ON THE TRACKS

ON THE TRACKS
This weekend's events
NASCAR NEXTEL CUP
Dickies 500
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.); Sunday, race (NBC, 3 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 500.1 miles, 334 laps.
Last race: Carl Edwards swept both Nextel Cup races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and made up some ground in the Chase for the championship. Tony Stewart finished ninth and increased his lead atop the standings from 15 points to 43 points over Jimmie Johnson, who finished 16th -- the last driver on the lead lap.
Last year: Inaugural race.
FNext race: Checker Auto Parts 500, Nov. 13, Avondale, Ariz.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR BUSCH
O'Reilly Challenge
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 6 p.m.); Saturday, race (TNT, 2 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.
Last race: Clint Bowyer won his second race of the season, rallying from deep in the field to win the Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park on Oct 22. Points leader Martin Truex Jr., who started from the pole, dominated early and wound up third. Truex leads Bowyer by 100 points with three races left.
Last year: Inaugural race.
Next race: Phoenix 200, Nov. 12, Avondale, Ariz.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
Silverado 350
Site: Fort Worth, Texas.
Schedule: Today, race (Speed Channel, 9 p.m.).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
Race distance: 220.5 miles, 147 laps.
Last race: Kyle Busch won the truck race at Atlanta on Saturday, charging from eighth to a victory in a three-lap dash that ended with most of the leaders involved in a crash.
Last year: Todd Bodine won his second straight race, leading the final 38 laps of the Silverado 350.
Next race: Chevy Silverado 150, Nov. 11, Avondale, Ariz.
On the Net: http://www.nascar.com
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES
Grand Prix of Mexico
Site: Mexico City.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3:25 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 2:10 p.m.; Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 3:30 p.m.).
Track: Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (road course, 2.786 miles, 17 turns).
Race distance: 178.304 miles, 64 laps.
Last race: Sebastien Bourdais needed only to start the race to win his second straight Champ Car title. He did a whole lot better -- winning the Lexmark Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise, Australia, on Oct. 23 for his fifth victory in the last six races.
Last year: Bourdais overcame a spin and a sticky gearbox to win his first Champ Car title, beating teammate Bruno Junqueira with a flag-to-flag victory in the Grand Prix of Mexico.
On the Net: http://www.cart.com
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