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MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP SERIES

THE RACE: Crown Royal 400, Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, 400 laps on 0.75-mile tri-oval

WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday, Fox (Channel 5), KKLZ-FM (96.3)

MORE TV: Qualifying 3 p.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Jeff Gordon

2006 WINNER: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

FAST FACT: Teams will use the Car of Tomorrow

NEXT RACE: May 12, Darlington, S.C.

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES

THE RACE: Circuit City 250, Richmond, Va., 187 laps

WHEN: 4 p.m. today, ESPN2 (Cable 31)

MORE TV: Qualifying, 1 p.m. today, Speed (Digital 329)

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Bobby Labonte

2006 WINNER: Kevin Harvick

NEXT RACE: May 11, Darlington, S.C.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

No racing this weekend

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Erik Darnell

NEXT RACE: May 18, Concord, N.C.

LAS VEGAS RACE: Sept. 23

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE RACE: Midwest Nationals, Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill.

WHEN: Today through Sunday

TV: Qualifying, 2 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2, tape; eliminations, 4 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2, tape

LAST WEEK’S WINNERS: Brandon Bernstein (Top Fuel), Robert Hight (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), Karen Stoffer (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

2006 WINNERS: Tony Schumacher (TF), Tony Pedregon (FC), Mike Edwards (PS), Chip Ellis (PSM)

NEXT RACE: May 20, Bristol, Tenn.

LAS VEGAS RACE: Oct. 26-29

INDY RACING LEAGUE

No racing this weekend

LAST WEEK’S WINNER: Dan Wheldon

NEXT RACE: May 27, Indianapolis

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

No racing this weekend

NEXT RACE: June 10, Portland, Ore.

FORMULA ONE

No racing this weekend

NEXT RACE: May 13, Barcelona, Spain

LOCAL

TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip

SATURDAY-SUNDAY: Diesel Hot Rod Association Nationals (drag racing), 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., LVMS dragstrip

SATURDAY: NASCAR All-American Series, heat races 5:30 p.m., first dash 7 p.m., LVMS Bullring

AMA Supercross, 7 p.m., Sam Boyd Stadium

INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (lvms.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459)

TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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