LOCAL
Motorcycle, ATV classes, SEMO Motor Speedway, Sikeston, Mo., 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Late model, modified, hobby, pure street, cruiser classes, Malden (Mo.) Speedway, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Late model, pro street, pure street classes, Fredericktown (Mo.) Raceway, 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Sprint, modified, pure street, cruiser classes, Auto Tire and Parts Racepark, Benton, Mo., 7 p.m. Saturday.
Kart, micro sprint classes, SEMO Motor Speedway, Sikeston, 7:30 p.m. Saturday.WINSTON CUP
POCONO 500
Site: Long Pond, Pa.
SCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.); Sunday, race (FX, 12:30 p.m.).
TRACK: Pocono International Raceway (triangular oval, 2.5 miles, 14 degrees banking in turn 1, 8 degrees in turn 2, 6 degrees in turn 3).
RACE DISTANCE: 500 miles, 200 laps.
LAST RACE: Rookie Jimmie Johnson earned his second Winston Cup victory by taking the MBNA Platinum 400 at Dover. Johnson became only the second rookie winner in the track's 65-year history and the first since Davey Allison in 1987.
NEXT RACE: Michigan 400, June 16, Brooklyn, Mich.BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL
INSIDE TRAXX 300
Site: Lebanon, Tenn.
SCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying, 6 p.m.; Saturday, race (FX, 7:30 p.m.).
TRACK: Nashville Superspeedway
RACE DISTANCE: 300 miles, 225 laps.
LAST RACE: Greg Biffle overcame a spinout and won a three-lap shootout after the race was red-flagged to claim the MBNA Platinum 200 at Dover International Speedway. Biffle, who injured his neck during at Nazareth two weeks ago, claimed his first victory of the season and sixth in his two seasons on the Busch circuit.
NEXT RACE: Kentucky 300, June 15, Sparta, Ky.CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS
O'REILLY 400
Site: Fort Worth, Texas
SCHEDULE: Thursday, qualifying, 5:15 p.m.; Friday, race (ESPN, 9 p.m.).
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
RACE DISTANCE: 250.50 miles, 167 laps.
LAST RACE: Ted Musgrave withstood multiple late cautions and took advantage of lapped traffic to win the MBNA America 200 at Dover for his second victory of the season. Musgrave led the final 78 laps after overtaking polesitter Rick Crawford.
NEXT RACE: Memphis 200, June 22, Memphis, Tenn.CART
GRAND PRIX OF MONTEREY
Site: Monterey, Calif.
SCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.).
TRACK: Laguna Seca Raceway (permanent road course, 2.238 miles, 11 turns).
RACE DISTANCE: 201.42 miles, 90 laps.
LAST RACE: After a disputed loss at the Indianapolis 500 the week before, Paul Tracy bounced back with a win at the Miller Lite 250 in Milwaukee. It was Tracy's first win since Vancouver in 2000.
NEXT RACE: G.I. Joe's 200, June 16, Portland, Ore.FORMULA ONE
CANADIAN GRAND PRIX
Site: Montreal
SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 1 p.m., tape); Sunday, race (ABC, 12:30 p.m.).
TRACK: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (road course, 2.747 miles, 15 turns).
RACE DISTANCE: 189.543 miles, 69 laps.
NEXT RACE: European Grand Prix, June 23, Nurburgring, Germany.IRL
BOOMTOWN 500
Site: Fort Worth, Texas
SCHEDULE: Thursday, qualifying, 9:45 p.m.; Saturday, race (ESPN, 8 p.m.).
TRACK: Texas Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 1.5 miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
RACE DISTANCE: 300 miles, 200 laps.
LAST RACE: Helio Castroneves gave team owner Roger Penske a record 12th Indianapolis 500 victory when he won the famed race under caution after rookie Laurent Redon and Buddy Lazier crashed on lap 199.
NEXT RACE: Radisson Indy 225, June 16, Fountain, Colo.NHRA
Last event: Bruce Allen became the first two-time Pro Stock winner of the season by defeating Tom Hammonds in the finals of the Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill. Larry Dixon defeated Kenny Bernstein in Top Fuel while Del Worsham earned his second Funny Car win of the season and second straight at Route 66 Raceway.
NEXT EVENT: Pontiac Excitement Nationals, June 16, Kirkersville, Ohio.
-- From staff, wire reports
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