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Motor Sports Schedule

SPRINT CUP

THE RACE: Irwin Tools Night Race; Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway; 500 laps of 0.533-mile oval

WHEN: 4:30 p.m. Saturday; ESPN (30), KDOX-AM (1280)

QUALIFYING: 2:30 p.m. today; ESPN

2009 WINNER: Kyle Busch

LAST WINNER: Kevin Harvick (Brooklyn, Mich.)

NEXT: Sept. 5, Hampton, Ga.

NATIONWIDE

THE RACE: Food City 250; Bristol, Tenn.; 250 laps

WHEN: 5 p.m. today; ESPN (30)

QUALIFYING: 1 p.m. today; Speed (329)

2009 WINNER: David Ragan

LAST WINNER: Brad Keselowski (Brooklyn, Mich.)

NEXT: Aug. 29, Montreal

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS

No racing this weekend

LAST RACE: Kyle Busch won his third straight race in the series Wednesday at Bristol, Tenn.

NEXT: Aug. 27, Joliet, Ill.

LAS VEGAS: Sept. 25, LVMS

NHRA FULL THROTTLE DRAG RACING

No racing this weekend

LAST WINNERS: Brainerd, Minn.: Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Bob Bode (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

NEXT: Sept. 1-6, Clermont, Ind.

LAS VEGAS: Oct. 28-31, LVMS

IZOD INDYCAR

THE RACE: Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma; Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif.; 80 laps of 2.303-mile road course

WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday; Versus (38)

2009 WINNER: Dario Franchitti

LAST WINNER: Franchitti (Lexington, Ohio)

NEXT: Aug. 28, Joliet, Ill.

FORMULA ONE

No racing this weekend

NEXT: Aug. 29, Belgium

SPORTS CARS

THE RACE: American Le Mans Series; Road America, Elkhart, Wis.; noon Sunday, Speed (329)

LOCAL

TODAY: Vegas to Reno desert race (Best in the Desert); begins at 6 a.m. in Beatty

Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags); 10 p.m.-1 a.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip

TODAY-SATURDAY: Back to School Bash (Drifting, monster trucks, jet dragsters, bracket racing); qualifying 5-10 p.m. today, racing 5 p.m.-midnight Saturday; LVMS

INFORMATION: Best in the Desert (BITD.com), Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring and dragstrip (632-8213)

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