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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Brickyard 400
Site: Speedway, Indiana.
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 1 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (TNT).
Last year: Bubba Wallace snapped a 100-race winless drought while employing a fuel-saving strategy to secure the win in double overtime.
Last race: Joey Logano secured his first victory of the season after holding off Denny Hamlin in the first points race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 30 years.
Next race: August 9, Newton, Iowa.
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NASCAR O’REILLY SERIES
Pennzoil 250
Site: Speedway, Indiana.
Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 100 laps, 250 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, noon; Saturday, qualifying, noon, race, 4 p.m. (CW).
Last year: Connor Zilisch passed Taylor Gray with just two laps remaining to earn his third straight series win.
Last race: Justin Allgaier outlasted a crash-filled race interrupted by 13 cautions and four red flags to collect his sixth victory of the season and the 34th win of his career.
Next race: August 8, Newton, Iowa.
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES
Sport 200
Site: Indianapolis.
Track: Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Race Distance: 200 laps, 137.2 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 3 p.m., qualifying, 4:05 p.m., race, 8 p.m. (FS1).
Last year: Layne Riggs led 160 laps to earn the victory as Corey Heim clinched the regular-season title with a third-place finish.
Last race: Chandler Smith led the final 105 laps to secure the victory and set a new series record for biggest margin of victory on a short track.
Next race: August 14, Richmond, Virginia.
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FORMULA 1
Hungarian Grand Prix
Site: Mogyoród, Hungary.
Track: Hungaroring.
Race distance: 70 laps, 190.5 miles.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 7:30 a.m., practice, 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6:30 a.m., qualifying, 10 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (APPLE TV).
Last year: Lando Norris held off Oscar Piastri in a tense one-stop strategy battle to earn the victory, giving McLaren its 200th Grand Prix win as George Russell finished third.
Last race: Kimi Antonelli earned his sixth victory of the season, beating Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen to extend his championship lead to 45 points.
Next race: August 23, Zandvoort, Netherlands.
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INDYCAR SERIES
Last race: Alex Palou led 95 laps and managed his tires to perfection, holding off Josef Newgarden late to earn the victory by less than a second.
Next race: August 9, Portland, Oregon.
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NHRA
NHRA Northwest Nationals
Site: Kent, Washington.
Track: Pacific Raceways.
Race distance: 1/4 mile.
Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 2:30 p.m., qualifying, 5 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, noon, qualifying, 12:30 p.m., qualifying, 2:30 p.m., qualifying, 3 p.m.; Sunday, race, 10 a.m.
Next race: August 23, Brainerd, Minnesota.