ON THE TRACKS This weekend's events

NASCARNEXTEL CUPUAW-GM Quality 500Concord, N.C.
Schedule: Saturday, race (NBC, 7 p.m.).Track: Lowe's Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).Race distance: 500 miles, 334 laps.Last race: Pole-sitter Joe Nemechek completed the sweep at Kansas Speedway with his win in the Banquet 400.Last year: Tony Stewart chased down Ryan Newman over the final stretch to win the UAW-GM Quality 500.
BUSCH SERIESThe SpongeBob SquarePants Movie 300Concord, N.C.
Schedule: Today, race (TNT, 8 p.m.).Track: Lowe's Motor Speedway.Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.Last race: Joe Nemechek held off Greg Biffle by .041 of a second to win the Mr. Goodcents 300 at Kansas Speedway.Last year: Biffle began an 800-mile day by winning the rain-postponed Little Trees 300 at Concord 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 Nextel Cup race.Next race: Sam's Town 250, Oct. 23, Memphis, Tenn.
Craftsman TrucksSilverado 350KFort Worth, Texas
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3:15 p.m.; Saturday, race (Speed Channel, 2 p.m.).Track: Texas Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).Race distance: 219 miles, 146 laps.Last race: Todd Bodine ended Ted Musgrave's three-race winning streak at California Speedway with his victory in the American Racing Wheels 200 on Oct. 2.Last year: Brendan Gaughan came from the back of the pack and won the Silverado 350, becoming the first truck driver to win four straight races at the same track.Next race: Kroger 200, Oct. 23, Martinsville, Va.
INDY RACING LEAGUEChevy 500Fort Worth, Texas
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5:30 p.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 12:30 p.m.).Track: Texas Motor Speedway.Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.Last race: Tony Kanaan clinched his first series championship after finishing second at the Toyota 400 in Fontana, Calif. on Oct. 3. Kanaan was .0183 seconds behind Adrian Fernandez, who claimed his second straight victory and third in five races.Last year: A terrifying crash that left Kenny Brack badly injured ended the season-finale Chevy 500 five laps early, sending Gil de Ferran to victory lane in his last career start and giving runner-up Scott Dixon the series championship.
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