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MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

SPRINT CUP

THE RACE: Food City 500; Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway; 500 laps of 0.533-mile oval

WHEN/TV/RADIO: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Fox (Channel 5), KCYE (104.3 FM)

QUALIFYING: 12:30 p.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)

LAST WINNER: Kyle Busch

2007 WINNER: Kyle Busch

FAST FACTS: This will be the last points race for Dale Jarrett, who is retiring. … Kyle Busch leads the points standings.

NEXT: March 30, Martinsville, Va.

NATIONWIDE

THE RACE: Sharpie Mini 300; Bristol; 300 laps

WHEN/TV: 11 a.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)

QUALIFYING: 9 a.m. Saturday, Speed (Digital 329), tape

LAST WINNER: Matt Kenseth

2007 WINNER: Carl Edwards

NEXT: March 22, Lebanon, Tenn.

NASCAR TRUCKS

No racing this weekend

NEXT: March 29, Martinsville, Va.

LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE RACE: Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla.

WHEN: Today through Sunday

TV: Qualifying, 10 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31), tape; 3 p.m. Sunday, pro eliminations, ESPN2

LAST WINNERS: Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Vieri Gaines (Pro Stock)

2007 WINNERS: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Ron Capps (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

NEXT: March 30, Baytown, Texas

LAS VEGAS: April 10-13, Oct. 30-Nov. 2

FORMULA ONE

THE RACE: Australian Grand Prix; Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne; 58 laps of 3.3-mile road course with 16 turns

WHEN/TV: Midnight, Saturday, Speed (Digital 329)

QUALIFYING: 8 p.m., today, Speed

2007 WINNER: Kiki Raikkonen

FAST FACTS: Season opens with debut of four-time Champ Car series champion Sebastien Bourdais. … Fernando Alonso returns to Renault where he won F1 championships in 2005 and ’06.

NEXT: March 23, Kuala Lumpur

INDY RACING LEAGUE

OPENER: March 29, Homestead, Fla.

SPORTS CARS

THE RACE: Mobil 1 Twelve Hours; Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway

WHEN: 7:05 a.m. Saturday

TV: 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Speed (Digital 329)

NEXT: April 4-5, St. Petersburg, Fla.

LOCAL

TODAY-SATURDAY: Jerry’s Nugget Drag Racing Series (E.T. bracket racing), 4-11:30 p.m. today, 5-10 p.m. Saturday, Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip

SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Youth Racing Series (Jr. Dragsters, Quarter Midgets), 10 a.m.-2 p.m. both days, LVMS dragstrip

INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459), Death Valley Raceway (775 209-5291)

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