AUTO RACING

August 13, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

AUTO RACING

This weekend’s events

NASCAR

CARFAX 400

Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 9-10 a.m., noon-1:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN, noon-4:30 p.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Race distance: 400 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Brian Vickers won after leader Jimmie Johnson ran out of gas with two laps left. Vickers, sidelined this year by blood clots, gave Red Bull Racing its first victory. Jeff Gordon was second. Johnson finished 33rd.

Last week: Juan Pablo Montoya raced to his second Sprint Cup victory, winning a duel with Marcos Ambrose on the road course at Watkins Glen. Also the winner on the road course at Sonoma in 2007, the Colombian star led 74 of 90 laps and beat Kurt Busch by nearly 5 seconds. Ambrose was third.

Next race: Irwin Tools Night Race, Aug. 21, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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NATIONWIDE

CARFAX 250

Site: Brooklyn, Mich.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 10 a.m.-noon); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (ESPN, 1-4:30 p.m.).

Track: Michigan International Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).

Race distance: 250 miles, 125 laps.

Last year: Brad Keselowski won his home-state event for the third of his four 2009 victories, passing Brian Vickers on the final turn.

Last week: Marcos Ambrose won for the third straight time at Watkins Glen, leading 60 of 82 laps and beating Joey Logano by 2.8 seconds.

Next race: Food City 250, Aug. 20, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Too Tough To Tame 200

Site: Darlington, S.C.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 5:30-7 p.m.); race 7:30 p.m. (Speed, 7-10 p.m.).

Track: Darlington Raceway (oval, 1.366 miles).

Race distance: 200.8 miles, 147 laps.

Last year: No race. Kasey Kahne won the last Trucks race at the track in 2004.

Last week: Series leader Todd Bodine raced to his second victory of the season, leading the final 88 laps at Nashville Superspeedway. Austin Dillon was second.

Next race: O’Reilly 200, Aug. 18, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tenn.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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NHRA FULL THROTTLE

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals

Site: Brainerd, Minn.

Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.).

Track: Brainerd International Raceway.

Last year: Tony Pedregon raced to the last of his three 2009 victories, beating Ron Capps in the Funny Car final. Morgan Lucas (Top Fuel), Minnesotan Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.

Last event: Robert Hight beat father-in-law John Force in the Funny Car final July 25 at the Mile-High NHRA Nationals. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.

Next event: Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Sept. 1-6, O’Reilly Raceway Park, Clermont, Ind.

Online: http://www.nhra.com