AUTO RACING GLANCE This weekend’s events
NHRA ACDelco Gatornationals Gainesville, Fla.
Schedule: Today, qualifying, 11:30 a.m. (Saturday, ESPN2, 2 a.m., tape); Saturday, qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN, 3 p.m., tape). Track: Gainesville Raceway. Last event: Ron Capps raced to his second consecutive Funny Car victory of the season at the Lucas Oil Slick Mist Nationals at Firebird International Raceway on Feb. 22. Antron Brown earned his first Top Fuel victory of the season in his second straight final round, and Jeg Coughlin claimed his 42nd career victory in Pro Stock. Next 5: March 29 — O’Reilly Spring Nationals, Houston; April 5 — SummitRacing.com Nationals, Las Vegas; April 19 — Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals, Atlanta; May 3 — O’Reilly Midwest Nationals, Madison, Ill.; May 17 — Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. Top 5s: Top Fuel — 1. Antron Brown, 206; 2. Brandon Bernstein, 164; 3. Doug Kalitta, 163; 4. Tony Schumacher, 127; 5. Morgan Lucas, 124. Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, 229; 2. (tie) Robert Hight, Del Worsham, 132; 4. Mike Neff, 129; 5. Jim Head, 124. Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, 171; 2. Jeg Coughlin, 169; 3. Greg Anderson, 155; 4. Mike Edwards, 153; 5. Allen Johnson, 132
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
Upcoming schedule: March 22 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn.; March 29 — Goody’s Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va.; April 5 — Samsung 500, Fort Worth, Texas; April 18 — Subway Fresh Fit 500, Avondale, Ariz.; April 26 — Aaron’s 499, Talladega, Ala.; May 2 — Crown Royal Presents the Russell Friedman 400, Richmond, Va.; May 9 — Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.; May 16 — NASCAR All-Star Challenge, Concord, N.C.; May 24 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.; May 31 — Dover 400, Dover, Del.; June 7 — Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa.; June 14 — LifeLock 400, Brooklyn, Mich.; 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; Aug. 2 — Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. Top 12: 1. Jeff Gordon, 634; 2. Clint Bowyer, 591; 3. Kurt Busch, 588; 4. Carl Edwards, 547; 5. Matt Kenseth, 546; 6. Tony Stewart, 521; 7. Kyle Busch, 514; 8. Kevin Harvick, 511; 9. Kasey Kahne, 484; 10. Greg Biffle, 480; 11. Brian Vickers, 477; 12. David Reutimann, 475
NATIONWIDE
Next 5: March 21 — Scotts Turf Builder 300, Bristol, Tenn.; April 4 — O’Reilly 300, Fort Worth, Texas; April 11 — Nationwide 300, Lebanon, Tenn.; April 17 — Bashas’ Supermarkets 200, Avondale, Ariz.; April 25 — Aaron’s 312, Talladega, Ala. Top 10: 1. Carl Edwards, 515; 2. Brian Vickers, 467; 3. Greg Biffle, 416; 4. Brendan Gaughan, 407; 5. Kyle Busch, 406; 6. David Ragan, 387; 7. Kevin Harvick, 386; 8. Jason Leffler, 354; 9. Jason Keller, 343; 10. Michael McDowell, 326
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
Next 5: March 28 — Kroger 250, Martinsville, Va.; April 25 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 250, Kansas City, Kan.; May 15 — N.C. Education Lottery 200, Concord, N.C.; May 29 — AAA Insurance 200, Dover, Del.; June 5 — Winstar World Casino 400K, Fort Worth, Texas. Top 10: 1. Kyle Busch, 560; 2. Todd Bodine, 535; 3. Mike Skinner, 441; 4. Ron Hornaday Jr., 436; 5. Chad McCumbee, 426; 6. Matt Crafton, 423; 7. Terry Cook, 413; 8. T.J. Bell, 412; 9. Timothy Peters, 406; 10. David Starr, 384
IRL
Next 5: April 5 — Honda Indy Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Fla.); April 19 — Long Beach (Calif.) Grand Prix; April 26 — Road Runner Turbo Indy 300, Kansas City, Kan.; May 24 — Indianapolis 500; May 31 — ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225, West Allis, Wis.
FORMULA ONE
Next 5: March 29 — Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne; April 5 — Malaysian Grand Prix, Kuala Lumpur; April 19 — Bahrain Grand Prix, Sakhir; May 10 — Spanish Grand Prix, Cataluyna; May 24 — Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo
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