ON THE TRACKS This weekend's events
NASCARNEXTEL CUPMBNA America 400Dover, Del.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 2:40; Sunday, race (FX, 1 p.m.)Track: Dover Downs International Speedway (oval, 1-mile, 24 degrees banking in turns)Race distance: 400 miles, 400 lapsLast race: Jimmie Johnson came from fifth place to take over the lead with 16 laps remaining and held on to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway for the second straight year. Rick Hendrick, Johnson's team owner, also won the Busch Series event the previous day with driver Kyle Busch.Last year: Despite losing the power steering in his Dodge, Ryan Newman held off Jeff Gordon to win the MBNA 400.Fast facts: Johnson swept both Dover races in 2002. ... Jeff Gordon's streak of top-10 finishes ended at six after placing 30th at Charlotte. .
BUSCHMBNA America 200Dover, Del.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 1:10 p.m.); Saturday, race (FX, 1 p.m.)Track: Dover Downs International Speedway (oval, 1-mile, 24 degrees banking in turns)Race distance: 200 miles, 200 lapsLast race: Kyle Busch overtook Joe Nemechek, who lost control with 18 laps remaining, and had just enough gas to win the Carquest Auto Parts 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway under caution for his second victory in three races.Last year: Nemechek took advantage of Matt Kenseth's late-race blunder and became the first driver in 17 years at Dover International Speedway to win a Busch race from the pole. Kenseth dominated the race, but missed a shift on a restart on the 155th lap of the MBNA 200. He was hit by Brian Vickers and tried to finish with rear bumper askew and left rear fender bent upward.Fast facts: Busch has finished seventh or better in each of the last six races and has a 38-point lead over Martin Truex Jr. in the standings.Next race: Featured Auto Parts 300, June 12, Nashville.
CRAFTSMAN TRUCKSMBNA America 200Dover, Del.
Schedule: Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.)Track: Dover Downs International Speedway (oval, 1-mile, 24 degrees banking in turns)Race distance: 200 miles, 200 lapsLast race: Dennis Setzer won the Infineon 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway after leader Carl Edwards slowed down because he saw caution lights blink on with four laps left. Edwards finished 0.869 seconds -- about 10 truck lengths -- behind Setzer. NASCAR later apologized to Edwards, saying the lights were turned on unintentionally.Last year: Jason Leffler got his first truck series victory after dominant teammate Ted Musgrave blew his engine during the MBNA 200. The victory ended a string of frustration for Leffler, who had six second-place finishes.Fast facts: Setzer is $63,000 shy of becoming the fourth truck driver to reach $3 million in career earnings. Jack Sprague, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Joe Ruttman were the first to reach the plateau. Next race: O'Reilly 400K, June 11, Fort Worth, Texas.
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIESWarner Cable Roadrunner 250West Allis, Wis.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, race, 9 p.m. (Sunday, SPIKE, 4 p.m., tape)Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1.032 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns)Race distance: 211.56 miles, 205 lapsLast race: Sebastien Bourdais had a clean sweep in Monterrey. The 25-year-old Bourdais beat fellow Newman/Haas driver Bruno Junqueira by 3.852 seconds to win the Monterrey Grand Prix. The day before, Bourdais broke his own course record to capture the pole.Last race: Michel Jourdain Jr. finally won his first series race by holding off challenges from Paul Tracy and Oriol Servia to win the Centennial 250 in West Allis, Mich. Jourdain's victory came in his 126th start and just a month after he lost a heartbreaker in Long Beach when his gearbox broke during a pit stop with just seven laps remaining in a race he had dominated.Fast facts: The series' first-ever night race was held at Milwaukee last year. ... Tracy has three wins at Milwaukee.Next race: Grand Prix of Portland, June 20, Oregon.
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