MOTOR SPORTS SCHEDULE

Season completed

2008 CHAMPION: Jimmie Johnson

2009 OPENER: Feb. 15, Daytona Beach, Fla.

2009 LAS VEGAS: March 1, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NATIONWIDE

Season completed

2008 CHAMPION: Clint Bowyer

2009 OPENER: Feb. 14, Daytona

2009 LAS VEGAS: Feb. 28, LVMS

NASCAR TRUCKS

Season completed

2008 CHAMPION: Johnny Benson

2009 OPENER: Feb. 13, Daytona

2009 LAS VEGAS: Sept. 26, LVMS

NHRA DRAG RACING

Season completed

2008 CHAMPIONS: Tony Schumacher (Top Fuel), Cruz Pedregon (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock), Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle)

2009 OPENER: Feb. 5-8, Pomona, Calif.

2009 LAS VEGAS: April 2-5, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, LVMS

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Season completed

2008 CHAMPION: Scott Dixon

2009 OPENER: April 5, St. Petersburg, Fla.

FORMULA ONE

Season completed

2008 CHAMPION: Lewis Hamilton

2009 OPENER: March 29, Australia

DESERT RACING

THE RACE: SCORE Baja 1000, Ensenada, Mexico

WHEN: Today-Saturday

NEXT: Season completed

LOCAL

TODAY: Midnight Mayhem (street-legal drags), 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Las Vegas Motor Speedway

TODAY-SUNDAY: Street Car Super Nationals (Pacific Street Car Association), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, LVMS dragstrip;

SKUSA SuperNationals (karting), track opens at 7 a.m. daily, Rio

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