASCAR Developmental Series
WHELEN MODIFIED TOUR: New England Dodge Dealers 75, Thursday, Thompson International Speedway, Thompson, Conn.
CAMPING WORLD SERIES WEST: Bennett Lane Winery 200 presented by Supercuts, Saturday, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.
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