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| WINSTON CUP |
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Event |
Carsdirect.com 400 |
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When |
Sunday, 2:30 p.m. ET (ABC) |
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Where |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (tri-oval 1.5 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Distance |
400.5 miles (267 laps) |
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Defending champ |
Jeff Burton |
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Qualifying |
First round, Friday, 5 p.m. (ESPN2); second round, Saturday, 2:30 a.m. (ESPN2, 10:30 p.m. taped) |
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Fast Facts |
Jeff Burton outraced brother Ward to the finish line. It was the first 1-2 finish by brothers since Terry Labonte beat Bobby in 1997 in Talladega, Ala. ...Bobby Labonte held off Dale Earnhardt to win the
Dura-Lube/Kmart 400 in Rockingham, N.C. last week. ... Pontiacs and Chevrolets
swept the top four positions a week after Ford Tauruses caused an uproar about a supposed aerodynamic advantage by taking the first five spots in Daytona. ... Ford has 499 Winston Cup victories. ... The purse of $4.1 million is one of the richest in the series. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads Matt Kenseth by one point in the rookie of the year standings. The drivers finished 1-3 in the Busch
series last year and 1-2 in 1998. ... Rick Mast has been running at the finish of the last 36 races, dating back to the 1999 Daytona
500.
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| BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL |
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Event |
Sam's Town 300 |
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When |
Saturday, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN2)
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Where |
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (tri-oval 1.5 miles, 12 degrees banking in turns).
Las Vegas, Nevada
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Distance |
300 miles (200 laps) |
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Defending champ |
Mark Martin |
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Qualifying |
Thursday, 5:45 p.m. ET; Friday, second-round, 4 p.m.
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Fast Facts |
Martin won last year's race, setting a race record of 165.715 mph. Jeff Gordon, making his first Busch series start since 1992, finished fourth. ...Martin comes into the race off last weekend's Alltel 200 triumph in Rockingham, N.C. Martin, who won his series-record 41st race, led 152 of the 197 laps. ...Martin says he will concentrate solely on his
Winston Cup career after the 2000 season. ... Two of the three races in Las Vegas have been won by the pole sitter. ... Chevrolets
have won two of the three races at Las Vegas. ... If he qualifies, Mike McLaughlin will make his 200th Busch series start. ... Matt
Kenseth is the early-season points leader with 318. Kenny Wallace is second with 300. ... The first two races have been decided by an average of .473 seconds.
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