ON THE TRACKS

NASCAR

SPRINT CUP

Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500

Site: Long Pond, Pa.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-6:30 p.m.; Saturday, practice (Speed, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (TNT, noon-5:30 p.m.).

Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Tony Stewart raced to his first Cup points victory as an owner, coming from the rear of the field and gambling on fuel. Stewart became the first owner/driver to win a points race since Ricky Rudd at Martinsville in 1998.

Last week: Kurt Busch held off Jamie McMurray to win the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch also won the All-Star race the previous week at the track.

Fast facts: Kevin Harvick leads the season standings with 1,898 points, followed by Kyle Busch (1,869), Matt Kenseth (1,781), Jeff Gordon (1,760), Denny Hamlin (1,732), Kurt Busch (1,726) and four-time defending champion Jimmie Johnson (1,694). ... Hamlin, tied with Kurt Busch and Johnson for the series victory lead with three, won the August 2009 race at the track. He also swept the 2006 Pocono races as a rookie. ... The series will return to Pocono on Aug. 1 for the Pennsylvania 500. ... Johnson will race Saturday in the Grand-Am series’ Watkins Glen event. He will team with Alex Gurney and Jon Fogarty in the Bob Stallings Racing entry.

Next race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, June 13, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NATIONWIDE

Federated Auto Parts 300

Site: Gladeville, Tenn.

Schedule: Today, practice (ESPN2, 7:30-9 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 5:30-7 p.m.), race, 8 p.m. (ESPN2, 7-11 p.m.).

Track: Nashville Superspeedway (oval, 1.333 miles).

Race distance: 300 miles, 225 laps.

Last year: Kyle Busch raced to the fourth of his nine 2009 Nationwide victories en route to the season title, easily holding off Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards in the second Nashville race of the year. Busch smashed the guitar trophy in Victory Lane.

Last week: Busch won at Charlotte Motor Speedway, beating Keselowski for his second straight series victory and fifth of the season.

Fast facts: Busch and Kevin Harvick, the April winner at the track, are skipping the race and dropping out of the title chase, leaving Keselowski, Edwards and Paul Menard the only double-duty Sprint Cup drivers in the field. Keselowski leads the standings, a point ahead of Busch and 94 in front of third-place Harvick. Edwards is fourth, 257 points back. He won three straight races on the concrete track in 2006-07. ... Mike Bliss is driving Harvick’s No. 33 Toyota, and Brad Coleman is taking Busch’s spot in the No. 18 Toyota.

Next race: Meijer 300, June 12, Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

WinStar World Casino 400k

Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Race, 9 tonight (Speed, 8:30-11:30 p.m.).

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 250.5 miles, 167 laps.

Fast facts: Bodine, winless in 24 races, has a two-point lead over Aric Almirola in the season standings. Timothy Peters is third, 86 points back. Four-time series champion Ron Hornaday is fourth, 103 behind Bodine. ... Ken Schrader is driving the No. 2 Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick, and Johnny Benson is taking Busch’s spot in the No. 18 Toyota. Harvick and Busch each have two Trucks victories this year.

Next race: VFW 200, June 12, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.

Online: http://www.nascar.comusch

INDYCAR

Firestone 550k

Site: Fort Worth, Texas.

Schedule: Today, practice, qualifying (Versus, 5-6 p.m.); Saturday, race, 8:45 p.m. (Versus, 8-11 p.m.)

Track: Texas Motor Speedway (oval, 1.5 miles).

Race distance: 342 miles, 228 laps.

Last year: Helio Castroneves followed his Indy 500 victory with his third win at Texas Motor Speedway. He beat Penske Racing teammate Ryan Briscoe off pit row on the final stop, then held the top spot for the final 46 laps.

Last week: Dario Franchitti raced to his second Indianapolis 500 victory, winning under caution after a spectacular, airborne crash with a lap left that sent Mike Conway high into the fence and to the hospital with a broken left leg and compression fracture in his back. The victory made Chip Ganassi the first owner to win Indy and NASCAR’s Daytona 500 in the same year.

Fast facts: Will Power leads the season standings with 227 points, 11 more than Franchitti. Power swept the opening road races in Sao Paulo and St. Petersburg. ... Conway is expected to be sidelined at least three months. ... Motorcycle daredevil Robbie Knievel will attempt to jump more than 200 feet over police cars before the race.

Next race: Iowa Corn Indy 250, June 20, Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

Route 66 NHRA Nationals

Site: Joliet, Ill.

Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 4-7 p.m.).

Track: Route 66 Raceway.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

FORMULA ONE

Next race: Canadian Grand Prix, June 13, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal.

Last week: Lewis Hamilton led McLaren to a 1-2 finish in the Turkish Grand Prix after a costly run-in between Red Bull teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel. Webber and Vettel touched as Vettel looked to pass for the lead, sending Vettel spinning out of the race. Webber recovered to finish third behind Jenson Button.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

ARCA RE/MAX SERIES: Messina Wildlife Animal Stopper 200, Saturday (Speed, 4-6 p.m.), Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com

GRAND-AM ROLEX SPORTS CAR SERIES: Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen, Saturday (Speed, 2-4 p.m., 6-8:30 p.m.), Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Online: http://www.grand-am.com

WORLD OF OUTLAWS: Sprint Car, Hall of Fame Classic, Thursday-Saturday, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, Iowa. Online: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com

Associated Press