Auto Racing Glance
Published 7:43 pm Wednesday, July 29, 2020
NASCAR CUP SERIES
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Site: Loudon, New Hampshire.
Schedule: Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBCSN).
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 301 laps, 318.46 miles.
Last year: Kevin Harvick won after starting 14th.
Last race: Denny Hamlin passed Harvick for the lead at Kansas and held off a late charge from Brad Keselowski for his series-best fifth victory of the season.
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Fast facts: Harvick’s points lead increased from 91 to 97, but it’s now Keselowski in second place with Ryan Blaney another three points behind. … Harvick has finished in the top 10 in 16 of 19 races. … Hamlin moved up to fourth in points, still 129 off the lead. … Hamlin and Harvick (four wins) have won nearly half the races run this season.
Next race: FireKeepers Casino 400, Aug. 8, Michigan International Speedway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Last race: Brandon Jones surged from seventh to victory at Kansas after an overtime restart, depriving Austin Cindric of a record-tying fourth consecutive victory in the series.
Next race: Henry 180, Aug. 8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Reigning series champion Matt Crafton broke a 67-race winless streak, holding off 19-year-old Christian Eckes to win the second truck race of the weekend at Kansas.
Next race: Gander RV and Outdoors, Aug. 7, Michigan International Speedway.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Pirelli British Grand Prix
Site: Silverstone, England.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 a.m.-6:30 a.m. and 9-10:30 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 5-6 a.m., and qualifying, 8-9 a.m.; Sunday, race, 8:10 a.m. (ESPN).
Track: Silverstone Circuit.
Race distance: 52 laps, 190.3 miles.
Last year: Six-time series champion Lewis Hamilton won the lone race at Silverstone.
Last race: Hamilton led all but one lap for his 86th career victory at Budapest’s Hungaroring.
Fast facts: Hamilton’s victory was his second in three races this season and left him six shy of breaking Michael Shumacher’s career record of 91 wins. … Mercedes teammate Valterri Bottas won the first race of the season and is second in the driver standings, five points back. … Bottas is also the only driver with three podium finishes. … This race is the first of back-to-back weekend events on the same layout.
Next race: Emirates 70th Anniversary Grand Prix, Aug. 9, Silverstone Circuit.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Last race: Pole-sitter Josef Newgarden beat Will Power in the second consecutive race at Iowa.
Next race: The series races on back to back days Aug. 8-9 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio.
Online: http://www.indycar.com
NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Rain washed out the final rounds of the Lucas Oil NHRA Summernationals July 19. The event will be completed Sept. 3-6.
Next event: NHRA Indy Nationals, Aug. 6-9, Lucas Oil Raceway, Brownsburg, Indiana.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
The series will race Saturday at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio, and Sunday at Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars