on the tracks This weekend’s races

NASCAR Bank of America 500 Concord, N.C.

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

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

Race distance: 501 miles, 334 laps.

Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to his sixth career victory at the track en route to his record fourth straight series championship.

Last 5: Oct. 24 — Tums Fast Relief 500, Ridgeway, Va.; Oct. 31 — AMP Energy Juice 500, Talladega, Ala.; Nov. 7 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas; Nov. 14 — Kobalt Tools 500, Avondale, Ariz.; Nov. 21 — Ford 400, Homestead, Fla.

Top 12: 1. Jimmie Johnson, 5,673; 2. Denny Hamlin, 5,637; 3. Kevin Harvick, 5,619; 4. Jeff Gordon, 5,588; 5. Tony Stewart, 5,566; 6. Kurt Busch, 5,533; 7. Carl Edwards, 5,511; 8. Jeff Burton, 5,496; 9. Kyle Busch, 5,486; 10. Greg Biffle, 5,458; 11. Matt Kenseth, 5,432; 12. Clint Bowyer, 5,426.

NATIONWIDE Dollar General 300 Concord, N.C.

Schedule: Today, qualifying (ESPN2, 3-5 p.m.), race, 8 p.m. (ESPN2, 7:30-11 p.m.).

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

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Kyle Busch won the seventh of his nine 2010 victories en route to the season title, leading 137 of 200 laps.

Last 4: Oct. 23 — Gateway 250, Madison, Ill.; Nov. 6 — O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, Fort Worth, Texas; Nov. 13 — Wypall 200, Avondale, Ariz.; Nov. 20 — Ford 300, Homestead, Fla.

Top 10: 1. Brad Keselowski, 4,764; 2. Carl Edwards, 4,380; 3. Kyle Busch, 4,279; 4. Justin Allgaier, 3,938; 5. Paul Menard, 3,866; 6. Kevin Harvick, 3,763; 7. Joey Logano, 3,392; 8. Trevor Bayne, 3,391; 9. Steve Wallace, 3,351; 10. Jason Leffler, 3,315.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Last race: Austin Dillon raced to his second victory of the year, leading the final 35 laps Sept. 25 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Last 5: Oct. 23 — Kroger 200, Ridgeway, Va.; Oct. 30 — Mountain Dew 250, Talladega, Ala.; Nov. 5 — WinStar World Casino 350k, Fort Worth, Texas; Nov. 12 — Lucas Oil 150, Avondale, Ariz.; Nov. 19 — Ford 200, Homestead, Fla.

Top 10: 1. Todd Bodine, 3,196; 2. Aric Almirola, 2,934; 3. Johnny Sauter, 2,896; 4. Austin Dillon, 2,808; 5. (tie) Timothy Peters, Matt Crafton, 2,773; 7. Ron Hornaday Jr., 2,687; 8. Mike Skinner, 2,549; 9. David Starr, 2,504; 10. Justin Lofton, 2,379.

FORMULA ONE

Last week: Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Japanese Grand Prix for his third victory of the season, starting from the pole and holding off teammate Mark Webber. Webber leads the season standings with three races left, 14 points ahead of Vettel and Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

Last 3: Oct. 24 — Korean Grand Prix, Yeongam; Nov. 7 — Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo; Nov. 14 — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Top 10: 1. Mark Webber, 220; 2. (tie) Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, 206; 4. Lewis Hamilton, 192; 5. Jenson Button, 189; 6. Felipe Massa, 128; 7. Nico Rosberg, 122; 8. Robert Kubica, 114; 9. Michael Schumacher, 54; 10. Adrian Sutil, 47.

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

Last week: Larry Dixon raced to his 12th Top Fuel victory in 12 final-round appearances this year, beating championship rival Cory McClenathan at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa. Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Dave Connolly (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in the fourth of six playoff races.

Last 2: Oct. 28-31 — Las Vegas Nationals; Nov. 11-14 — Automobile Club of Southern California Finals, Pomona, Calif.

Top 5s: Top Fuel — 1. Larry Dixon, 2,544; 2. Cory McClenathan, 2,455; 3. Tony Schumacher, 2,390; 4. Doug Kalitta, 2,299; 5. Shawn Langdon, 2,281. Funny Car — 1. Matt Hagan, 2,442; 2. John Force, 2,378; 3. Jack Beckman, 2,349; 4. Ashley Force Hood, 2,304; 5. Bob Tasca III, 2,248. Pro Stock — 1. Greg Anderson, 2,438; 2. Mike Edwards, 2,402; 3. Greg Stanfield, 2,353; 4. Jason Line, 2,301; 5. Allen Johnson, 2,270. Pro Stock Motorcyle — 1. Andrew Hines, 2,566; 2. Louis Tonglet, 2,494; 3. Ed Krawiec, 2,351; 4. Matt Smith, 2,323; 5. Hector Arana, 2,266.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Final standings: 1. Dario Franchitti, 602; 2. Will Power, 597; 3. Scott Dixon, 547; 4. Helio Castroneves, 531; 5. Ryan Briscoe, 482; 6. Tony Kanaan, 453; 7. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 445; 8. Marco Andretti, 392; 9. Dan Wheldon, 388; 10. Danica Patrick, 367.

Associated Press