MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE
April 18, 2008 - 9:00 pm
SPRINT CUP
No racing this weekend
LAST WINNER: Jimmie Johnson
NEXT: April 27, Talladega, Ala.
NATIONWIDE
THE RACE: Mexico 200; Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City; 80 laps of 2.518-mile road course
WHEN/TV: 10:30 a.m. Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
QUALIFYING: 8:30 a.m. Saturday, ESPN2
FAST FACT: Kyle Busch has won the last two races in the series and will compete in Mexico.
LAST WINNER: Kyle Busch
2007 WINNER: Juan Pablo Montoya
NEXT: April 16, Talladega, Ala.
NASCAR TRUCKS
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 26, Kansas City, Kan.
LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20
NHRA DRAG RACING
No racing this weekend
LAST WINNERS: Cory McClenathan (Top Fuel), Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) won titles Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
NEXT: April 24-27, Atlanta
LAS VEGAS: Oct. 30-Nov. 2
INDY RACING LEAGUE
THE RACE: Indy Japan 300; Twin Ring Motegi, Japan; 200 laps of 1.5-mile oval
WHEN/TV: Midnight Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
LAST WINNER: Graham Rahal
2007 WINNER: Tony Kanaan
NEXT: April 27, Kansas City, Kan.
CHAMP CAR
THE RACE: Grand Prix of Long Beach; Long Beach, Calif.;
WHEN/TV: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ESPN2 (Cable 31)
FAST FACTS: Officially, the last event for the Champ Car World Series. ... Points earned will count toward standings for IRL IndyCar Series that has absorbed several Champ Car teams into its series.
2007 WINNER: Sebastien Bourdais
FORMULA ONE
No racing this weekend
NEXT: April 27, Barcelona, Spain
LOCAL
TODAY-SUNDAY: National Sand Drag Association, 11:20 a.m. today, 7 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, Primm Valley Resort, sand-drags.com
TODAY-SATURDAY: Dwarf Car Nationals, IMCA Modifieds, 3 p.m. today, 6 p.m. Saturday, Death Valley Raceway, Amargosa Valley
TODAY: Test and Tune (drag racing), 4:15-9 p.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway dragstrip
Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., LVMS dragstrip
SATURDAY: Terrible's 250 (Best in the Desert Series), 5:30 a.m., Buffalo Bill's, Primm
Jerry's Nugget Drag Racing Series, 4:30 p.m., LVMS dragstrip
NASCAR All-American Series (Super Late Models/Late Models, Legends, Modifieds, Chargers, Thunder Roadsters, Bombers), racing will begin at 5 p.m., features at 7, LVMS Bullring
INFORMATION: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS.com, 644-4444), LVMS Bullring (632-8422), LVMS dragstrip (632-8459), Death Valley Raceway (775 209-5291)
TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE