Motor Sports Schedule
SPRINT CUP
THE RACE: Ford 400; Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead, Fla.; 267 laps of 1.5-mile oval
WHEN: 10 a.m. Sunday; ESPN (30)
QUALIFYING: Noon today; ESPN2 (31)
FAST FACT: This is the last of 10 races in the Chase for the championship and the final event of the 36-race season. ... Points leader Denny Hamlin is 15 points ahead of Jimmie Johnson and 46 in front of Kevin Harvick; they are the only three drivers contending for the title.
2009 WINNER: Hamlin
LAST WINNER: Carl Edwards (Avondale, Ariz.)
NEXT: Season completed
2011 OPENER: Feb. 20, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2011 LAS VEGAS: March 6, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NATIONWIDE
THE RACE: Ford 300; Homestead, Fla.; 200 laps
WHEN: 1 p.m. Saturday; ESPN2 (31)
QUALIFYING: 8:30 a.m. Saturday; Speed (329)
2009 WINNER: Kyle Busch
LAST WINNER: Carl Edwards (Avondale, Ariz.)
NEXT: Season completed
2010 CHAMPION: Brad Keselowski
2011 OPENER: Feb. 19, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2011 LAS VEGAS: March 5, LVMS
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
THE RACE: Ford 200; Homestead, Fla.; 134 laps
WHEN: 4:30 p.m. today; Speed (329)
FAST FACT: Todd Bodine has clinched the driver championship but battles Kyle Busch for the team owners championship, in which Busch leads Bodine's Germain Racing team by 120 points.
2009 WINNER: Kevin Harvick
LAST WINNER: Clint Bowyer (Avondale, Ariz.)
NEXT: Season completed
2010 CHAMPION: Todd Bodine
2011 OPENER: Feb. 18, Daytona Beach, Fla.
2011 LAS VEGAS: Oct. 15, LVMS
NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING
Season completed
LAST WINNERS: Pomona, Calif.: Antron Brown (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car), Shane Gray (Pro Stock), Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
2010 CHAMPIONS: Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Force (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock), Louis Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle)
2011 OPENER: Feb. 24-27, Pomona, Calif.
2011 LAS VEGAS: April 1-3, Oct. 27-30, LVMS
IZOD INDYCAR
Season completed
2010 CHAMPION: Dario Franchitti
2011 OPENER: March 27, St. Petersburg, Fla.
FORMULA ONE
Season completed
LAST WINNER: Sebastian Vettel (Abu Dhabi)
2010 CHAMPION: Vettel
2011 OPENER: March 13, Bahrain
DESERT RACING
THE RACE: SCORE Tecate Baja 1000; 1,061-mile race in Mexico, starts in Ensenada and ends in La Paz
WHEN: Began Thursday; top teams expected to complete race today
INFORMATION: baja1k.com, DirtNewz.com, racedezert.com
NEXT: Season completed
LOCAL
TODAY-SUNDAY: Street Car Super Nationals (racing features 230 mph Pro Street doorslammers, bracket racing, car show); 8 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip; StreetCarSuperNationals.com
SuperKarts! USA SuperNationals (international go-kart racing); 8 a.m. daily; Rio; SuperKartsUSA.com
SATURDAY: AMA Endurocross; racing begins at 6 p.m.; Orleans Arena; Endurocross.com
INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring and dragstrip (632-8213)
TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE
