Driver Josh Berry (4) nearly makes contact with Chase Elliott (9) as he pulls out of his pit box during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday in Richmond, Va. (Mike Caudill/AP Photo)

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Denny Hamlin didn’t have a winning car until a caution flew with two laps to go at Richmond Raceway, forcing overtime. Hamlin’s crew got him off pit road first and he beat teammate Martin Truex Jr. on a restart and held off Joey Logano for his second win this season. Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports drivers have now each won three of the first seven races. All three national series will race at Martinsville this weekend. Formula 1 is in Japan with Max Verstappen looking to start another winning streak after finishing last two weeks ago in Australia.

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NASCAR CUP SERIES

Cook Out 400

Site: Martinsville, Virginia.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 3:35 p.m., and qualifying, 4:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (FS1).

Track: Martinsville Speedway.

Race distance: 400 laps, 210.4 miles.

Last year: Kyle Larson won after starting 19th.

Last race: Denny Hamlin gained the lead on pit road preparing for a green-white-checker finish and held off Joey Logano to win for the fifth time in his career at Richmond.

Fast facts: Hamlin’s victory was his second of the season and pulled Joe Gibbs Racing even with Hendrick Motorsports with three wins each through seven races. … It also was the 53rd of Hamlin’s career, 13th all-time. … Hamlin led twice for just 17 laps while teammate Martin Truex Jr. led for 228 but finished fourth after a caution forced overtime. … Joey Logano was second, followed by Larson. Chase Elliott finished fifth. … Truex is the only driver to have finished on the lead lap in every race and remained the points leader by 14 over Larson and 18 over Hamlin. … The caution that forced overtime was just the fifth in the race.

Next race: April 14, Fort Worth.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders (Through April 1): 1. Martin Truex Jr, 270. 2. Kyle Larson, 256. 3. Denny Hamlin, 252. 4. Ty Gibbs, 236. 5. Ryan Blaney, 229. 6. Christopher Bell, 219. 7. William Byron, 215. 8. Chase Elliott, 209. 9. Ross Chastain, 207. 10. Tyler Reddick, 199. 11. Alex Bowman, 193. 12. Chris Buescher, 185. 13. Kyle Busch, 167. 14. Bubba Wallace, 165. 15. Daniel Suárez, 163. 16. Brad Keselowski, 163. 17. John H. Nemechek, 156. 18. Chase Briscoe, 150. 19. Joey Logano, 149. 20. Austin Cindric, 133. 21. Michael McDowell, 130. 22. Erik Jones, 129. 23. Josh Berry, 114. 24. Carson Hocevar, 105. 25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 102. 26. Todd Gilliland, 102. 27. Corey LaJoie, 100. 28. Austin Dillon, 90. 29. Daniel Hemric, 86. 30. Noah Gragson, 84. 31. Ryan Preece, 84. 32. Justin Haley, 78. 33. Kaz Grala, 71. 34. Harrison Burton, 68. 35. Zane Smith, 61. 36. David Ragan, 17. 37. Derek Kraus, 11. 38. Jimmie Johnson, 9. 39. Kamui Kobayashi, 8.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

DUDE Wipes 250

Site: Martinsville, Virginia.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:05 p.m., and qualifying, 4:40 p.m.; Saturday, race, 6:30 p.m. (FS1).

Track: Martinsville Speedway.

Race distance: 250 laps, 131.5 miles.

Last year: John Hunter Nemechek won after starting second.

Last race: Chandler Smith took the lead with 59 laps to go and won the spring race at Richmond for the second year in a row.

Fast facts: Smith led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing — Aric Almirola won the first two stages and finished second and Taylor Gray was third — and a 1-2-3-4 finish for Toyota, just the second in the manufacturer’s history in the series. … The victory was the third of Smith’s career in the series and second this year. … Austin Hill finished eighth, ending his streak of finishing in the top five in every race this year. He also lost the points lead, falling 10 behind Chandler Smith.

Next race: April 13, Fort Worth.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR Xfinity Points Leaders (Through April 1): 1. Chandler Smith, 265 (2). 2. Austin Hill, 255 (2). 3. Cole Custer, 224 (0). 4. Jesse Love, 198 (0). 5. Riley Herbst, 194 (0). 6. AJ Allmendinger, 185 (0). 7. Justin Allgaier, 181 (0). 8. Parker Kligerman, 177 (0). 9. Sammy Smith, 153 (0). 10. Brandon Jones, 140 (0). 11. Sheldon Creed, 137 (0). 12. Anthony Alfredo, 131 (0). 13. Shane Van Gisbergen, 130 (0). 14. Ryan Sieg, 128 (0). 15. Parker Retzlaff, 127 (0). 16. Brennan Poole, 110 (0). 17. Jeremy Clements, 104 (0). 18. Leland Honeyman, 102 (0). 19. Aric Almirola, 101 (0). 20. Sam Mayer, 97 (0). 21. Kyle Weatherman, 86 (0). 22. Ryan Ellis, 83 (0). 23. Blaine Perkins, 79 (0). 24. BJ McLeod, 69 (0). 25. Ryan Truex, 64 (0). 26. Jeb Burton, 64 (0). 27. Josh Williams, 63 (0). 28. Garrett Smithley, 59 (0). 29. Hailie Deegan, 57 (0). 30. JJ Yeley, 44 (0). 31. Kyle Sieg, 44 (0). 32. Nick Leitz, 41 (0). 33. Sage Karam, 38 (0). 34. Dawson Cram, 36 (0). 35. Patrick Emerling, 35 (0). 36. Jordan Anderson, 34 (0). 37. Josh Bilicki, 34 (0). 38. Bubba Pollard, 31 (0). 39. Austin Green, 30 (0). 40. Jeffrey Earnhardt, 29 (0). 41. Alex Labbe, 20 (0). 42. Natalie Decker, 19 (0). 43. Matt DiBenedetto, 19 (0). 44. Brad Perez, 19 (0). 45. Joey Gase, 18 (0). 46. Daniil Kvyat, 16 (0). 47. Logan Bearden, 16 (0). 48. Patrick Gallagher, 12 (0). 49. Frankie Muniz, 11 (0). 50. RC Enerson, 9 (0). 51. CJ McLaughlin, 6 (0). 52. Ed Jones, 2 (0). 53. Ryan Vargas, 2 (0).

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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Long John Silver’s 200

Site: Martinsville, Virginia.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 2:05 p.m., qualifying, 2:40 p.m., and race, 6:30 p.m. (FS1).

Track: Martinsville Speedway.

Race distance: 200 laps, 105.2 miles.

Last year: Corey Heim won after starting fourth.

Last race: Heim led 31 of the 46 laps and cruised to victory in overtime at the Circuit of the Americas, his first victory this year and the sixth of his career.

Fast facts: Heim’s victory was the first for Toyota after Chevrolets won the first four events on the schedule. … Heim has a series-best five top 10s in as many races and leads Ty Majeski by 10 in the points race. … There have been no repeat winners in the series thus far this season.

Next race: April 12, Fort Worth.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Points Leaders (Through April 1): 1. Corey Heim, 207. 2. Ty Majeski, 197. 3. Tyler Ankrum, 196. 4. Taylor Gray, 179. 5. Rajah Caruth, 178. 6. Christian Eckes, 177. 7. Nicholas Sanchez, 170. 8. Matt Crafton, 148. 9. Grant Enfinger, 139. 10. Tanner Gray, 121. 11. Ben Rhodes, 120. 12. Bret Holmes, 103. 13. Stewart Friesen, 102. 14. Jake Garcia, 101. 15. Daniel Dye, 99. 16. Bayley Currey, 97. 17. Dean Thompson, 93. 18. Timmy Hill, 86. 19. Ty Dillon, 80. 20. Chase Purdy, 75. 21. Spencer Boyd, 69. 22. Stefan Parsons, 68. 23. Layne Riggs, 61. 24. Kaden Honeycutt, 58. 25. Lawless Alan, 58. 26. Jack Wood, 58.

FORMULA ONE

Japanese Grand Prix

Site: Suzuka, Japan.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1 a.m.; Sunday, race, midnight (ESPN).

Track: Suzuka International Racing Course.

Race distance: 53 laps, 191.053 miles.

Last year: Max Verstappen won from the pole position in September.

Last race: Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari ended Verstappen’s nine-race winning streak dating to last year when Verstappen retired early with a fiery mechanical failure in Australia.

Fast facts: The victory came two weeks after Sainz missed the race in Saudi Arabia after an appendectomy. … Verstappen, the three-time defending series champion, has won the pole in all three races this season. … Verstappen’s 19th-place finish in Australia dropped his average finishing spot to 7th and cut his points lead to 4 over Charles Leclerc and five over Sergio Perez.

Next race: April 21, Shanghai, China.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

IndyCar Points Leaders (Through April 1): 1. Josef Newgarden, 54.2. Pato O’Ward, 40. 3. Scott McLaughlin, 35. 4. Will Power, 32. 5. Colton Herta, 31. 6. Alex Palou, 28. 7. Felix Rosenqvist, 26. 8. Alexander Rossi, 24. 9. Scott Dixon, 22. 10. Rinus VeeKay, 20. 11. Santino Ferrucci, 19. 12. Kyle Kirkwood, 18. 13. Callum Ilott, 17. 14. Kyffin Simpson, 16. 15. Pietro Fittipaldi, 15. 16. Graham Rahal, 14. 17. Tom Blomqvist, 13. 18. Agustin Canapino, 12. 19. Christian Lundgaard, 11. 20. Jack Harvey, 11. 21. Christian Rasmussen, 9. 22. Colin Braun, 8. 23. Linus Lundqvist, 7. 24. Romain Grosjean, 6. 25. Marcus Armstrong, 5. 26. Marcus Ericsson, 5. 27. Sting Ray Robb, 5.

INDYCAR

Last race: Two-time and reigning IndyCar champion Alex Palou won the Thermal $1 Million Challenge, leading all 20 laps of IndyCar’s first non-points race since 2008.

Next race: April 21, Long Beach, California.

Online: http://www.indycar.com

IndyCar Points Leaders (Through April 1): 1. Josef Newgarden, 54.2. Pato O’Ward, 40. 3. Scott McLaughlin, 35. 4. Will Power, 32. 5. Colton Herta, 31. 6. Alex Palou, 28. 7. Felix Rosenqvist, 26. 8. Alexander Rossi, 24. 9. Scott Dixon, 22. 10. Rinus VeeKay, 20. 11. Santino Ferrucci, 19. 12. Kyle Kirkwood, 18. 13. Callum Ilott, 17. 14. Kyffin Simpson, 16. 15. Pietro Fittipaldi, 15. 16. Graham Rahal, 14. 17. Tom Blomqvist, 13. 18. Agustin Canapino, 12. 19. Christian Lundgaard, 11. 20. Jack Harvey, 11. 21. Christian Rasmussen, 9. 22. Colin Braun, 8. 23. Linus Lundqvist, 7. 24. Romain Grosjean, 6. 25. Marcus Armstrong, 5. 26. Marcus Ericsson, 5. 27. Sting Ray Robb, 5.

NHRA DRAG RACING

Last event: Finals postponed in Pomona, California.

Next event: April 7, Phoenix, Arizona.

Online: http://www.nhra.com

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Next events: April 6, Osborn, Missouri; April 7, Colcord, Oklahoma

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars

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NASCAR Cup Series Schedule-Winners

Feb. 3 — x-Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum (Denny Hamlin)

Feb. 15 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at DAYTONA (Tyler Reddick)

Feb. 15 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at DAYTONA (Christopher Bell)

Feb. 19 — DAYTONA 500 (William Byron)

Feb. 25 — Ambetter Health 400 (Daniel Suárez)

March 3 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (Kyle Larson)

March 10 — Shriners Children’s 500 (Christopher Bell)

March 17 — Food City 500 (Denny Hamlin)

March 24 — EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix (William Byron)

March 31 — Toyota Owners 400 (Denny Hamlin)

April 7 — Cook Out 400, Ridgeway, Va.

April 14 — Autro EchoPark Automotive 400, Fort Worth

April 21 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala.

April 28 — Wurth 400, Dover, Del.

May 5 — AdventHealth 400, Kansas City, Kan.

May 12 — Goodyear 400, Darlington, S.C.

May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Open, North Wilkesboro, N.C.

May 19 — NASCAR All-Star Race, North Wilkesboro, N.C.

May 26 — Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C.

June 2 — Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter, Madison, Ill.

June 9 — Toyota / Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif.

June 16 — Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol, Newton, Iowa

June 23 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at New Hampshire, Loudon, N.H.

June 30 — Ally 400, Lebanon, Tenn.

July 7 — Grant Park 165, Chicago

July 14 — HighPoint.com 400, Long Pond, Pa.

July 21 — Brickyard 400, Speedway, Ind.

Aug. 11 — Cook Out 400, Richmond, Va.

Aug. 18 — FireKeepers Casino 400, Brooklyn, Mich.

Aug. 24 — Coke Zero Sugar 400, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Sept. 1 — Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington, S.C.

Sept. 8 — Quaker State 400 available at Walmart, Hampton, Ga.

Sept. 15 — Go Bowling at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Sept. 21 — Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 29 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas City, Kan.

Oct. 6 — YellaWood 500, Talladega, Ala.

Oct. 13 — Bank of America ROVAL 400, Concord, N.C.

Oct. 20 — South Point 400, Las Vegas

Oct. 27 — NASCAR Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.

Nov. 3 — XFINITY 500, Ridgeway, Va.

Nov. 10 — NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Avondale, Ariz.