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NASCAR SPRINT CUP

Pennsylvania 500

Site: Long Pond, Pa.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, noon-1:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3:30-5 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 9:30-10 a.m., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (ESPN, 1-5:30 p.m.).

Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 500 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Denny Hamlin won a race pushed back to Monday because of rain, snapping a 50-race winless streak. Juan Pablo Montoya was second.

Last week: Jamie McMurray won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to join Jimmie Johnson (2006) and Dale Jarrett (1996) as the only drivers to win the Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same year. Kevin Harvick was second.

Fast facts: Hamlin also won the June 6 race at the track, his fourth victory in nine Pocono starts. ... Harvick leads the season standings with 2,920 points with six races left before the 10-race Chase. Jeff Gordon is second with 2,736, followed by Hamlin (2,660) and four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson (2,649). Hamlin and Johnson lead the series with five victories, with each victory worth 10 bonus points when the points are reset for the 12-driver Chase. Harvick has two victories.

Next race: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Aug. 8, Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, N.Y.

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

U.S. Cellular 250

Site: Newton, Iowa.

Schedule: Friday, practice, qualifying; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 7-10:30 p.m.).

Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).

Race distance: 218.75 miles, 250 laps.

Last year: Brad Keselowski passed Kyle Busch with eight laps left and held on to win the inaugural Nationwide race at the track.

Last week: Busch raced to his fifth victory in his last six Nationwide starts and eighth of the year, holding off Carl Edwards at O'Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, Ind.

Fast facts: Busch has 38 Nationwide victories, second behind Mark Martin (48) on the career list. Busch isn't running for the championship after taking the season title last year. ... Keselowski has a 205-point lead over second-place Edwards. ... Michael Annett, driving the No. 15 Toyota for Germain Racing, is from Des Moines.

Next race: Zippo 200 at the Glen, Aug. 7, Watkins Glen International, Watkins, Glen, N.Y.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

Pocono Mountains 125

Site: Long Pond, Pa.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 5:30-7 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 10-11 a.m.), race, 1 p.m. (Speed, 12:30-3 p.m.).

Track: Pocono Raceway (triangle, 2.5 miles).

Race distance: 125 miles, 50 laps.

Last year: Inaugural race.

Last week: Ron Hornaday raced to his first victory of the year and series-record 46th, leading 129 of 200 laps at O'Reilly Raceway Park. The four-time series champion snapped a 22-race winless streak with his fourth victory at the track.

Fast facts: Sprint Cup drivers Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne and Elliott Sadler are in the field. Hamlin, driving the No. 15 Toyota for Billy Ballew Motorsports, has four Sprint Cup victories at the track. ... Todd Bodine leads the season standings, 177 points ahead of Aric Almirola. ... Multi-truck qualifying will be used for the first time to determine the starting lineup. The trucks will be released in approximately 25-second increments for their two-lap runs. The qualifying order will be set by inverting the drivers' positions in the final practice.

Next race: Nashville 200, Aug. 7, Nashville Superspeedway, Gladeville, Tenn.

FORMULA ONE

Hungarian Grand Prix

Site: Budapest, Hungary.

Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.), Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Speed, 7:30-10 a.m., 2:30-5 p.m.).

Track: Hungaroring (road course, 2.72 miles).

Race distance: 190.53 miles, 70 laps.

Last year: McLaren's Lewis Hamilton raced to the first of his two 2009 victories. Ferrari's Felipe Massa sustained multiple skull fractures in qualifying when he was hit in the helmet by debris and crashed into a tire barrier.

Last week: Fernando Alonso won the German Grand Prix after Ferrari ordered Felipe Massa to give his teammate the lead. Ferrari was fined $100,000.

Fast facts: Hamilton, the winner in Turkey and Canada, leads the season standings with 157. McLaren teammate Jenson Button (143) is second, followed by Red Bull's Mark Webber (136) and Sebastian Vettel (136) and Alonso (123).

Next race: Belgian Grand Prix, Aug. 29, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium.

INDYCAR

Next race: Honda Indy 200, Aug. 8, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio.

Last week: Scott Dixon won in Edmonton after Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line first, then was penalized for blocking Penske teammate Will Power. Castroneves, dropped to 10th, yelled at officials at the flag stand, then grabbed the IndyCar security chief by the collar and shook him.

NHRA FULL THROTTLE

Next event: Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Aug 12-15, Brainerd International Raceway, Brainerd, Minn.

Last week: Robert Hight beat father-in-law John Force in the Funny Car final at the Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Colorado. Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.