MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
June 8, 2007 - 9:00 pm
NEXTEL CUP
THE RACE: Pocono 500, Pocono International Raceway, Long Pond, Pa., 200 laps of 2.5-mile triangular oval
WHEN: 11 a.m. Sunday, TNT (Cable 18), KKLZ-FM (96.3)
MORE TV: Qualifying 12:30 today, Speed (Digital 329)
LAST WINNER: Martin Truex Jr.
2006 WINNER: Denny Hamlin
NEXT RACE: June 17, Brooklyn, Mich.
NASCAR BUSCH
THE RACE: Federated Auto 300, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn., 225 laps of 1.33-mile tri-oval
WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
MORE TV: Qualifying, noon Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
LAST WINNER: Carl Edwards
2006 WINNER: Edwards
NEXT RACE: June 16, Sparta, Ky.
NASCAR TRUCKS
THE RACE: Sam’s Town 400k, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, 167 laps of 1.5-mile quad-oval for 250.5 miles
WHEN: 6 p.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)
LAST WINNER: Ron Hornaday Jr.
2006 WINNER: Mike Skinner
NEXT RACE: June 16, Brooklyn, Mich.
LAS VEGAS: Sept. 22
NHRA DRAG RACING
THE RACE: Route 66 Nationals, Route 66 Raceway, Joliet, Ill.
WHEN: Today through Sunday
TV: Qualifying, 2 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31), tape delay; eliminations, 1 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2, tape delay
LAST WINNERS: Brandon Bernstein (Top Fuel), Mike Ashley (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock)
2006 WINNERS: Doug Kalitta (TF), John Force (FC), Kurt Johnson (PS)
NEXT RACE: June 24, Englishtown, N.J.
LAS VEGAS: Oct. 26-29
INDY RACING LEAGUE
THE RACE: Bombardier Learjet 500k, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, 228 laps of 1.5-mile quad-oval for 342 miles
WHEN/TV: 7 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
LAST WINNER: Tony Kanaan
2006 WINNER: Helio Castroneves
NEXT RACE: June 24, Newton, Iowa
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES
THE RACE: Mazda Grand Prix of Portland, Portland, Ore., 1.964-mile road course
WHEN/TV: 1 p.m. Sunday, ABC (Channel 13)
LAST WINNER: Sebastien Bourdais
2006 WINNER: A.J. Allmendinger
NEXT RACE: June 24, Cleveland
FORMULA ONE
THE RACE: Canadian Grand Prix, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, 70 laps of 2.709-mile road course
WHEN/TV: 10 a.m. Sunday, Fox (Channel 5)
MORE TV: Qualifying, 10 a.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)
LAST WINNER: Fernando Alonso
2006 WINNER: Alonso
NEXT RACE: June 17, Indianapolis
LOCAL
TODAY: Test and Tune (drag racing), 7 p.m.-midnight, Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip
SATURDAY: NHRA Jr. Dragsters (youth racing), 9 a.m.-1 p.m., LVMS dragstrip; Jerry’s Nugget Championship Drag Racing Series (bracket racing), 5-11:30 p.m., LVMS dragstrip
NASCAR All-American Series (Super Late Models, Late Models, Legends, Chargers, Thunder Roadsters, Bandoleros, Bombers), qualifying heats 5 p.m., racing 7 p.m., LVMS Bullring
INFO: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459)
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