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NASCAR
WINSTON CUP
Subway 500
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 3 p.m.); Sunday, race (NBC, 12:30 p.m.).
Track: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 263 miles, 500 laps.
Last race: Tony Stewart chased down Ryan Newman over the final stretch to win the UAW-GM Quality 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It was just the second victory of the season for the defending Winston Cup champion.
Last year: Kurt Busch became the 11th different winner in 11 races at Martinsville by taking the checkered flag at the Old Dominion 500. Busch won from the 36th starting position, the farthest back in the field to win in track history.
Fast facts: Matt Kenseth finished eighth at Lowe's and increased his lead in the championship standings to 267 over Kevin Harvick with five races left. He had lost 177 points the previous two weeks. ... Five polesitters have won in the race's 46-year history, most recently Ernie Irvan in 1993. ... Ricky Rudd won in 1998, setting a Winston Cup record for consecutive seasons with at least one victory at 16.
BUSCH SERIES
Sam's Town 250
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.); Saturday, race (TNT, 3 p.m.).
Track: Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park (oval, .75 miles, 11 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 187.5 miles, 250 laps
Last race: Greg Biffle began an 800-mile day by winning the rain-postponed Little Trees 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway with the season's largest margin of victory, 12.628 seconds. The race was postponed one day because of rain, causing it to start eight hours before the Winston Cup race.
Last year: A day after rain delayed the Sam's Town 250, Scott Wimmer won the race at Memphis after polesitter Greg Biffle crashed on lap 203.
Fast facts: David Green has a 36-point advantage over Brian Vickers in the standings with five races remaining. ... Chevrolets have dominated the first four Busch races at Memphis, taking 15 of 20 top-five finishing positions.
Next race: Aaron's 312, Oct. 25, Hampton, Ga.
CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
Advance Auto Parts 200
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 12:45 p.m.).
Track: Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (oval, 0.526 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 105.2 miles, 200 laps.
Last race: Brendan Gaughan came from the back of the pack and won the Silverado 350 at Texas Motor Speedway, becoming the first truck driver to win four straight races at the same track.
Last year: Inaugural race.
Fast facts: This season marks the first time Martinsville Speedway has hosted two races. Dennis Setzer has won the last two events at the track, including the Advance Auto Parts 250 on April 12. ... Gaughan has six wins this season and a 30-point over Travis Kvapil in the standings with three races left. ... Kvapil recorded his 18th straight top 10 finish at Texas to match the record set by Ron Hornaday Jr. in 1996.
Next race: Chevy Silverado 150, Oct. 31, Avondale, Ariz.
-- Associated Press