AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Kansas; Formula One in Miami
Martin Truex Jr. hoists the trophy after winning the NASCAR 400 auto race at Dover Motor Speedway Monday, May 1, 2023, in Dover, Del. Credit: AP/Jason Minto
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NASCAR CUP SERIES
AdventHealth 400
Site: Kansas City, Kansas.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 5:05 p.m., and qualifying, 5:50 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Kansas Speedway.
Race distance: 267 laps, 400 miles.
Martin Truex Jr., center, jumps from his car after winning the NASCAR 400 auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Dover, Del. Credit: AP/Jason Minto
Last year: Chase Elliott won after starting fourth.
Last race: 2017 series champion Martin Truex Jr. of Joe Gibbs Racing ended a 54-race winless drought and won at Dover for the third time in his career.
Fast facts: Truex became the third different Toyota driver to win. Chevrolet has won seven times and Ford once. ... Truex climbed to fourth in points, 40 behind new leader Ross Chastain. Christopher Bell is three back and Kevin Harvick is 38 behind. ... Bell still leads with eight top-10 finishes, two more than Ryan Blaney (fifth in points) and 100 more than Alex Bowman (15th). ... Bell leads in top-fives with five through 11 races. ... There are three two-time winners, and the highest in the points is Kyle Busch in eighth. He and fellow two-time winner William Byron have only been running at the finish in nine of 11 races.
Next race: May 14, Darlington, South Carolina.
Martin Truex Jr., center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR 400 auto race at Dover Motor Speedway Monday, May 1, 2023, in Dover, Del. Credit: AP/Jason Minto
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Last race: Ryan Truex dominated at Dover, winning the first two stages, leading 124 of the 200 laps and claiming his first series victory by nearly 5 seconds.
Next race: May 13, Darlington, South Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Heart of America 200
Site: Kansas City, Kansas.
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:05 p.m., qualifying, 12:35 p.m., and race, 8 p.m. (FS1).
Track: Kansas Speedway.
Race distance: 134 laps, 201 miles.
Last year: Eventual champion Zane Smith won after starting fourth.
Last race: Corey Heim won at Martinsville on April 14.
Fast facts: Three-time winner Austin Hill remans the points leader by four over John Hunter Nemechek and 38 over Chandler Smith. ... Hill has won a series-high three races.
Next race: May 27, Concord, North Carolina.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
FORMULA ONE
Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix
Site: Miami Gardens, Florida.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 12:30 p.m. and qualifying, 4 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN).
Track: Miami International Autodrome at Hard Rock Stadium.
Race distance: 57 laps, 191.584 miles.
Last year: Max Verstappen won after starting third.
Last race: Sergio Perez kept the Red Bull team 4-for-4 in race wins this season.
Fast facts: Verstappen leads teammate Perez by just eight points in the standings. Both have won twice through four races. ... Fernando Alonso is third, followed by seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton.
Next race: May 21, Imola, Italy.
Online: http://www.formula1.com
INDYCAR
Last race: Scott McLaughlin surged past Romain Grosjean, took advantage of it and was scarcely challenged the rest of the way to his fourth IndyCar win in Alabama.
Next race: May 13, Indianapolis.
Online: https://www.indycar.com
NHRA
Last events: Antron Brown won in Top Fuel and Matt Hagan won in Funny Car in Las Vegas.
Next events: May 21, Ellwood, Illinois.
Online: http://www.nhra.com
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next Events: May 5-6, Rossburg, Ohio.
Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars
