ON THE TRACKS This weekend's events

NASCARNEXTEL CUP3M Performance 400Brooklyn, Mich.
Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed Channel, 3 p.m.); Sunday, race (FOX, 1 p.m.)Track: Michigan International Speedway (D-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18-degree banking in turns)Race distance: 400 miles, 200 lapsLast year: Greg Biffle shook off the pain from his Busch crash the night before to win the Batman Begins 400 at Brooklyn, Mich.
BUSCH SERIESMeijer 300Sparta, Ky.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5:30 p.m.), race (FX, 7:30 p.m.)Track: Kentucky Speedway (tri-oval, 1.5 miles, 14-degree banking in turns)Race distance: 300 miles, 200 lapsLast year: Carl Edwards, who skipped the previous week's race to run in a Nextel Cup event, rallied after a risky late pit stop to win the Meijer 300. Edwards, who started on the pole, led 150 of the 200 laps but only won by 0.69 seconds over Martin Truex Jr.Next race: AT & amp;T 250, June 24, West Allis, Wis.
CRAFTSMAN TRUCKSCon-way Freight 200Brooklyn, Mich.
Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:40 a.m., race (Speed Channel, 3 p.m.)Track: Michigan International SpeedwayRace distance: 200 miles, 100 lapsLast year: Dennis Setzer raced to his first victory of the season, winning under caution after Ted Musgrave blew an engine while running second with less than two laps to go in the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Brooklyn, Mich.Next race: Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200, June 23, West Allis, Wis.
NHRAK & amp;N Filters SupernationalsEnglishtown, N.J.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 12:10 p.m. (ESPN2, 5 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 4 p.m., tape)Track: Old Bridge Township Raceway ParkLast year: Larry Dixon raced to his fifth consecutive Father's Day victory by taking Top Fuel at the K & amp;N Filters Supernationals. Del Worsham (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Antron Brown (Pro Stock Bike) also scored wins.Next event: Midwest Nationals, June 25, Madison, Ill.
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIESChamp Car Grand Prix of PortlandPortland, Ore.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 4:45 p.m.; Sunday, race (CBS, 3:30 p.m.)Track: Portland International Raceway (1.964-mile permanent road course)Last year: Cristiano da Matta cruised to victory by more than 10 seconds over Sebastien Bourdais. Da Matta also won the race in 2002, his last year on the circuit before returning in 2005 after two years in Formula One.Next race: Grand Prix of Cleveland, June 25.
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