MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

August 10, 2007 - 9:00 pm

NASCAR NEXTEL CUP

THE RACE: Centurion Boats at the Glen, Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International, 90 laps of 2.45-mile road course with 11 turns

WHEN/TV/RADIO: 11 a.m. Sunday, ESPN (Cable 30), KKLZ-FM (96.3)

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

2006 WINNER: Kevin Harvick

NEXT RACE: Aug. 19, Brooklyn, Mich.

NASCAR BUSCH

THE RACE: Zippo 200, Watkins Glen, 82 laps

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

2006 WINNER: Kurt Busch

NEXT RACE: Aug. 18, Brooklyn, Mich.

NASCAR TRUCKS

THE RACE: Toyota Tundra 200, Nashville Speedway, Lebanon, Tenn., 150 laps of 1.33-mile tri-oval

WHEN/TV: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Speed (Digital 329)

2006 WINNER: Johnny Benson

NEXT RACE: Aug. 22, Bristol, Tenn.

LAS VEGAS: Sept. 22

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE RACE: Lucas Oil Nationals,

Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

WHEN: Today through Sunday

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

2006 WINNERS: Brandon Bernstein (Top Fuel), Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock), Antron Brown (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

NEXT RACE: Aug. 19, Reading, Pa.

LAS VEGAS: Oct. 26-29

INDY RACING LEAGUE

THE RACE: Kentucky 300, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky., 200 laps of 1.5-mile tri-oval

WHEN/TV: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)

2006 WINNER: Sam Hornish Jr.

NEXT RACE: Aug. 26, Sonoma, Calif.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

THE RACE: Generac Grand Prix, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 52 laps of 4.048-mile road course

WHEN/TV: Noon Sunday, ABC (Channel 13)

2006 WINNER: A.J. Allmendinger

NEXT RACE: Aug. 26, Liege, Belgium

FORMULA ONE

No racing this weekend

LAST WINNER: Lewis Hamilton

NEXT RACE: Aug. 26, Istanbul, Turkey

LOCAL

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

SATURDAY: Jerry’s Nugget Drag Racing Series (E.T. Brackets), 8 p.m.-2 a.m., LVMS dragstrip

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

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