SPRINT CUP
What: Russ Friedman 400
Site: Richmond, Va.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 2:40 p.m. (Speed); Saturday, race, 4 p.m. (Fox)
Track: Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile D-shaped oval)
Race distance: 300 miles, 400 laps
Last week: Brad Keselowski won at Talladega Superspeedway after a last-lap pass that left Carl Edwards’ car sailing into the front-stretch safety fence. Edwards, attempting to block Keselowski, was unhurt, but debris from the accident injured seven fans in the stands. Keselowski, driving a car that James Finch bought from Hendrick Motorsports, won in his fifth Sprint Cup start. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second.
NATIONWIDE
What: Lipton Tea 250
Site: Richmond, Va.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 1:10 p.m. (Speed), race, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Track: Richmond International Raceway (0.75-mile D-shaped oval)
Race distance: 187.5 miles, 250 laps
Last week: David Ragan raced to his first NASCAR victory, passing Ryan Newman right before the finish line at Talladega. Ragan was making his 196th start – 85 in Nationwide – in NASCAR’s top three series.
INDY RACING LEAGUE
Next race: Indianapolis 500, May 24, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
Last week: New Zealand’s Scott Dixon raced to his 17th series victory, beating Helio Castroneves by 0.71 seconds at Kansas Speedway.
FORMULA ONE
Next race: Spanish Grand Prix, May 10, Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.
Last week: Brawn GP’s Jenson Button won the Bahrain Grand Prix for his third victory in the first four races this season, beating Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel by 7.1 seconds. Button, from England, has a 12-point lead in the season standings.
The Associated Press