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

Winston Cup

FAST FACTS
Event	Subway 400
Site	Rockingham, N.C.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports Net, 3 p.m.); Sunday, race (FX, 12:30 p.m.).
Track	North Carolina Speedway (tri-oval, 1.017 miles, 22 degrees banking in Turns 1-2, 25 degrees in Turns 3-4).
Distance	400 miles, 393 laps.

Last race: Michael Waltrip won the Daytona 500 for the second time in three years after the day's second rainstorm shortened the race to 109 laps, 91 short of the scheduled distance. Waltrip has won the last two NASCAR races at Daytona, including the Pepsi 400 last July.

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

Last year: Matt Kenseth charged from fourth to first late in the race to win the Subway 400.

Fast facts: Steve Park and Jeff Gordon combined to lead 347 of the 393 laps in the 2001 race. Park led 167 of those, including the final 55. ... Mark Martin earned his 30th Winston Cup victory in the 1999 race. ... Bill Elliott made his Winston Cup debut in the 1976 race, finishing 33rd. ... Only Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon went on to win at The Rock after taking the Daytona 500. ... Bobby Labonte owns the race record for fastest winning speed, 127.875 mph in 2000, while Jeff Burton owns the track mark at 131.103 set in 1999. ... Jeff Gordon has won the event three times, including the 1995, '97 and '98 races. ... The farthest back in the field that the winner of a Winston Cup race started at Rockingham was 30th by Neil Bonnett in 1988.

Next race: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, March 2, Las Vegas.

CART

FAST FACTS
Event	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Site	St. Petersburg, Fla.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 3:10 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying (Speed Channel, 1:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (Speed Channel, 1 p.m.).
Track	St. Petersburg Street Course (1.806 miles, 14 turns).
Race distance	189.63 miles, 105 laps

Last year: Inaugural race.

Fast facts: The race will be run on a waterfront circuit that includes a combination of adjacent downtown streets circling Pioneer Park, the Bayfront Center and extending onto runways at Albert Whitted Airport that overlook the Bay and St. Petersburg Harbor and Marina. ... Michel Jourdain Jr. is coming of a career-best season. He led the series in laps (2,295 out of a possible 2,338) and miles completed (4,035.320 out of 4,118.327) while scoring more points (105) than he had in any of his previous six seasons (61). ... Florida natives Bruno Junqueira (Miami), Sebastien Bourdais (Miami), Roberto Moreno (Weston), Oriol Servia (Miami), Ryan Hunter-Reay (Boca Raton), Mario Haberfeld (Key Biscayne) and Tiago Monteiro (Miami) will be competing in the race.

Next race: Tecate Telmex Grand Prix, March 23, Monterrey, Mexico.

Busch

FAST FACTS
Event	Rockingham 200
Site	Rockingham, N.C.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 1:35 p.m.; Saturday, race (FX, 12:30 p.m.).
Track	North Carolina Speedway (tri-oval, 1.017 miles, 22 degrees banking in Turns 1-2, 25 degrees in Turns 3-4).
Distance	200.349 miles, 197 laps

Last race: Dale Earnhardt Jr. led 67 of the 120 laps at the Koolerz 300 in Daytona Beach, Fla., and won the Busch season opener for the second consecutive year. Matt Kenseth, who won the race in 2000, finished second.

	Drivers to Watch
	Check out a short list of drivers to keep an eye on for this weekend's Busch race at the Rock.

Last year: With the last 68 of 197 laps run without a caution, Jason Keller pulled away from Greg Biffle to win the RBCTerm.com200 at North Carolina Speedway by 6.208 seconds.

Fast Facts: Keller was diagnosed with a possible concussion after being involved in a wreck during last week's race. Keller must consult with NASCAR medical officials before getting clearance to race on Saturday. ... Jeff Burton's comeback in 1999 from 30th to first was the largest in race history. ... Mark Martin holds the track record for most victories (11), top five finishes (16), top 10 finishes (20), fastest winning speed (124.397 mph in 1996), widest margin of victory (13.4 seconds in 1998) and pole positions (6). ... Kevin Harvick led the first 53 laps of last week's race, but had to settle for a third-place finish after being penalized for leaving pit road with the catch can attached to his car. ... Jimmy Vasser, the 1996 CART champion, made his Busch debut last weekend. ... Todd Bodine was questioned by NASCAR officials following last week's event about his involvement in a late wreck that caused the race to end under caution. Bodine tapped the back of Vasser's car on the next-to-last lap, causing the chain reaction accident.

Next race: Sam's Town 300, March 1, Las Vegas.

NHRA

FAST FACTS
Event	Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals
Site	Chandler, Ariz.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 11:30 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations (ESPN2, 8:30 p.m., tape).
Track	Firebird International Raceway).

Last event: Last year's Top Fuel champion, Larry Dixon, became the first driver to repeat as a winner at the Winternationals in Ponoma, Calif. Tony Pedregon (Funny Car) and Warren Johnson (Pro Stock) also won their respective categories at the first of 23 NHRA events this season.

Last year: Del Worsham denied John Force Jr. his 100th career victory by beating him in the Funny Car final at the Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals. Tony Schumacher won the Top Fuel final over Dixon and Bruce Allen topped Johnson in the Pro Stock category.

Fast facts: Dixon has 26 wins in 48 career final-round appearances and his next victory will tie him with Cory McClenathan for third place on the all-time Top Fuel list. ... Force has made it to the Funny Car final in eight of his last nine trips to Firebird Raceway. He won seven of them. ... Schumacher recorded the sport's first 330-mph run (330.26 mph) during the 1999 event. ... This is the 19th running of the event. The track was built by former Funny Car racer Charlie Allen.

Next event: Mac Tools Gatornationals, March 16, Gainesville, Fla.

Craftsman Trucks
Last race: Rick Crawford won a three-car battle with Robert Pressley and Travis Kvapil as they approached the finish line to take the Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona. It was Crawford's first victory in 120 starts.

Next race: Craftsman 200, March 14, Darlington, S.C.