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

Winston Cup

FAST FACTS
Event	Carolina Dodge Dealers 400
Site	Darlington, S.C.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports Net, 2:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (Fox, 12:30 p.m.).
Track	Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles, 25 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 23 degrees in turns 3-4).
Distance	400.2 miles, 293 laps.

Last race: Bobby Labonte passed Jeff Gordon with nine laps to go and held on to win the Atlanta 500 for his sixth career win at the track. Matt Kenseth took over the points lead by rallying for a fourth-place finish.

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

Last year: Sterling Marlin went from worst to first to win the Carolina Dodge Dealers 400. Marlin overcame a pre-race engine problem to become the first driver in 2002 to win two races.

Fast facts: This is the 100th NASCAR race at Darlington. ... Kenseth has three top-five finishes in four 2003 starts. Defending champion Tony Stewart is the only driver other than Kenseth to have three top-10 finishes this season. ... Dale Earnhardt Jr. has finished among the top three in each of the last two races and picked up eight spots in the standings to third after placing third in Atlanta. ... This race has been won from the pole nine times. ... Jeremy Mayfield has five top-five finishes in 17 races at Darlington, placing in every position except first. ... Dale Jarrett won this event in 1997, 1998 and 2001 and will be making his 500th career start this weekend. ... Jeff Green has finished 25th or worse in all four races in 2003. ... Bill Elliott has 21 career top-five finishes at Darlington. ... The raceway will host the Southern 500 on Aug. 31.

Next race: Food City 500, March 23, Bristol, Tenn.

Busch

FAST FACTS
Event	darlingtonraceway.com 200
Site	Darlington, S.C.
Schedule	Thursday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, race (FX, 1 p.m.).
Track	Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles, 25 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 23 degrees in turns 3-4).
Distance	200 miles, 147 laps.

Last race: Joe Nemechek benefited from Todd Bodine's mistake to inherit the lead, then hung on to win the Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1. Bodine was leading with 32 laps to go in the Sam's Town 300 and racing Nemechek side-by-side through Turn 4 when he spun out and went sliding through the frontstretch grass.

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

Last year: Jeff Burton became the second Busch driver to lead every lap and first to accomplish the feat at Darlington Raceway after winning the darlingtonraceway.com 200

Fast facts: Burton has won each of the last three Busch races at Darlington, including the Gatorade 200 last Aug. 31. Mark Martin is the only other driver to win three consecutive Busch races at the track, doing it twice. ... Steve Park crashed and suffered a brain injury in the Busch event at Darlington in September 2001. ... This race was been won from the pole six times. ... Geoff Bodine won the inaugural race in 1982. ... Michael Waltrip holds the fastest winning speed at 138.140 mph in 1992.

Next race: Channellock 250, March 22, Bristol, Tenn.

Craftsman Trucks

FAST FACTS
Event	Craftsman 200
Site	Darlington, S.C.
Schedule	Thursday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; Friday, race (Speed Channel, 4 p.m.).
Track	Darlington Raceway (egg-shaped oval, 1.366 miles, 25 degrees banking in turns 1-2, 23 degrees in turns 3-4).
Distance	200 miles, 147 laps.

Last race: Rick Crawford won a three-car battle with Robert Pressley and Travis Kvapil as they approached the finish line to take the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250 at Daytona on Feb. 14. It was Crawford's first victory in 120 starts since winning at Miami in 1998.

Last year: Ted Musgrave passed Robert Pressley with 12 laps to go, then held him off to win the Craftsman Anniversary 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Fast facts: Billy Ballew Motorsports has reached an agreement with Grammy award-winning artist Nelly on March 5 to sponsor the team for the rest of the season. ... The new 2003 Chevy Silverado race truck is expected to make its debut this weekend. All factory supported teams will be using it but the independent ones still have the option of racing with the 2002 style. ... Only 17 trucks finished the race at Daytona after 14 others were knocked out due to accidents. ... Bobby Hamilton won the inaugural Darlington truck race in 2001. ... Rookie Tina Gordon was knocked out of her first truck race after 89 laps by an accident. She will celebrate her 34th birthday on Friday.

Next race: Lucas Oil 250, March 23, Mesa Marin, Calif.

NHRA

FAST FACTS
Event	Mac Tools Gatornationals
Site	Gainesville, Fla.
Schedule	Friday, qualifying, 11 a.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 11 a.m.; Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 9 p.m., tape).
Track	Gainesville Raceway

Last event: Brandon Bernstein got an early jump on Larry Dixon and recorded his first career Top Fuel victory at the Checker Schuck's Kragen Nationals in Phoenix on Feb. 23. Ron Capps won the Funny Car final while Greg Anderson took the Pro Stock category.

Last year: Larry Dixon grabbed an NHRA national event victory for the second time in 2002 by defeating Top Fuel rival Kenny Bernstein at the Mac Tools Gatornationals. Tony Pedregon, Darrell Alderman and Craig Treble won their respective categories.

Fast facts: John Force Jr. has won seven times at Gainesville, including his 50th career win in 1996. He holds the track's speed record of 324.05 mph. ... Dixon will try to become the first driver to win three straight Gatornationals. Shirley Muldowney, Don Garlits, Eddie Hill and Darrell Gwynn have also done it twice. ... Josh Starcher, an 18-year old high school senior, is expected to make his NHRA debut this weekend in Top Fuel. ... Force can tie Pro Stock driver Warren Johnson for the longest career qualifying streak if he can do it for the 303rd straight event this weekend. Force last failed to qualify in 1987. ... Muldowney will be making her first NHRA appearance of the season this weekend. ... Kenny Bernstein recorded the sport's first 300-mph run at Gainesville in 1992. ... Randy Daniels recorded a then-record 179.78 mph in the Pro Stock Truck division in 2000. ... This is the 34th year of the event.

Next event: SummitRacing.com Nationals, April 6, Las Vegas.

Formula One
Last event: David Coulthard won the season-opening Australian Grand Prix after outlasting the favored Ferrari duo of Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello. Three-time defending champion Michael Schumacher finished fourth, ending his streak of consecutive podium appearances at 19.

Next event: Malaysian Grand Prix, March 23, Sepang.

CART
Last race: Paul Tracy moved into a tie for 16th place on the all-time wins list by recording his 20th victory at the inaugural Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Michel Jourdain Jr. finished second while Bruno Junqueira placed third.

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

IRL
Last race: Rookie Scott Dixon became just the third driver to win in his first IRL start by taking the Toyota Indy 300 at Homestead, Fla. on March 2. Buzz Calkins did it in the IRL's inaugural race in 1996 before Juan Montoya did it four years later.

Next event: Copper World Indy 200, March 23, Avondale, Ariz.