ON THE TRACKS | This weekend's events

NASCAR NEXTEL CUPFord 400Homestead, Fla.
Last race: A few hours after older brother Kurt was suspended for the final two races of the season for a run-in with police earlier in the weekend, 20-year-old Kyle Busch won the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix, his second Cup victory in 41 starts. On Friday, Kurt was cited for reckless driving after a confrontation with Maricopa County deputies.Last year: Kurt Busch overcame a broken wheel early and came back to win the closest championship in NASCAR history with a fifth-place finish at the Ford 400. Busch finished eight points ahead of Jimmie Johnson in the standings. Greg Biffle won the race.
NASCAR BUSCHFord 300Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 11 a.m.), race (TNT, 4 p.m.).Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 8 degrees banking in turns).Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.Last race: Carl Edwards held off Busch series runner-up Clint Bowyer to take the Arizona 200 at Phoenix International Raceway. Bowyer's second-place run, combined with a sixth-place finish for points leader and reigning champion Martin Truex Jr., cut the leader's margin to 64 points with one race remaining.Last year: Kevin Harvick won the season-ending Ford 300, holding off Jamie McMurray on several late restarts.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCKSFord 200Homestead, Fla.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5:10 p.m., race (Speed Channel, 8 p.m.).Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles, 8 degrees banking in turns).Race distance: 201 miles, 134 laps.Last race: Todd Bodine raced off to his second truck win in a row at Phoenix International Raceway. Three of Bodine's four truck wins this season have come over his last five starts.
Last year: Bobby Hamilton wrapped up the series championship and Kasey Kahne drove to his second straight victory at the Ford 200. At 47, owner-driver Hamilton became the oldest champion of the Craftsman series and gave Dodge its first NASCAR title since Richard Petty won the stock car championship in 1975.
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