MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
THE RACE: Budweiser Shootout; Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway; 70 laps on 2.5-mile oval
WHEN/TV: 5 p.m. Saturday, Fox (Channel 5)
MORE TV: 10 a.m. Sunday, Daytona 500 qualifying, Fox; 11 a.m. Thursday, Gatorade Duel, Speed (Digital 329)
FAST FACTS: Nonpoints Shootout field includes 18 drivers who won poles last year and five previous event winners. ... Sunday qualifying determines the front row for the Daytona 500 and starting order for the Gatorade Duel, which will set the rest of the 500 field.
NEXT RACE: Feb. 17, Daytona 500
LAS VEGAS: March 2
NASCAR NATIONWIDE
OPENER: Feb. 16, Daytona
LAS VEGAS: March 1
NASCAR TRUCKS
OPENER: Feb. 15, Daytona
LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20
NHRA DRAG RACING
THE RACE: Winternationals, Pomona, Calif.
WHEN: Today through Sunday
TV: Qualifying, 5 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31), tape delay; Pro eliminations, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2, tape delay
2007 WINNERS: J.R. Todd (Top Fuel), Gary Scelzi (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock)
NEXT RACE: Feb. 22-24, Phoenix
LAS VEGAS: April 10-13, Oct. 30-Nov. 2
FORMULA ONE
OPENER: March 16, Melbourne, Australia
INDY RACING LEAGUE
OPENER: March 29, Homestead, Fla.
CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES
OPENER: April 20, Long Beach, Calif.
LOCAL
TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 7 p.m.-midnight, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459)
TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
