MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
April 18, 2008 - 9:00 pm
SPRINT CUP
No racing this weekend
LAST WINNER: Jimmie Johnson
NEXT: April 27, Talladega, Ala.
NATIONWIDE
THE RACE: Mexico 200; Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City; 80 laps of 2.518-mile road course
WHEN/TV: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
QUALIFYING: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, ESPN2
FAST FACT: Kyle Busch has won the last two races in the series and will compete in Mexico.
LAST WINNER: Kyle Busch
2007 WINNER: Juan Pablo Montoya
NEXT: April 16, Talladega, Ala.
NASCAR TRUCKS
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 26, Kansas City, Kan.
LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20
NHRA DRAG RACING
No racing this weekend
LAST WINNERS: Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) won titles Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NEXT: April 24-27, Atlanta
LAS VEGAS: Oct. 30-Nov. 2
INDY RACING LEAGUE
THE RACE: Indy Japan 300; Twin Ring Motegi, Japan; 200 laps of 1.5-mile oval
WHEN/TV: Midnight Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
LAST WINNER: Graham Rahal
2007 WINNER: Tony Kanaan
NEXT: April 27, Kansas City, Kan.
CHAMP CAR
THE RACE: Grand Prix of Long Beach; Long Beach, Calif.;
WHEN/TV: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
FAST FACTS: Officially, the last event for the Champ Car World Series. … Points earned will count toward standings for IRL IndyCar Series that has absorbed several Champ Car teams into its series.
2007 WINNER: Sebastien Bourdais
FORMULA ONE
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 27, Barcelona, Spain
LOCAL
TODAY-SUNDAY: National Sand Drag Association, 11:20 a.m. today, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Primm Valley Resort, sand-drags.com
TODAY-SATURDAY: Dwarf Car Nationals, IMCA Modifieds, 3 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Saturday, Death Valley Raceway, Amargosa Valley
TODAY: Test and Tune (drag racing), 4:15-9 p.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip
Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., LVMS dragstrip
SATURDAY: Terrible’s 250 (Best in the Desert Series), 5:30 a.m., Buffalo Bill’s, Primm
Jerry’s Nugget Drag Racing Series, 4:30 p.m., LVMS dragstrip
NASCAR All-American Series (Super Late Models/Late Models, Legends, Modifieds, Chargers, Thunder Roadsters, Bombers), racing will begin at 5 p.m., features at 7, LVMS Bullring
INFORMATION: 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