ON THE TRACKS This weekend’s auto races

NASCAR

SPRINT CUP

COKE ZERO 400

Site: Daytona Beach. Fla.

Schedule: Today, qualifying (Speed, 4-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (TNT and TRU, 6:30-11 p.m.).

Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

Last year: David Ragan rebounded to win at the track months after a late-race gaffe cost him a victory in the Daytona 500. Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth was second.

Last week: Brad Keselowski raced to his series-leading third victory of the season, grabbing the lead with 55 laps left at Kentucky Speedway. He also won at Bristol and Talladega in Penske Racing’s No. 2 Dodge.

NATIONWIDE

SUBWAY JALAPENO 250

Site: Daytona Beach. Fla.

Schedule: Today, qualifying (ESPN2, 2-4 p.m.), race, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, 7-10 p.m.).

Track: Daytona International Speedway (tri-oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 250 miles, 100 laps.

Last year: Joey Logano won with a last-lap push from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch. Jason Leffler was second. Busch finished fourth.

Last week: Austin Dillon raced to his first Nationwide victory, dominating at Kentucky Speedway. The No. 3 Chevrolet, fielded by grandfather Richard Childress, failed postrace inspection because it was too low in the rear. On Monday, the team was penalized six points in the standings.

INDYCAR

HONDA INDY TORONTO

Site: Toronto.

Schedule: Today, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying; Sunday, race, 12:30 p.m. (ABC, 12:30-3 p.m.).

Track: Streets of Toronto (street course, 1.75 miles).

Race distance: 148.75 miles, 85 laps.

Last year: Chip Ganassi Racing’s Dario Franchitti raced to the last of his four 2011 victories en route to his third straight season title and fourth overall. He also won a Champ Car race in Toronto in 1999, and the IndyCar event at the track in 2009.

Last race: Ryan Hunter-Reay raced to his second straight victory, winning the wreck-filled event at Iowa Speedway on June 23. Andretti Autosport teammate Marco Andretti was second. Hunter-Reay won the previous week at Milwaukee.

FORMULA ONE

BRITISH GRAND PRIX

Site: Silverstone, England.

Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 9-10:30 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (FOX, noon-2 p.m.).

Track: Silverstone Circuit (road course, 3.667 miles).

Race distance: 190.6 miles, 52 laps.

Last year: Fernando Alonso gave Ferrari its lone 2011 victory.

Last race: Alonso won the European Grand Prix on June 24 in Spain to become the first two-time winner this year. Lotus’ Kimi Raikkonen was second, and Michael Schumacher third for his first podium finish since returning to racing in 2010 with Mercedes.

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT NHRA NATIONALS

Site: Norwalk.

Schedule: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 6-7:30 p.m.); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 8-11 p.m.).

Track: Summit Motorsports Park.

Last year: Mike Neff raced to the third of his five 2011 Funny Car victories, beating Ron Capps in the final. Del Worsham won in Top Fuel, Vincent Nobile in Pro Stock and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Last week: Erica Enders became to the first female driver to win an NHRA Pro Stock race, beating four-time series champion Greg Anderson in the Route 66 NHRA Nationals in Joliet, Ill. Antron Brown won the Top Fuel division, Jeff Arend topped the Funny Car field, and Andrew Hines won in Pro Stock Motorcycle.

Associated Press