Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou (10) drives during practice for the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix auto race in Detroit May 31. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)

Christopher Bell had a big weekend in New Hampshire and looks to keep things rolling as NASCAR heads to Nashville this week. Bell swept the Xfinity and Cup Series events a week ago. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver also let the cat out of the bag about his soon-to-be future teammate in Chase Briscoe, which JGR made official on Tuesday. Three-time champion Max Verstappen tries to build on his success when Formula 1 runs the Austrian Grand Prix. IndyCar is off this week after points leader Alex Palou won at Laguna Seca last weekend.

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NASCAR CUP SERIES

ALLY 400

Site: Lebanon, Tennessee.

Schedule: Saturday practice, 1:05 p.m., qualifying, 1:50 p.m.; Sunday race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC).

Track: Nashville Superspeedway.

Race distance: 300 laps, 399 miles.

Last year: Ross Chastain ended a winless drought of 14 months when he held off Martin Truex Jr. to win at Nashville in giving Trackhouse Racing its first victory at its home track. Truex finished ahead of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin, both in Toyotas. Chase Elliott was fourth and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson was fifth.

Last race: Christopher Bell used wet weather tires to win at a New Hampshire track hit with soggy weather. The victory capped an eventful — and successful — weekend where he took the Xfinity Series race on Saturday and spilled the beans on Chase Briscoe joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the retiring Truex in 2025. JGR announced the move officially this past Tuesday.

Fast facts: Tyler Reddick was in front when the New Hampshire race was halted with 82 laps because of rain. And it was unlikely to resume if not for NASCAR’s wet-weather tires. … Past champion Kyle Larson remains on top in the driver’s standings with Rick Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott in second. Denny Hamlin is third heading to Nashville.

Next race: July 7, Chicago.

NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders (Through June 24): 1. Kyle Larson, 620. 2. Chase Elliott, 620. 3. Denny Hamlin, 580. 4. Martin Truex Jr, 572. 5. Tyler Reddick, 560. 6. Christopher Bell, 555. 7. William Byron, 548. 8. Ryan Blaney, 526. 9. Ross Chastain, 510. 10. Brad Keselowski, 507. 11. Ty Gibbs, 499. 12. Alex Bowman, 476. 13. Chris Buescher, 467. 14. Joey Logano, 430. 15. Bubba Wallace, 417. 16. Chase Briscoe, 405. 17. Kyle Busch, 385. 18. Daniel Suárez, 368. 19. Josh Berry, 357. 20. Todd Gilliland, 347. 21. Austin Cindric, 345. 22. Michael McDowell, 331. 23. Carson Hocevar, 322. 24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 298. 25. Noah Gragson, 297.

NASCAR Cup Series Schedule: June 16 — Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol (Ryan Blaney); June 23 — USA TODAY 301 (Christopher Bell); 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.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

Tennessee Lottery 250

Site: Lebanon, Tennessee.

Schedule: Saturday practice, 11 a.m., qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Saturday race, 4 p.m. (USA).

Track: Nashville Superspeedway.

Race distance: 188 laps, 250.4 miles.

Last year: A.J. Allendinger pulled away on the second OT restart to win. Riley Herbst finished second, with Sam Mayer third, Austin Hill fourth and Josh Berry rounding out the top five in a race with 11 different leaders and 17 lead changes.

Last race: Christopher Bell started his weekend racing sweep at New Hampshire with a victory, his fourth straight Xfinity win at the track. Bell also won there in 2018, 2019 and 2021. Bell used a three-wide, last-lap pass to take the checkered flag.

Fast facts: The No. 20 team behind crew chief Tyler Allen has won four times this season with four drivers: John Hunter Nemechek, Aric Almirola, Ryan Truex and Bell. … Defending Xfinity Series champion Cole Custer continues leading the point standings despite going winless this season. … Sheldon Creed finished second and Custer third after both were passed by Bell. … Chevy drivers in Justin Algaier and Allmendinger have won the past two seasons at Nashville.

Next race: July 6, Chicago.

NASCAR Xfinity Points Leaders (Through June 24): 1. Cole Custer, 589 (0). 2. Chandler Smith, 574 (2). 3. Justin Allgaier, 547 (1). 4. Austin Hill, 521 (2). 5. Sheldon Creed, 484 (0). 6. Riley Herbst, 478 (0). 7. Jesse Love, 466 (1). 8. AJ Allmendinger, 443 (0). 9. Parker Kligerman, 436 (0). 10. Sam Mayer, 424 (2). 11. Sammy Smith, 415 (0). 12. Shane Van Gisbergen, 384 (2). 13. Ryan Sieg, 384 (0). 14. Anthony Alfredo, 344 (0). 15. Brandon Jones, 333 (0). 16. Brennan Poole, 293 (0). 17. Parker Retzlaff, 287 (0). 18. Josh Williams, 251 (0). 19. Jeremy Clements, 244 (0). 20. Leland Honeyman, 228 (0). 21. Jeb Burton, 212 (0). 22. Kyle Weatherman, 211 (0). 23. Ryan Ellis, 207 (0). 24. Aric Almirola, 202 (1). 25. Kyle Sieg, 195 (0).

NASCAR Xfinity Schedule-Winners: June 22 — Sci Aps 200 (Christopher Bell); June 29 — Tennessee Lottery 250, Lebanon, Tenn.; July 6 — The Loop 110, Chicago; July 13 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Pocono, Long Pond, Pa.; July 20 — Penzoil 250, Speedway, Ind.; Aug. 17 — Cabo Wabo 250, Brooklyn, Mich.; Aug. 23 — Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola, Daytona Beach, Fla.; Aug. 31 — Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200, Darlington, S.C.; Sept. 7 — Focused Health 250, Hampton, Ga.; Sept. 14 — Mission 200 at the Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.; Sept. 20 — Food City 300, Bristol, Tenn.; Sept. 28 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas City, Kan.; Oct. 5 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Talladega, Talladega, Ala.; Oct. 12 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Charlotte Roval, Concord, N.C.; Oct. 19 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Las Vegas, Las Vegas; Oct. 26 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.; Nov. 2 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Martinsville , Ridgeway, Va.; Nov. 9 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship, Avondale, Ariz.

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Rackley Roofing 200

Site: Lebanon, Tennessee.

Schedule: Friday practice, 3:30 p.m., qualifying 4 p.m.; Friday race, 7 p.m. (FS2).

Track: Nashville Superspeedway.

Race distance: 150 laps, 199.5 miles.

Last year: Carson Hocevar took the lead with 40 laps remaining and held on to win. Hocevar outdueled Zane Smith and Nick Sanchez by a slight 0.271-second margin in a tightly contested final push.

Last race: On June 1, Corey Heim gained the lead on lap 134 at Madison, Illinois, beat pole-winner Ty Majeski on a restart on Lap 138 and won for the fourth time this season, all in the last eight races.

Next race: July 12, Pocono, Pennsylvania.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Points Leaders (Through June 24): 1. Christian Eckes, 506. 2. Corey Heim, 475. 3. Nicholas Sanchez, 453. 4. Ty Majeski, 442. 5. Taylor Gray, 365. 6. Rajah Caruth, 357. 7. Tyler Ankrum, 342. 8. Ben Rhodes, 329. 9. Tanner Gray, 321. 10. Grant Enfinger, 319. 11. Stewart Friesen, 293. 12. Daniel Dye, 282. 13. Matt Crafton, 273. 14. Chase Purdy, 267. 15. Jake Garcia, 250. 16. Layne Riggs, 243. 17. Dean Thompson, 240. 18. Bayley Currey, 222. 19. Bret Holmes, 221. 20. Ty Dillon, 215. 21. Timmy Hill, 203. 22. Kaden Honeycutt, 188. 23. Matt Mills, 177. 24. Mason Massey, 176. 25. Lawless Alan, 158.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Schedule-Winners: June 1 — Toyota 200 (Corey Heim); June 28 — Rackley Roofing 200, Lebanon, Tenn.; July 12 — NASCAR Craftsman Series Race at Pocono, Long Pond, Pa.; July 19 — TSport 200, Indianapolis; Aug. 10 — Worldwide Express 250, Richmond, Va.; Aug. 25 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Milwaukee, West Allis, Wis.; Sept. 19 — UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics, Bristol, Tenn.; Sept. 27 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Kansas, Kansas City, Kan.; Oct. 4 — Love’s RV Stop 250, Talladega, Ala.; Oct. 26 — NASCAR Craftsman Series Race at Homestead-Miami, Homestead, Fla.; Nov. 1 — NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff Race at Martinsville, Ridgeway, Va.; Nov. 8 — CRAFTSMAN 150, Avondale, Ariz.

FORMULA ONE

Austrian Grand Prix

Site: Spielberg, Austria.

Schedule: Friday practice, 6:30 a.m., Saturday qualifying, 9 a.m.; Sunday race, 8 a.m. (ESPN).

Track: Red Bull Ring.

Race distance: 71 laps, 190.420 miles (306.452 kilometers).

Last year: Max Verstappen wasn’t challenged on his way to a fifth straight win from the pole when he defeated Charles Leclerc and Verstappen’s Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

Last race: Verstappen put on a dominant show to win the Spanish Grand Prix. Lando Norris had edged Verstappen for the pole in qualifying, but the three-time champion muscled past Norris and the field at the start and never looked back.

Fast facts: Verstappen has won 51 of the past 76 F1 races. He widened his points lead to 69 points over Norris and 71 over Leclerc.

Next race: July 7, Silverstone, England.

Formula One Points Leaders (Through June 23): 1. Max Verstappen, 219. 2. Lando Norris, 150. 3. Charles Leclerc, 148. 4. Carlos Sainz Jr, 116. 5. Sergio Perez, 111. 6. Oscar Piastri, 87. 7. George Russell, 81. 8. Lewis Hamilton, 70. 9. Fernando Alonso, 41. 10. Yuki Tsunoda, 19. 11. Lance Stroll, 17. 12. Daniel Ricciardo, 9. 13. Oliver Bearman, 6. 14. Nico Hulkenberg, 6. 15. Pierre Gasly, 5. 16. Esteban Ocon, 3. 17. Alexander Albon, 2. 18. Kevin Magnussen, 1. 19. Guanyu Zhou, 0. 20. Valtteri Bottas, 0. 21. Logan Sargeant, 0.

Formula One Schedule-Winners: June 23 — Spanish Grand Prix 2024 (Max Verstappen); June 30 — Austrian Grand Prix 2024, Spielberg, Austria. July 7 — British Grand Prix 2024, Silverstone. July 21 — Hungarian Grand Prix 2024, Budapest. July 28 — Belgian Grand Prix 2024, Spa-Francorchamps. Aug. 25 — Dutch Grand Prix 2024, Zandvoort, Netherlands. Sept. 1 — Italian Grand Prix 2024, Monza. Sept. 15 — Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024, Baku. Sept. 22 — Singapore Grand Prix 2024, Singapore City. Oct. 20 — US Grand Prix, Austin. Oct. 27 — Mexican Grand Prix, Mexico City. Nov. 3 — Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo. Nov. 24 — Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024, Las Vegas. Dec. 1 — Qatar Grand Prix 2024, Doha, Qatar. Dec. 8 — Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

INDYCAR

Last race: Two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou reclaimed the lead in the points standings by winning from the pole last week at Laguna Seca Raceway. Palou has finished on the podium in all four of his career starts at the California track. Colton Herta finished second for Andretti Global and Alexander Rossi finished third to earn his first podium of the season for Arrow McLaren.

Fast facts: Palou has a 23-point lead in the standings over Will Power and 32 over third-place Scott Dixon. … Romain Grosjean was fourth at Laguna Seca in his best finish since joining Juncos Hollinger Racing this year. … Palou will look to increase his lead at Mid-Ohio in two weeks. Palou won there in 2023 over Power in second.

Next race: July 7, Lexington, Ohio.

IndyCar Points Leaders (Through June 23): 1. Alex Palou, 285. 2. Will Power, 262. 3. Scott Dixon, 253. 4. Colton Herta, 217. 5. Kyle Kirkwood, 210. 6. Pato O’Ward, 208. 7. Alexander Rossi, 198. 8. Scott McLaughlin, 188. 9. Josef Newgarden, 181. 10. Felix Rosenqvist, 176. 11. Christian Lundgaard, 156. 12. Santino Ferrucci, 154. 13. Marcus Ericsson, 150. 14. Romain Grosjean, 144. 15. Marcus Armstrong, 129. 16. Graham Rahal, 127. 17. Rinus VeeKay, 114. 18. Linus Lundqvist, 113. 19. Pietro Fittipaldi, 97. 20. Kyfinn Simpson, 88. 21. Agustin Canapino, 86. 22. Christian Rasmussen, 82. 23. Sting Ray Robb, 78. 24. Theo Pourchaire, 75. 25. Jack Harvey, 70.

IndyCar Schedule-Winners: June 24 — Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey (Alex Palou) July 7 — Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, Lexington, Ohio. July 13 — Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend Race 1, Newton, Iowa. July 14 — Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend Race 2, Newton, Iowa. July 21 — Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, Toronto. Aug. 17 — Bommarito Automotive Group 500, Madison, Ill. Aug. 25 — BITNILE.COM Grand Prix of Portland, Portland, Ore. Aug. 31 — Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 — Race 1, Milwaukee. Sept. 1 — Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250 — Race 2, Milwaukee. Sept. 15 — Big Machine Music City Grand Prix, Nashville, Tenn.

NHRA DRAG RACING

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals

Site: Norwalk, Ohio.

Track: Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park.

Last event: Doug Kalitta won in Top Fuel and Austin Prock won in Funny Car at North Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Fast facts: Drag racing champion and all-time great, 75-year-old John Force, was injured in a fiery explosion at the end of his Funny Car run. He was alert and talking with safety workers before going to ICU at an area hospital.

Next event: July 19-21, Kent, Washington.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Last events: races at Brandon, South Dakota, schedule for last weekend were canceled because of heavy rain.

Next events: Friday at New Richmond, Wisconsin.