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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Wise Power 400
Site: Fontana, California
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2 p.m., qualifying, 2:35 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m.
Track: Auto Club Speedway
Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles.
Last year: Did not race (pandemic).
Last race: Austin Cindric held off Bubba Wallace to win the Daytona 500.
Fast facts: Cindric’s victory came in his eighth career start in NASCAR’s top series. ... Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. are second and third in the standings. Truex won both stages. ... Three-time 500 winner Denny Hamlin failed to finish for the first time in 17 Daytona 500s.
Next race: March 6, Las Vegas.
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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Production Alliance 300
Site: Fontana, California.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, noon, qualifying, 12:30 p.m. and race, 5 p.m.
Track: Auto Club Speedway.
Race distance: 150 laps, 300 miles.
Last year: Did not race (pandemic).
Last race: Austin Hill won at Daytona in his first start as a full-time driver in the series.
Fast facts: Hill edged ahead of A.J. Allmendinger just before a caution froze the field, making Hill the winner. ... Allmendinger is the points leader by four ahead of Hill. ... Defending series champion Daniel Hemric finished 28th, four laps down.
Next race: March 5, Las Vegas.
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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Zane Smith won at Daytona in overtime after a 17-car pileup on the final lap.
Next race: March 4, Las Vegas.
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FORMULA ONE
Last race: Max Verstappen passed seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton on the final lap and won his first series championship.
Next race: March 20, Sakhir, Bahrain (season opener).
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INDYCAR
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Site: St. Petersburg, Florida.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3:40 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 9 a.m., qualifying, 12:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 12:25 p.m.
Track: Road course.
Race distance: 100 laps, 180 miles.
Last year: Colton Herta won from the pole position.
Last race: Herta won the season finale at Long Beach, California, as Alex Palou wrapped up the series championship.
Fast facts: This is the season-opener for the series. ... Palou beat Josef Newgarden by 38 points for the championship. ... Palou and Herta shared the series lead with three victories each.
Next race: March 20, Fort Worth, Texas.
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NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Justin Ashley won in Top Fuel and Robert Hight won in Funny Car in Pomona, California,
Next event: Feb. 25-27, Chandler, Arizona.
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WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next events: March 4-5, Paige, Texas.
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