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MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

NASCAR SPRINT CUP

THE RACE: Budweiser Shootout; Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway; 70 laps on 2.5-mile oval

WHEN/TV: 5 p.m. Saturday, Fox (Channel 5)

MORE TV: 10 a.m. Sunday, Daytona 500 qualifying, Fox; 11 a.m. Thursday, Gatorade Duel, Speed (Digital 329)

FAST FACTS: Nonpoints Shootout field includes 18 drivers who won poles last year and five previous event winners. ... Sunday qualifying determines the front row for the Daytona 500 and starting order for the Gatorade Duel, which will set the rest of the 500 field.

NEXT RACE: Feb. 17, Daytona 500

LAS VEGAS: March 2

NASCAR NATIONWIDE

OPENER: Feb. 16, Daytona

LAS VEGAS: March 1

NASCAR TRUCKS

OPENER: Feb. 15, Daytona

LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20

NHRA DRAG RACING

THE RACE: Winternationals, Pomona, Calif.

WHEN: Today through Sunday

TV: Qualifying, 5 p.m. Saturday, ESPN2 (Cable 31), tape delay; Pro eliminations, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2, tape delay

2007 WINNERS: J.R. Todd (Top Fuel), Gary Scelzi (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock)

NEXT RACE: Feb. 22-24, Phoenix

LAS VEGAS: April 10-13, Oct. 30-Nov. 2

FORMULA ONE

OPENER: March 16, Melbourne, Australia

INDY RACING LEAGUE

OPENER: March 29, Homestead, Fla.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

OPENER: April 20, Long Beach, Calif.

LOCAL

TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 7 p.m.-midnight, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459)

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