on the tracks This weekend’s events

June 12, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LifeLock 400 Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3-4:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (TNT, 12:30-5:30 p.m.). Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles). Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. ended a 76-race victory drought with his lone win for Hendrick Motorsports, driving the last 55 laps — including three of overtime — without stopping for fuel. Kasey Kahne was second, and Matt Kenseth finished third. Carl Edwards won the August race at Michigan. Next 5: June 21 — Toyota/Savemart 350, Sonoma, Calif.; June 28 — LENOX Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H.; July 4 — Coke Zero 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.; July 11 — LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill.; July 26 — Allstate 400, Indianapolis. Top 12: 1. Tony Stewart, 2,043; 2. Jeff Gordon, 1,972; 3. Jimmie Johnson, 1,940; 4. Ryan Newman, 1,840; 5. Kurt Busch, 1,819; 6. Carl Edwards, 1,762; 7. Greg Biffle, 1,753; 8. Matt Kenseth, 1,745; 9. Kyle Busch, 1,731; 10. Jeff Burton, 1,725; 11. David Reutimann, 1,701; 12. Denny Hamlin, 1,679

NATIONWIDE

Meijer 300

Sparta, Ky.

Schedule: Today, practice; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 5-7 p.m.), race, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 8-11:30 p.m.). Track: Kentucky Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles). Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history, taking the lead from Kyle Busch with 53 laps remaining and rolling on after Busch spun out with 37 laps to go. At 18 years, 21 days, Logano broke the record of 18 years, 10 months, 26 days set by Casey Atwood in 1999. Next 5: June 20 — NorthernTool.com 250, West Allis, Wis.; June 27 — Camping World RV Sales 200, Loudon, N.H.; July 3 — Subway Jalapeno 250, Daytona Beach, Calif.; July 10 — Dollar General 300, Joliet, Ill.; July 18 — Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, Madison, Ill. Top 10: 1. Kyle Busch, 2,031; 2. Carl Edwards, 1,966; 3. Jason Leffler, 1,843; 4. Brad Keselowski, 1,838; 5. Joey Logano, 1,670; 6. Mike Bliss, 1,520; 7. Jason Keller, 1,519; 8. Justin Allgaier, 1,468; 9. Michael McDowell, 1,465; 10. Brendan Gaughan, 1,455

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Michigan 200

Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 1:30-3 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying, race, 2 p.m. (Speed, 1:30-4:30 p.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2 miles).

Race distance: 200 miles, 100 laps.

Last year: Erik Darnell beat Johnny Benson by 0.005 seconds — just inches — to give team owner Jack Roush his fourth trucks victory at Michigan.

Next 5: June 19 — Copart 200, West Allis, Wis.; June 27 — MemphisTravel.com 200, Memphis, Tenn.; July 18 — Built Ford Tough 225, Sparta, Ky.; July 24 — Camping World Truck Series 200, Indianapolis; Aug. 1 — Toyota Tundra 200, Lebanon, Tenn.

Top 10: 1. Matt Crafton, 1,202; 2. Ron Hornaday Jr., 1,172; 3. Mike Skinner, 1,163; 4. Todd Bodine, 1,136; 5. Brian Scott, 1,067; 6. David Starr, 1,049; 7. Johnny Benson, 1,047; 8. Chad McCumbee, 1,040; 9. Terry Cook, 1,023; 10. Rick Crawford, 1,013

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

United Association NHRA SuperNationals

Englishtown, N.J.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 7-8 p.m., 11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.; Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.).

Track: Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Last year: Scott Kalitta was killed after his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying. Tony Schumacher beat Brandon Bernstein in the Top Fuel final, and Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Chip Ellis (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.

Next 5: June 28 — Summit Racing Equipment Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio; July 12 — Mopar Mile-High Nationals, Denver; July 19 — NHRA Nationals, Seattle; July 26 — Fram Autolite Nationals, Sonoma, Calif.; Aug. 16 — Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd, Minn.

Top 5s: Top Fuel — 1. Antron Brown, 770; 2. Tony Schumacher, 752; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 701; 4. Larry Dixon, 650; 5. Cory McClenathan, 595. Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, 760; 2. Tony Pedregon, 702; 3. Ashley Force Hood, 700; 4. Del Worsham, 641; 5. Jack Beckman, 584. Pro Stock — 1. Jeg Coughlin, 905; 2. Mike Edwards, 812; 3. Jason Line, 748; 4. Greg Anderson, 727; 5. Allen Johnson, 607. Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, 433; 2. Andrew Hines, 382; 3. Matt Smith, 380; 4. Douglas Horne, 349; 3. Hector Arana, 319

INDYCAR SERIES

Last week: Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves won for the third time at Texas Motor Speedway, beating Penske teammate Ryan Briscoe off pit row on the final stop and holding on for the final 46 laps. Next 5: June 21 — Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton; June 27 — SunTrust Indy Challenge, Richmond, Va.; July 5 — Watkins Glen (N.Y.) Indy Grand Prix; July 12 — Grand Prix of Toronto; July 26 — Rexall Edmonton Indy Grand Prix. Top 10: 1. Ryan Briscoe, 199; 2. Scott Dixon, 196; 3. Dario Franchitti, 188; 4. Helio Castroneves, 186; 5. Danica Patrick, 167; 6. Dan Wheldon, 152; 7. Tony Kanaan, 146; 8. Marco Andretti, 141; 9. Graham Rahal, 126; 10. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 116

FORMULA ONE

Last week: Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Turkish Grand Prix for his sixth victory in seven races this season. Button passed pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel on the first lap and held on for a 6.7-second victory over Mark Webber. Vettel was third. Next 5: June 21 — British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England; July 12 — German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany; July 26 — Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest; Aug. 23 — European Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain; Aug. 30 — Belgian Grand Prix, Spa-Francorchamps. Top 10: 1. Jenson Button, 61; 2. Rubens Barrichello, 35; 3. Sebastian Vettel, 29; 4. Mark Webber, 27.5; 5. Jarno Trulli, 19.5; 6. Timo Glock, 13; 7. Nico Rosberg, 11.5; 8. (tie) Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, 11; 10. (tie) Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, 9

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