MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
April 4, 2008 - 9:00 pm
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
THE RACE: Samsung 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, 334 laps of 1.5-mile quad-oval
WHEN/TV/RADIO: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Fox (Channel 5), KCYE (104.3 FM)
QUALIFYING: 1:30 p.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)
FAST FACTS: Jeff Burton took the points lead from Kyle Busch on Sunday in Martinsville, Va.
LAST WINNER: Denny Hamlin
2007 WINNER: Jeff Burton
NEXT: April 12, Avondale, Ariz.
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
THE RACE: O’Reilly 300, Texas Motor Speedway, 200 laps
WHEN/TV: Noon Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
LAST WINNER: Scott Wimmer
2007 WINNER: Matt Kenseth
NEXT: April 11, Avondale, Ariz.
NASCAR TRUCKS
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 26, Kansas City, Kan.
LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20
NHRA DRAG RACING
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 10-13, Las Vegas
MORE LAS VEGAS: Oct. 30-Nov. 2
INDY RACING LEAGUE
THE RACE: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Florida), 100 laps of 1.8-mile street course with 14 turns
WHEN/TV: 11:30 a.m. Sunday, ESPN (Cable 30)
LAST WINNER: Scott Dixon
2007 WINNER: Helio Castroneves
NEXT: April 19, Motegi, Japan
FORMULA ONE
THE RACE: Bahrain Grand Prix, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, 57 laps of 3.37-mile road course with 12 turns
WHEN/TV: 4 a.m. Sunday, Speed (Digital 329)
QUALIFYING: 4 a.m. Saturday, Speed
LAST WINNER: Kimi Raikkonen
2007 WINNER: Felipe Massa
NEXT: April 27, Barcelona, Spain
SPORTS CARS
THE RACE: Sports Car Challenge of St. Petersburg (Fla.), American Le Mans Series, 1.8-mile street course with 14 turns
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Sunday
TV: 3:30 p.m. Sunday (tape), ABC (Channel
13)
LOCAL
TODAY: Test and Tune (drag racing), 3:30-9 p.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip;
Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., LVMS dragstrip
SATURDAY: Jr. Drag Racing, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., LVMS dragstrip; Jerry’s Nugget Series (E.T. bracket racing), 4:30 p.m., LVMS dragstrip;
NASCAR All-American Series (Super Late Models, Late Models, Modifieds, Chargers, Legends Cars, Bandoleros), heat races, 5:15 p.m., feature races, 7 p.m., LVMS Bullring;
Death Valley Raceway (IMCA Modifieds, Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, Coupes, Minis, Dwarf Cars), 7 p.m., Amargosa Valley
INFO: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459), Death Valley Raceway (775-209-5291)
TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE