ON THE TRACKS This weekend’s events

May 8, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP Southern 500 Darlington, S.C.

Schedule: Today, qualifying, 5:10 p.m. (Speed); Saturday, race, 7:20 p.m. (Fox). Track: Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles). Race distance: 501.3 miles, 367 laps. Last week: Kyle Busch became the second Cup driver to win on his birthday, celebrating his 24th at Richmond with his fourth victory of the year, 15th overall and 50th in NASCAR’s top three series. Busch also won the Nationwide race. Tony Stewart was second, followed by Jeff Burton and Ryan Newman. Cale Yarborough won twice on his birthday — at North Wilkesboro in 1977 and Atlanta in 1983. Next 5: 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. Top 12: 1. Jeff Gordon, 1,441; 2. Kurt Busch, 1,431; 3. Tony Stewart, 1,402; 4. Denny Hamlin, 1,321; 5. Kyle Busch, 1,314; 6. Jimmie Johnson, 1,290; 7. Jeff Burton, 1,257; 8. Clint Bowyer, 1,212; 9. Carl Edwards, 1,204; 10. Ryan Newman, 1,198; 11. Greg Biffle, 1,193; 12. Matt Kenseth, 1,187

NATIONWIDE Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Darlington, S.C.

Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3:10 p.m. (Speed); race, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2). Track: Darlington Raceway. Race distance: 200.8 miles, 147 laps. Last week: Sprint Cup star Kyle Busch raced to his third Nationwide Series win of the season, passing Carl Edwards with 22 laps to go at Richmond. Edwards was second, followed by Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski. Next 5: May 23 — CARQUEST Auto Parts 300, Concord, N.C.; May 30 — Heluva Good! 200 Dover, Del.; June 6 — Federated Auto Parts 300, Lebanon, Tenn.; June 13 — Mejer 300, Sparta, Ky.; June 20 — Camping World RV Rental 250, West Allis, Wis. Top 10: 1. Kyle Busch, 1,414; 2. Carl Edwards, 1,332; 3. Jason Leffler, 1,216; 4. Joey Logano, 1,213; 5. Brad Keselowski, 1,201; 6. David Ragan, 1,139; 7. Jason Keller, 1,063; 8. Michael McDowell, 1,021; 9. Scott Lagasse Jr., 998; 10. Steve Wallace, 967

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Last race: Mike Skinner gave football star Randy Moss his first victory as a NASCAR owner, winning the rain-shortened race at Kansas Speedway on April 27 in a Monday finish. The race was suspended after 52 laps the previous Saturday, then cut to 132 — 35 short of the scheduled distance. Skinner has 26 series victories. Johnny Benson finished second, and Brian Scott was third, giving Toyota the top three spots. Next 5: 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; June 13 — Michigan 200, Brooklyn; June 19 — Camping World RV Sales 200, West Allis, Wis. Top 10: 1. Mike Skinner, 801; 2. Ron Hornaday Jr., 776; 3. Todd Bodine, 744; 4. Matt Crafton, 707; 5. Johnny Benson, 685; 6. Kyle Busch, 682; 7. Brian Scott, 659; 8. Chad McCumbee, 647; 9. Terry Cook, 631; 10. Stacy Compton, 624

FORMULA ONE Spanish Grand Prix Barcelona, Spain

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 8 a.m. (Speed); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Speed). Track: Circuit de Catalunya (2.89-mile road course). Race distance: 190.8 miles, 66 laps. Last race: Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix on April 26 for his third victory in the first four races of the season, beating Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by 7.1 seconds. Next 5: May 24 — Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo; June 7 — Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul; June 21 — British Grand Prix, Silverstone, England; July 12 — German Grand Prix, Nurburgring, Germany; July 26 — Hungarian Grand Prix, Budapest. Top 10: 1. Jenson Button, 31; 2. Rubens Barrichello, 19; 3. Sebastian Vettel, 18; 4. Jarno Trulli, 14.5; 5. Timo Glock, 12; 6. Mark Webber, 9.5; 7. Lewis Hamilton, 9; 8. Fernando Alonso, 5; 9. (tie) Nick Heidfeld, Heikki Kovalainen, 4

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: New Zealand’s Scott Dixon raced to his 17th series victory, beating Helio Castroneves by 0.71 seconds April 26 at Kansas Speedway. Next 5: May 24 — Indianapolis 500; May 31 — ABC Supply/AJ Foyt Indy 225, West Allis, Wis.; June 6 — Bombardier Learjet 550k, Fort Worth, Texas; June 21 — Iowa Corn Indy 250, Newton; June 27 — SunTrust Indy Challenge, Richmond, Va. Top 10: 1. Tony Kanaan, 100; 2. Ryan Briscoe, 99; 3. Dario Franchitti, 96; 4. Scott Dixon, 81; 5. (tie) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Danica Patrick, 74; 7. Marco Andretti, 73; 8. Graham Rahal, 72; 9. Will Power, 69; 10. (tie) Helio Castroneves, Dan Wheldon, 66

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

Last week: Del Worsham raced to his first Funny Car win of the season, beating Ran Capps in the NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway International. Antron Brown (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won. Next 5: May 17 — Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn.; May 31 — O’Reilly Summer Nationals, Topeka, Kan.; June 7 — Route 66 Nationals, Joliet, Ill.; June 14 — SuperNationals, Englishtown, N.J.; June 28 — Summit Racing Equipment Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio. Top 5s: Top Fuel — 1. Antron Brown, 561; 2. Tony Schumacher, 543; 3. Brandon Bernstein, 517; 4. Cory McClenathan, 453; 5. Morgan Lucas, 437. Funny Car — 1. Ron Capps, 562; 2. Del Worsham, 443; 3. Tony Pedregon, 437; 4. (tie) Jack Beckman, Ashley Force Hood, 427. Pro Stock — 1. Jeg Coughlin, 637; 2. Jason Line, 588; 3. Mike Edwards, 498; 4. Greg Anderson, 478; 5. Greg Stanfield, 394. Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Eddie Krawiec, 341; 2. Matt Smith, 325; 3. Andrew Hines, 308; 4. Douglas Horne, 291; 3. Hector Arana, 282.

Associated Press