ON THE TRACKS | This weekend's events

NASCAR NEXTEL CUPDHL 400Brooklyn, Mich.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 3:10 p.m.); Sunday, race (Fox, 1:30 p.m.)Track: Michigan International Speedway (d-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18-degree banking in turns)Race distance: 400 miles, 200 lapsLast race: Jimmie Johnson won the Pocono 500, despite a NASCAR mistake that cost him the lead. During a late caution period, the pit road official opened the service lane one lap too early. As a result, Johnson was unable to pit while most of the cars behind him did. He had to pit later and it cost him the front spot on the restart. Johnson recovered, and took the lead for good on lap 174.Last year: Kurt Busch passed Jeff Gordon with 24 laps left and held on to win the Sirius Satellite 400 at Michigan International Speedway, becoming the circuit's first three-time winner of 2003.
NASCAR BUSCHMeijer 300Sparta, Ky.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, race (FX, 8 p.m.)Track: Kentucky Speedway (tri-oval, 1.5 miles, 14-degree banking in turns)Race distance: 300 miles, 200 lapsLast race: Jason Leffler inherited the lead when Kyle Busch ran out of gas with four laps to go and won the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway under caution for his first career Busch victory. TLast year: Bobby Hamilton Jr. overcame a pit-stop error to win the Meijer 300. Hamilton pitted during a caution, and a NASCAR official ruled that his crew failed to sufficiently tighten the lugnuts on the front left tire. Hamilton returned to pit road and dropped to 13th before working his way back up front.Next race: Alan Kulwicki 250, June 26, The Milwaukee Mile
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKSO'Reilly 200Memphis, Tenn.
Schedule: Today, qualifying 4 p.m.; Saturday, race (Speed Vision, 3 p.m.)Track: Memphis Motorsports Park, (tri-oval, 0.75 miles, 11-degrees banking in turns)Race distance: 150 miles, 200 lapsLast race: Dennis Setzer set a Texas Motor Speedway record by winning the O'Reilly 400K by 11.817 seconds over Ted Musgrave. Musgrave led for 101 laps, but couldn't maintain it after something came loose on the right front of his Dodge.Last year: Musgrave raced close to the lead, then shoved his way past Jon Wood with 14 laps remaining to win the O'Reilly 200. Next race: Black Cat Fireworks 200, June 26, Milwaukee
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIESGrand Prix of PortlandPortland, Ore.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 4:45 p.m.; Sunday, race (Spike TV, 4 p.m.)Track: Portland International Raceway (permanent road course, 1.969 miles, nine turns)Race Distance: 94 laps, 185.086 milesLast race: Polesitter Ryan Hunter-Reay led every lap en route to winning the Road Runner 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. He is the first driver to accomplish the feat since 1992, when Bobby Rahal won a 200-lap race at Phoenix.Last year: Adrian Fernandez ended a three-year victory drought, pulling away from Paul Tracy to win the G.I. Joe's 200 at Portland International Raceway. Next race: Grand Prix of Cleveland, July 3.
FORMULA ONEU.S. Grand PrixIndianapolis
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 2 p.m.; Sunday, race, (Speed Vision, 1 p.m.)Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course, 2.606-miles, 13 turns)Race distance: 190.2 miles, 73 lapsLast race: In Montreal, Michael Schumacher won for the seventh time in eight races this season by using a two pit-stop strategy to overcome a season-worst sixth-place start at the Canadian Grand Prix. Last year: Schumacher overcame the rain and moved closer to his sixth series championship after winning the U.S. Grand Prix at Indianapolis. Schumacher finished 18.2 seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen, who had started from the pole.
Next race: French Grand Prix, July 4, Magny-Cours
NHRAK & amp;N Filters SuperNationalsEnglishtown, N.J.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, noon (ESPN2, 6 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m (ESPN, 5 p.m., tape)Track: Old Bridge Township Raceway ParkLast event: Greg Anderson won his eighth Pro Stock title of the season at the Pontiac Excitement NHRA Nationals at National Trail Raceway in Kirkersville, Ohio. Darrell Russell won in top fuel, Del Worsham won in funny car, and Andrew Hines won in pro stock bike.Last year: Doug Kalitta won his second Top Fuel event of 2003 at the NHRA K & amp;N Filters SuperNationals. Whit Bazemore, Greg Anderson and Shawn Gann also won their divisions.Next race: Sears Craftsman Nationals, June 27, Madison, Ill.
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