At a Glance
NASCAR SPRINT CUP This week: Air Guard 400, Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles), distance: 300 miles, 400 laps.
Last year: Denny Hamlin won for the first time on his home track, beating Kurt Busch in the regular-season finale. Hamlin is from Chesterfield.
Last week: Tony Stewart raced to his first victory of the year, pulling away from Carl Edwards off the final restart at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart snapped a 31-race winless streak, the second-longest drought in his 12-year career.
Fast facts: The event ends the 26-race regular season. The top 10 in the season standings have clinched spots in the 10-race, 12-driver Chase. Kyle Busch won the May race at the track.
Next race: Sylvania 300, Sept. 19, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, N.H.
2010 Driver Standings
1. Kevin Harvick, 3,585
2. Jeff Gordon, 3,366
3. Kyle Busch, 3,325
4. Tony Stewart, 3,302
5. Carl Edwards, 3,288
6. Jeff Burton, 3,261
7. Jimmie Johnson, 3,247
8. Kurt Busch, 3,228
9. Matt Kenseth, 3,225
10. Denny Hamlin, 3,147
11. Greg Biffle, 3,110
113. Ryan Newman, 2,949
14. Jamie McMurray, 2,938
15. Mark Martin, 2,919
16. David Reutimann, 2,880
17. Juan Pablo Montoya, 2,866
18. Kasey Kahne, 2,856
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,847
20. Martin Truex Jr., 2,787
NATIONWIDE
This week: Virginia 529 College Savings 250, Richmond International Raceway (oval, 0.75 miles), distance: 187.5 miles, 250 laps.
Last week: Jamie McMurray won at Atlanta Motor Speedway, holding off Kyle Busch for his first series victory since 2004. Edwards was third.
Fast facts: Busch has a record-tying 10 victories in 21 Nationwide starts this year. He also won 10 times in 2008 to match the record set by Sam Ard in 1983. Busch, not running for the season championship this year after winning the 2009 title, is second on the Nationwide victory list with 40 – eight behind Mark Martin.
.2010 Driver Standings
1. Brad Keselowski, 4,127
2. Carl Edwards, 3,795
3. Kyle Busch, 3,576
4. Justin Allgaier, 3,385
5. Paul Menard, 3,309
6. Kevin Harvick, 3,073
7. Trevor Bayne, 2,946
8. Steve Wallace, 2,915
9. Joey Logano, 2,872
10. Jason Leffler, 2,866
CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS
Next race: TheRaceDayRaffleSeries.com 175, Sept. 18, New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H.
Last week: Series leader Todd Bodine raced to his fourth victory of the season, holding off Johnny Sauter at Kentucky Speedway. Kyle Busch was seventh, ending his three-series winning streak at four races.
2010 Driver Standings
1. Todd Bodine, 2,898
2. Aric Almirola, 2,637
3. Johnny Sauter, 2,580
4. Timothy Peters, 2,533
5. Ron Hornaday Jr., 2,461
6. Austin Dillon, 2,458
(tie) Matt Crafton, 2,458
8. Mike Skinner, 2,334
9. David Starr, 2,254
10. Jason White, 2,133
INDYCAR
Next race: Indy Japan 300, Sept. 18, Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan.
Last week: Helio Castroneves raced to his second victory of the season, running the final 53 laps at Kentucky Speedway on one tank of fuel. Dario Franchitti finished fifth to cut season leader Will Power’s lead to 17 points with two races remaining.
2010 Driver Standings
1. Will Power, 552
2. Dario Franchitti, 535
3. Scott Dixon, 469
4. Helio Castroneves, 448
5. Ryan Briscoe, 418
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 404
7. Tony Kanaan, 392
8. Marco Andretti, 347
9. Dan Wheldon, 346
10. Justin Wilson, 335
FORMULA ONE
This week: Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.), Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 8-9:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (Speed, 7:30-10 a.m., 1-3:30 p.m.).
Track: Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (road course, 3.6 miles), distance: 190.8 miles, 53 laps.
Last race: McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton won the Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 29 to take the lead in the season standings. Red Bull’s Mark Webber was second.
Next race: Singapore Grand Prix, Sept. 26, Marina Bay, Singapore.
2010 Driver Standings
1. Lewis Hamilton, 182
2. Mark Webber, 179
3. Sebastian Vettel, 151
4. Jenson Button, 147
5. Fernando Alonso, 141
6. Felipe Massa, 109
7. Robert Kubica, 104
8. Nico Rosberg, 102
9. Adrian Sutil, 45
10. Michael Schumacher, 44
NHRA
Next event: O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Sept. 16-19, zMax Dragway, Concord, N.C.
Last week: Larry Dixon raced to his 10th Top Fuel victory of the season, winning the playoff-opening U.S. Nationals in Clermont, Ind. Dixon became the first driver in NHRA history to win 10 finals in a season without a loss. Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Louis Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won.
2010 Driver Standings Top Fuel
1. Larry Dixon, 2,234
2. Cory McClenathan, 2,188
3. Tony Schumacher, 2,147
4. Shawn Langdon, 2,102
5. Brandon Bernstein, 2,095
Funny Car
1. John Force, 2,206
2. Jack Beckman, 2,146
3. Matt Hagan, 2,145
4. Ashley Force Hood, 2,137
5. Robert Hight, 2,125
Pro Stock
1. Mike Edwards, 2,216
2. Allen Johnson, 2,164
3. Greg Stanfield, 2,134
4. Jeg Coughlin, 2,129
5. Greg Anderson, 2,112
Pro Stock Motorcyle
1. Andrew Hines, 2,243
2. Louis Tonglet, 2,155
3. Hector Arana, 2,138
4. Ed Krawiec, 2,119
5. Matt Smith, 2,115
OTHER RACES
ARCA RE/MAX SERIES: Northwest Ohio Ford Dealers 200, Sunday, Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio. Online: http://www.arcaracing.com
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