Here's a breakdown of this weekend's action in the world of motorsports. (All times ET)

Winston Cup

FAST FACTS
Event	Michigan 400
Site	Brooklyn, Mich.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.); Sunday, race (Fox, 12:30 p.m.).
Track	Michigan Speedway (d-shaped oval, 2 miles, 18 degrees banking in turns)
Distance	400 miles, 200 laps

Last race: Dale Jarrett recorded his first victory in almost 11 months by winning the Pocono 500. Jarrett took the lead from Jeff Burton on lap 179 and held on for his first win since July in New Hampshire, a span of 30 races.

	Drivers to Watch
	Check out a short list of drivers to keep an eye on this weekend at Michigan.

Last year: Jeff Gordon survived two restarts and a tense battle with Ricky Rudd in the final two laps to give Hendrick Motorsports its 100th victory. Gordon led 143 of 200 laps in the Kmart 400 in Brooklyn, Mich., to win his second race in a row.

Fast Facts: Gordon's car briefly caught fire during last week's race, but he rebounded to finish fifth. He has yet to win a race this season and has a winless streak of 22 races. ... Last year, Gordon became only the fifth driver to win the June event from the pole and the first since Davey Allison did it in 1992. ... Bill Elliott leads all active drivers with seven victories in Michigan. ... Ernie Irvan came from 20th place to win in 1997. ... Tony Stewart's victory in June 2000 was the first for Pontiac since Rusty Wallace's victory in 1988. ... Michigan Speedway has a wide racing surface, making three- and four-car wide formations common. ... Brett Bodine's finish of 39th in the 1993 race is the worst finish for a pole-sitter in the June event. ... Michigan Speedway has held a NASCAR race in June every year since 1969. Winston Cup racing returns to Michigan on Aug. 18 for the Pepsi 400.

Next race: Dodge/Save Mart 350, June 23, Sonoma, Calif.

CART

FAST FACTS
Event	Freightliner-G.I. Joe's 200
Site	Portland, Ore.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 5 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 4:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (CBS, 3:30 p.m.).
Track	Portland International Raceway (permanent road course, 1.969 miles, nine turns)
Distance	226.435 miles, 115 laps

Last race: Cristiano da Matta drove to a convincing 19-second victory over teammate Christian Fittipaldi in the Bridgestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Starting from the pole in a Chevron Toyota/Lola, da Matta led 82 of the 87 laps and took over the points lead with 51, five ahead of Michel Jourdain Jr.

	Drivers to Watch
	Check out a short list of drivers to keep an eye on this weekend at Portland.

Last year: Polesitter Max Papis left a rain-drenched track filled with skidding drivers behind him in the Freightliner/G.I. Joe's 200 for his second career victory. The race was marred by nine caution flags and several spinouts by the leaders. Papis held off Roberto Moreno by 1.472 seconds.

Fast facts: CART has held a race in Portland since 1984. ... Three drivers earned their first CART wins at the track _ Al Unser Jr. (1984), Alex Zanardi (1996) and Mark Blundell (1997). ... Blundell's victory was the closest in race history. He beat Gil de Ferran by .027 seconds. ... de Ferran won the 1999 and 2000 events. ... Adrian Fernandez has finished in the points in six of his eight starts at Portland. ... Rookie Townsend Bell finished seventh in last week's race after having four crashes in his first four starts. ... Toyota cars have won five of the last seven overall races and holds an 11-point lead in the CART manufacturer's race.

Next race: Grand Prix of Chicago, June 30.

IRL

FAST FACTS
Event	Radisson Indy 225
Site	Fountain, Colo.
Schedule	Saturday, qualifying, 5:45 p.m.; Sunday, race (ABC, 4 p.m.).
Track	Pikes Peak International Raceway (d-shaped oval, 1 mile, 10 degrees banking in turns)
Distance	225 miles, 225 laps

Last race: Jeff Ward overtook Al Unser Jr. just inches from the finish line to win the Boomtown 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Ward never led until he beat Unser by just .0111 seconds, the closest finish in IRL history. The record was set at Texas last fall.

	Drivers to Watch
	Check out a short list of drivers to keep an eye on this weekend at Pikes Peak.

Last year: Buddy Lazier stalked Sam Hornish Jr. for 156 laps, finally overtaking him on a restart after a caution flag to win the Radisson 200 in Fountain, Colo. Robbie Buhl finished third, followed by Billy Boat and Airton Dare.

Fast Facts: This is the seventh year of the event. ... This year's race was extended by 25 laps. ... Team Penske will make its first appearance at Pikes Peak International Raceway as a full-time competitor in the IRL. Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves and Gil de Ferran drive for the team. ... The 1997, 1998 and 1999 winners of this race went on to win the IRL championship. ... Four Indy 500 champions are expected to enter this event, including Al Unser Jr., Buddy Lazier, Eddie Cheever Jr. and Castroneves. ... Ward's victory was his first win in 51 IRL starts and sixth for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Rookie Tomas Scheckter, who led 85 laps at the Indy 500, has not finished his last five races.

Next race: SunTrust Indy Challenge, June 29, Richmond, Va.

NHRA

FAST FACTS
Event	Pontiac Excitement Nationals
Site	Kirkersville, Ohio
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 8 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations (ESPN2, 8:30 p.m., tape).
Track	National Trail Raceway

Last race: Bruce Allen became the first two-time Pro Stock winner of the season by defeating Tom Hammonds in the finals of the Route 66 Nationals in Joliet, Ill. Larry Dixon defeated Kenny Bernstein in Top Fuel while Del Worsham earned his second Funny Car win of the season and second straight at Route 66 Raceway.

Last year: John Force earned his third victory of the season at the Pontiac Excitement Nationals in Kirkersville, Ohio. Larry Dixon, Warren Johnson, Angelle Savoie and Bob Panella also won.

Fast facts: This is the 38th year of the event. ... Points leader Gary Densham, team-owner Force, and the final Force driver, Tony Pedregon occupy the top three spots in the Funny Car standings for the second straight event. ... Former NBA player Hammonds had failed to qualify in each of the previous four events before advancing to the final at Joliet. He released crew chief Donnie Gardner from the team in the first day of qualifying. ... This will be Savoie's sixth appearance at National Trail Raceway, where she and the Star Racing team enter as the two-time defending Pro Stock Bike champions. ... Pro Stock points leader Jim Yates has not won an event this year while Allen Johnson and Greg Anderson are not in the top-10 despite recording victories this season. ... Chuck Harris won his only Pro Stock title at the event in 1996.

Next race: Sears Craftsman Nationals, June 30, Madison, Ill.

Busch

FAST FACTS
Event	Kroger 300
Site	Sparta, Ky.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 4:30 p.m.; Saturday, race (FX, 8 p.m.).
Track	Kentucky Speedway (tri-oval, 1.5 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns
Race distance	300 miles, 200 laps

Last race: Jack Sprague finally got a Busch victory to go with his lead in the series points standings by taking the Inside Traxx 300 at Gladeville. Sprague has raced in the Busch series since 1989 but had not won in 89 tries.

Last year: Kevin Harvick took the lead following a yellow-flag pit stop and dominated the rest of the way to win the inaugural Outback Steakhouse 300 in Sparta, Ky.

Fast facts: Sprague extended his points lead to 80 over Jason Keller with last week's win. ... Greg Biffle finished fourth last week despite grazing the wall late in the race. Biffle set the track race speed record in 2000 while participating in the trucks series. ... Christian Elder is expected to return this weekend after missing the last six races following neck surgery. ... Joe Nemechek is planning to participate in this race and the Winston Cup event in Michigan. ... The Craftsman Truck series is the only NASCAR circuit to have previously raced at Kentucky Speedway. Busch made its debut at Kentucky last year.

Next race: GNC Live Well 250, June 30, West Allis, Wis.

Craftsman Trucks
Last race: Brendan Gaughan led the final 59 laps of the O'Reilly 400 at Texas Motor Speedway to record his first NASCAR trucks victory. Travis Kvapil, who won at Texas last fall, drove his Chevrolet to second place, 2.36 seconds behind the winner. Gaughan, in his 24th career start, is the ninth winner in as many truck races at the 1{-mile, high-banked quadoval.

Next race: Memphis 200, June 22, Memphis, Tenn.

Formula One
Last race: Michael Schumacher drove to Ferrari's 150th Formula One win with a dominating drive at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal that strengthened his grip on a record-tying fifth F1 championship. Schumacher recorded his 59th career win, six in eight races this season, and his fifth Canadian Grand Prix triumph.

Next race: European Grand Prix, June 23, Nurburgring, Germany.