MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

THE RACE: Dodge Dealers 400, Dover Downs International Speedway, Dover, Del., 400 laps of 1-mile oval

WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, ABC (Channel 13), KKLZ-FM (96.3)

MORE TV: Qualifying, noon today, ESPN2 (Cable 31)

THE CHASE: After the first of 10 races for the championship, Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson are tied for first. … A 25th-place finish in Loudon, N.H., on Sunday dropped Las Vegas native Kurt Busch to 12th. Younger brother Kyle improved four spots to fourth by finishing fourth.

LAST WINNER: Clint Bowyer

2006 WINNER: Jeff Burton

NEXT RACE: Sept. 30, Kansas City, Kan.

NASCAR BUSCH

THE RACE: RoadLoans.com 200, Dover, Del., 200 laps

WHEN: 12:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)

MORE TV: Qualifying, 9 a.m. Saturday, Speed

LAST WINNER: Kyle Busch

2006 WINNER: Clint Bowyer

NEXT RACE: Sept. 29, Kansas City, Kan.

NASCAR TRUCKS

THE RACE: Smith’s Las Vegas 350, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 146 laps of 1.5-mile tri-oval for 219 miles

WHEN/TV: 6 p.m. Saturday, Speed (Digital 329); KKLZ-FM (96.3)

MORE TV: Qualifying, 3 p.m. Saturday, Speed

LAST WINNER: Ron Hornaday

2006 WINNER: Mike Skinner

NEXT RACE: Oct. 6, Talladega, Ala.

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE RACE: Fall Nationals, Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas

WHEN: Today through Sunday

WHEN/TV: Qualifying, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31), tape delay; eliminations, 4 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2, tape delay

LAST WINNERS: Melanie Troxel (Top Fuel), Gary Scelzi (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock), Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

2006 WINNERS: Brandon Bernstein (TF), Robert Hight (FC), Richie Stevens (PS)

NEXT RACE: Oct. 7, Richmond, Va.

LAS VEGAS: Oct. 26-29

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Season complete

2007 CHAMPION: Dario Franchitti

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

No racing this weekend

NEXT RACE: Oct. 21, Surfers Paradise, Australia

FORMULA ONE

No racing this weekend

NEXT RACE: Sept. 30, Suzuka, Japan

LOCAL

TODAY: Major League of Monster Trucks, 7 p.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dirt track (MLMT.com)

INFO: 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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