AUTO RACING: Race cars parked for two week Olympic haitus
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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Last race: Aric Almirola jumped from 27th in the point standings to a berth in the playoffs, outrunning Christopher Bell at New Hampshire for his third career victory.
Next race: Aug. 8, Watkins Glen, New York.
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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Last race: Christopher Bell won the first two stages and led 151 of 200 laps in his first start in the series since 2019 to win at New Hampshire.
Next race: Aug. 7, Watkins Glen, New York
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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Austin Hill earned his first victory of the season after four overtime restarts in the series’ debut on the half-mile dirt track in Knoxville, Iowa.
Next race: Aug. 7, Watkins Glen, New York.
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FORMULA ONE
Last race: Lewis Hamilton overcame a first-lap collision with points leader Max Verstappen and closed the gap in the championship race with his eighth career victory in the British Grand Prix.
Next race: Aug. 1, Mogyoród, Hungary.
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INDYCAR
Last race: Josef Newgarden led 73 laps at Mid-Ohio and won for the first time this year.
Next race: Aug. 8, Nashville, Tennessee.
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NHRA DRAG RACING
Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan won in Funny Car at Morrison, Colorado.
Next event: July 25, Sonoma, California.
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WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next events: July 23 and 24, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
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