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MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

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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