RACING roundup

NASCAR SPRINT CUP COCA COLA 600

Site: Charlotte, N.C.

Schedule: Today, practice (FS1, 2 p.m.), qualifying (FS1, 7:15 p.m.); Saturday, practice (FS1, 10 a.m.), practice (FS1, 1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 6 p.m., FOX.

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

Race distance: 600 miles, 400 laps.

Last year: Carl Edwards managed his fuel wisely, getting 62 laps out of his last tank of gas to post his first win for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Last week: Joey Logano took the lead from Kyle Larson with two laps left to win the All-Star Race and take home the $1 million prize.

Fast facts: Roush Fenway Racing announced Wednesday that had signed a multi-year partnership extension with the Fastenal Company as the anchor partner driver of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and the No. 17 team. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. has 12 top-10 finishes in Charlotte but has never won a points-paying race at his home track.

Next week: Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400, June 5, Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

XFINITY

HISENSE 4K TV 300

Site: Charlotte, N.C.

Schedule: Today, practice (FS1, 3:30 p.m.), practice (FS1, 5:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (FS1, 11:15 a.m.), race, 2:30 p.m., FS1.

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

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Austin Dillon led 163 of 200 laps to claim his second of four victories in the series in 2015.

Last race: Erik Jones held off Darrell Wallace Jr. to win at Dover on May 14.

Fast facts: Jones has won two of the three Dash 4 Cash races so far this season. But Jones is just fifth in the point standings despite six top-five finishes. ... Elliott Sadler remains in first, three points ahead of Daniel Suarez and 30 ahead of Ty Dillon.

Next week: Pocono Green 250, June 4, Pocono Raceway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

VERIZON INDYCAR

100TH RUNNING OF THE INDIANAPOLIS 500

Site: Indianapolis.

Schedule: Friday, Carb Day (NBCSN, 11 a.m.); Sunday, race, noon, ABC.

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Fifteen years after winning his first Indy 500, Juan Pablo Montoya claimed the signature victory of his return to the series.

Last race: Simon Pagenaud won for the third race in a row on Indianapolis’s road course on May 14.

Fast facts: Canadian James Hinchcliffe will start from the pole for the 100th Indy 500, a year after nearly dying in a crash during practice. ... Six drivers in the field have won the Indy 500, including Helio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009), Montoya, Tony Kanaan (2013) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014). ...The race was declared a sellout and will be broadcast on television live in central Indiana for the first time since the early 1950s.

Next week: Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Race 1, June 4, The Raceway at Belle Island Park, Detroit; Chevrolet Duel in Detroit Race 2, June 5, The Raceway at Belle Island Park.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING

NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

Site: Epping, N.H.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying (5 p.m.), qualifying (7:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying, (2 p.m.), qualifying (4:30); Sunday, elimination finals, 3:55 p.m.

Track: New England Dragway

Last year: Tony Schumaker beat three-time world champion Larry Dixon in the finals.

Last race: Series leader Doug Kalitta took home top honors for the third week in a row at Topeka.

Fast facts: Defending world champ Antron Brown is in second place in the point standings following wins in Las Vegas and second-place finishes in Charlotte and Houston. Brittany Force is third. ... Schumaker is hoping to turn his luck around in New Hampshire. He’s had a rough start to 2016 but has won the last two events at the track north of Boston.

Next race: Summer Nationals, June 9-12, Old Bridge Township Raceway, Englishtown, New Jersey.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

Associated Press