MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
SPRINT CUP
Season completed
2008 CHAMPION: Jimmie Johnson
2009 OPENER: Feb. 15, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2009 LAS VEGAS: March 1, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NATIONWIDE
Season completed
2008 CHAMPION: Clint Bowyer
2009 OPENER: Feb. 14, Daytona
2009 LAS VEGAS: Feb. 28, LVMS
NASCAR TRUCKS
Season completed
2008 CHAMPION: Johnny Benson
2009 OPENER: Feb. 13, Daytona
2009 LAS VEGAS: Sept. 26, LVMS
NHRA DRAG RACING
Season completed
2008 CHAMPIONS: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
2009 OPENER: Feb. 5-8, Pomona, Calif.
2009 LAS VEGAS: April 2-5, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, LVMS
INDY RACING LEAGUE
Season completed
2008 CHAMPION: Scott Dixon
2009 OPENER: April 5, St. Petersburg, Fla.
FORMULA ONE
Season completed
2008 CHAMPION: Lewis Hamilton
2009 OPENER: March 29, Australia
DESERT RACING
THE RACE: SCORE Baja 1000, Ensenada, Mexico
WHEN: Today-Saturday
NEXT: Season completed
LOCAL
TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway
TODAY-SUNDAY: Street Car Super Nationals (Pacific Street Car Association), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, LVMS dragstrip;
SKUSA SuperNationals (karting), track opens at 7 a.m. daily, Rio
INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459), Death Valley Raceway (775-209-5291)
TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
