MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

SPRINT CUP

FAST FACTS: Nearly 50 cars will be at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Monday and Tuesday for official NASCAR test sessions. ... Grandstand admission is free.

NEXT RACE: Feb. 9, Budweiser Shootout (non-points race), Daytona International Speedway

2008 OPENER: Feb. 17, Daytona 500

LAS VEGAS: March 2

NASCAR NATIONWIDE

FAST FACTS: Nearly all teams will test Wednesday and Thursday at LVMS. ... Grandstand admission is free.

2008 OPENER: Feb. 16, Daytona Beach, Fla.

LAS VEGAS: March 1

NASCAR TRUCKS

2008 OPENER: Feb. 15, Daytona

LAS VEGAS: Sept. 20, LVMS NHRA DRAG RACING

FAST FACTS: Many pro teams are testing at Firebird International Raceway near Phoenix this weekend. .... Larry Dixon's best run of 4.664 seconds (263.20 mph) on Sunday while testing at LVMS topped the charts. ... The Pontiac Pro Stock Showdown is Feb. 3 at LVMS.

2008 OPENER: Feb. 7-10, Pomona, Calif.

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

SPORTS CARS

THE RACE: Rolex 24 at Daytona; 24-hour opener for the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car series; 3.56-mile road course at Daytona International Speedway

WHEN/TV: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, 3 a.m. Sunday; Speed (Digital 329)

FORMULA ONE

2008 OPENER: March 16, Melbourne, Australia

INDY RACING LEAGUE

2008 OPENER: March 29, Homestead, Fla.

CHAMP CAR WORLD SERIES

2008 OPENER: April 20, Long Beach, Calif.

LOCAL

TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags); 7 p.m.-midnight; LVMS

TODAY-SUNDAY: SCORE Laughlin Challenge, Laughlin Events Center; desert racing opener; qualifying 1:30-3:30 p.m. today, racing, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

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

TIMES AND EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE