Ryan Blaney celebrates in victory lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)

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Ryan Blaney earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory this season last weekend in Iowa. The circuit heads to Loudon, New Hampshire, this weekend. Martin Truex Jr., who last week announced he will retire from full-time racing, won at New Hampshire last year on his 30th attempt. Formula One returns with Max Verstappen looking to follow up his third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix victory by repeating as Spanish Grand Prix champion. Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon also aims to repeat at the Grand Prix of Monterey in California, which has moved to midseason after serving as last year’s finale.

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NASCAR CUP SERIES

USA TODAY 301

Site: Loudon, New Hampshire.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 11:35 a.m., qualifying, 12:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 1:30 p.m. (USA).

Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 301 laps, 318.5 miles.

Last year: It took 30 tries, but Martin Truex Jr. led 41 laps after starting second to earn his first victory on the 1.058-mile oval in a race postponed a day by showers. His Toyota won by 0.396 seconds over Joey Logano’s Ford, followed by Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski as former Cup Series champions claimed the top five spots.

Last race: Reigning Cup champion Ryan Blaney won the first stage after starting second, was fourth in the second and went on to lead 201 of 350 laps for his first victory this season in the inaugural Iowa Corn 350. Blaney also clinched a playoff berth, closing the deal this time with plenty of fuel in his Penske Ford after running dry two weeks ago while leading the final lap in Madison, Illinois.

Fast facts: William Byron was second with 2020 Series champion Chase Elliott third, propelling Elliott to the points lead by eight over Larson. Denny Hamlin is third. … Blaney jumped five spots to seventh. … Truex announced over the weekend that he will retire from full-time racing after this season, his 19th.

Next race: June 30, Nashville, Tennessee.

NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders (Through June 17): 1. Chase Elliott, 591. 2. Kyle Larson, 583. 3. Denny Hamlin, 553. 4. William Byron, 537. 5. Martin Truex Jr, 530. 6. Tyler Reddick, 527. 7. Ryan Blaney, 501. 8. Christopher Bell, 498. 9. Brad Keselowski, 498. 10. Ross Chastain, 479. 11. Ty Gibbs, 478. 12. Alex Bowman, 474. 13. Chris Buescher, 435. 14. Bubba Wallace, 414. 15. Joey Logano, 408. 16. Kyle Busch, 383. 17. Chase Briscoe, 370. 18. Daniel Suárez, 352. 19. Austin Cindric, 327. 20. Todd Gilliland, 317. 21. Josh Berry, 314. 22. Michael McDowell, 309. 23. Carson Hocevar, 302. 24. Noah Gragson, 287. 25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 268.

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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

SciAps 200

Site: Loudon, New Hampshire.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:05 p.m., qualifying, 3:35 p.m.; Saturday, race, 2:30 p.m. (USA).

Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 200 laps, 211.6 miles.

Last year: John Hunter Nemechek started second in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and led a race-high 137 of 206 laps to earn his second consecutive Xfinity win and fourth of the season. He won the wreck-filled race under the white flag after the 10th caution.

Last race: Sam Mayer took charge on an overtime restart and won the HyVee 250 in the series’ return to Iowa Speedway after a four-year hiatus. He led 47 laps in his Chevy for his second victory this season, winning by 0.146 seconds over Riley Herbst (Ford) with Corey Heim (Toyota) third.

Fast facts: Chandler Smith started sixth and won the first two stages in a Toyota before finishing eighth. He jumped a spot to second in the standings and trails Cole Custer by a point. … The top 10 featured four Chevys, followed by Ford and Toyota with three each. … Shane Van Gisbergen wrecked in stage 2 to finish 34th after consecutive victories. … Toyota has won seven of the past eight at New Hampshire, with Chevy the only other winner in 2022.

Next race: June 29, Nashville, Tennessee.

NASCAR Xfinity Points Leaders (Through June 17): 1. Cole Custer, 547 (0). 2. Chandler Smith, 546 (2). 3. Austin Hill, 506 (2). 4. Justin Allgaier, 503 (1). 5. Jesse Love, 442 (1). 6. Sheldon Creed, 442 (0). 7. Riley Herbst, 441 (0). 8. AJ Allmendinger, 410 (0). 9. Parker Kligerman, 405 (0). 10. Sam Mayer, 396 (2). 11. Sammy Smith, 381 (0). 12. Shane Van Gisbergen, 365 (2). 13. Ryan Sieg, 350 (0). 14. Anthony Alfredo, 327 (0). 15. Brandon Jones, 307 (0). 16. Parker Retzlaff, 276 (0). 17. Brennan Poole, 272 (0). 18. Josh Williams, 237 (0). 19. Jeremy Clements, 228 (0). 20. Leland Honeyman, 227 (0). 21. Ryan Ellis, 205 (0). 22. Aric Almirola, 202 (1). 23. Kyle Weatherman, 199 (0). 24. Jeb Burton, 190 (0). 25. Kyle Sieg, 189 (0).

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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Last race: 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: June 28, Nashville, Tennessee.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Points Leaders (Through June 17): 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.

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FORMULA ONE

Spanish Grand Prix

Site: Montmelo, Spain.

Schedule: Friday practice, 6:30 a.m., 10 a.m.; Saturday practice, 5:30 a.m., qualifying, 9 a.m.; Sunday race, 8 a.m. (ESPN).

Track: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

Race distance: 66 laps, 190.907 miles (307.236 km).

Last year: Max Verstappen wasn’t challenged from the pole on the way to his fifth win of the season. Verstappen also earned a bonus point for the fastest lap. Mercedes teammates Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were second and third, respectively.

Last race: Verstappen won his third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix, beating McLaren’s Lando Norris by 3.879 seconds for his sixth victory in nine races this season.

Fast facts: Verstappen has won 50 of the past 75 F1 races and ranks third in career wins behind Hamilton (103) and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher (91). He leads Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc by 56 points.

Next race: June 30, Spielberg, Austria.

Formula One Points Leaders (Through June 16): 1. Max Verstappen, 194. 2. Charles Leclerc, 138. 3. Lando Norris, 131. 4. Carlos Sainz Jr, 108. 5. Sergio Perez, 107. 6. Oscar Piastri, 81. 7. George Russell, 69. 8. Lewis Hamilton, 55. 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, 3. 16. Alexander Albon, 2. 17. Esteban Ocon, 2. 18. Kevin Magnussen, 1. 19. Guanyu Zhou, 0. 20. Valtteri Bottas, 0. 21. Logan Sargeant, 0.

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INDYCAR

Grand Prix of Monterey

Site: Monterey, California.

Schedule: Friday practice, 4 p.m.; Saturday practice, noon, qualifying, 4:15 p.m.; Sunday race, 5 p.m. (USA).

Track: Raceway Laguna Seca.

Race distance: 95 laps, 212.61 miles.

Last year: Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon beat Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin by 7.318 seconds to win the former season finale. Dixon led 20 laps for his third victory over the final four races.

Last race: Will Power won at Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, to end a 34-race drought stretching just over two years and move atop the standings.

Fast facts: Nolan Siegel, 19, will debut for Arrow McLaren in the No. 6 Chevrolet after signing a deal on Wednesday. He joins Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi and is coming off an LMP2 class team victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. … The race now marks the series’ midway point.

Next race: July 7, Lexington, Ohio.

IndyCar Points Leaders (Through June 16): 1. Will Power, 236. 2. Alex Palou, 231. 3. Scott Dixon, 225. 4. Pato O’Ward, 184. 5. Scott McLaughlin, 179. 6. Kyle Kirkwood, 179. 7. Colton Herta, 176. 8. Josef Newgarden, 169. 9. Alexander Rossi, 162. 10. Felix Rosenqvist, 157. 11. Christian Lundgaard, 141. 12. Santino Ferrucci, 132. 13. Marcus Ericsson, 130. 14. Marcus Armstrong, 121. 15. Graham Rahal, 121. 16. Romain Grosjean, 112. 17. Rinus VeeKay, 109. 18. Linus Lundqvist, 100. 19. Kyfinn Simpson, 81. 20. Pietro Fittipaldi, 81. 21. Theo Pourchaire, 75. 22. Agustin Canapino, 74. 23. Sting Ray Robb, 68. 24. Christian Rasmussen, 65. 25. Jack Harvey, 65.

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NHRA DRAG RACING

Virginia Nationals

Site: Dinwiddie, Virginia.

Track: Virginia Motorsports Park.

Last event: Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel and Austin Prock won in Funny Car at Bristol, Tennessee.

Fast facts: The event returns after a one-year absence.

Next event: June 27-30, Norwalk, Ohio.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Last events: David Gravel and Corey Day won events last weekend at Knoxville, Iowa.

Next events: Friday and Saturday at Brandon, South Dakota.

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NASCAR Cup Series Schedule-Winners

x-non-points race

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 (William Byron)

April 14 — AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Chase Elliott)

April 21 — GEICO 500 (Tyler Reddick)

April 28 — Würth 400 (Denny Hamlin)

May 5 — AdventHealth 400 (Kyle Larson)

May 12 — Goodyear 400 (Brad Keselowski)

May 18 — x-Heat Race 1, North Wilkesboro, N.C.

May 18 — x-Heat Race 2, North Wilkesboro, N.C.

May 19 — x-NASCAR All-Star Open (Ty Gibbs)

May 19 — NASCAR All-Star Race (Joey Logano)

May 26 — Coca-Cola 600 (Christopher Bell)

June 2 — Enjoy Illinois 300 (Austin Cindric)

June 9 — Toyota / Save Mart 350 (Kyle Larson)

June 16 — Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol (Ryan Blaney)

June 23 — USA TODAY 301, 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.