ON THE TRACKS | This weekend’s races
NASCAR
LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301
Site: Loudon, N.H.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (TNT, noon-4:30 p.m.).
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.058 miles).
Race distance: 318.46 miles, 301 laps.
Last year: Ryan Newman raced to his lone 2011 victory, holding off boss and teammate Tony Stewart.
Last week: Stewart won at Daytona, charging past Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth on the last lap and holding on as the challengers stacked up behind him in a wreck. Stewart matched Brad Keselowski for the series lead with three victories.
NATIONWIDE
F.W. WEBB 200
Site: Loudon, N.H.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 1:30-3 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 10-11 a.m., race, 3 p.m. (ESPN, 2:30-6 p.m.).
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.058 miles).
Race distance: 211.6 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch won to tie Mark Martin for the series record with 49 victories. Busch won two more races last season to push the mark to 51.
Last week: Kurt Busch raced to his second victory of the season, winning at Daytona for Phoenix Racing. Busch also won at Richmond in a car owned by brother Kyle.
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
AMERICAN ETHANOL 200
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Today, practice (Speed, 7-8:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 6:30-7:30 p.m.), race, 8:30 p.m. (Speed, 8-11 p.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).
Race distance: 175 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Matt Crafton held off Austin Dillon to snap a 79-race winless streak.
Last race: James Buescher won at Kentucky on June 28, holding off Brad Keselowski. Buescher also won at Kansas and took the season-opening Nationwide race at Daytona.
Associated Press