AUTO RACING: Auto Racing Glance

The Associated Press
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NASCAR CUP SERIES

Bank of America ROVAL 400

Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Schedule: Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC).

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.

Race distance: 109 laps, 248.52 miles.

Last year: Chase Elliott won after starting 19th.

Last race: Denny Hamlin beat Matt DiBenedetto by 0.023 seconds in the third overtime at Talladega.

Fast facts: Hamlin is the points leader by 20 over Kevin Harvick and 44 over Chase Elliott. ... Hamlin has won seven times this season, Harvick nine times.

Next race: Hollywood Casino 400, Oct. 18, Kansas Speedway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

Drive for the Cure 250

Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.

Schedule: Saturday, race, 3:30 p.m.

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.

Race distance: 67 laps, 155.3 miles.

Last year: A.J. Allmendinger won after starting fifth.

Last race: Justin Galey grabbed the lead one lap from the finish and won at Talladega, his third straight victory at a superspeedway.

Fast facts: Chase Briscoe leads Austin Cindric by 34 points, Noah Gragson by 37 and Haley by 40 with five races remaining. ... The championship field will be reduced to eight after the race with three more races in the round of eight.

Next race: Kansas Lottery 300, Oct. 18, Kansas Speedway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Last race: Raphael Lessard gained his first career victory thanks to a multicar wreck in a two-lap shoot out to the finish at Talledega.

Next race: Clean Harbors 200, Oct. 17, Kansas Speedway.

Online: http://www.nascar.com

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FORMULA ONE

German Grand Prix

Site: Hockenheim, Germany.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 a.m.-6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6 a.m.-7 a.m., and qualifying, 9 a.m.; Sunday, race, 8:10 a.m. (ESPN2).

Track: Nurburgring.

Race distance: 60 laps, 191.8 miles.

Last year: Max Verstappen won at Hockenheimring.

Last race: Valterri Bottas won in Russia for his second victory of the season.

Fast facts: Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes teammate Bottas by 44 points n Max Verstappn is 77 points behind.

Next race: Portuguese Grand Prix, Prix, Oct. 25, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.

Online: http://www.formula1.com

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INDYCAR

Last races Josef Newgarden and Will Power won doubleheader road races in Indianapolis.

Next race: Firestone Grand Prix, Oct. 25, St. Petersburg, Florida.

Onlnie: http://www.nhra.com

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WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Friday and Saturday at Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania.

Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars

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