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NASCAR Heads To Michigan

August 19, 2021 / 9:08 AM EDT / CBS Detroit

NASCAR CUP SERIES

FireKeepers Casino 400

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 11: Kevin Harvick (4), driver of the Mobil 1 Ford, celebrates winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Consumers Energy 400 race on August 11, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Site: Brooklyn, Michigan

Schedule: Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (NBCSN)

Track: Michigan International Speedway

Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles.

Last year: Kevin Harvick won both races on back-to-back days in early August.

Last race: A.J. Allmendinger grabbed a late lead and won on the Indianapolis road course after a wild, chaotic finish.

Fast facts: Kyle Larson tops the standings, 22 points ahead of Denny Hamlin. ... Larson's finish at Indy was his 13th top-five run in 24 races. ... Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch is third in points, but a distant 157 behind. William Byron is fourth, 163 back, and defending series champion Chase Elliott is 179 behind. ... Hamlin did clinch a berth in the playoffs because race winner Allmendinger is not eligible for the playoffs.

Next race: Aug. 28, Daytona Beach, Florida.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES

New Holland 250

BROOKLYN, MI - JUNE 08: Paul Menard (12) Menards/Richmond Ford gets a push from Noah Gragson (9) Switch Chevrolet past Christopher Bell (20) Rheem/RTP Toyota at the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series - LTi Printing 250 on June 8, 2019 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, MI. (Photo by Lawrence Iles/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Site: Brooklyn, Michigan

Schedule: Saturday, race, 3:30 p.m. (NBCSN)

Track: Michigan International Speedway

Race distance: 125 laps, 250 miles.

Last year: Did not race.

Last race: Austin Cindric led 29 of 62 laps and won on the road course at Indianapolis for his series-best fifth victory of the season.

Fast facts: Cindric, who drives for Team Penske, was greeted in victory lane by his father, Tim, the president of Team Penske. Team owner Roger Penske owns the track at Indianapolis. ... Riley Herbst finished eighth to move into the 12th and final playoff spot with five races remaining to set the field. ... AJ Allmendinger finished second and is second in points, 82 behind Cindric. Daniel Hemric is third, 159 back.

Next race: Aug 27, Daytona Beach, Florida.

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES

Toyota 200 Presented by CK Power

LAS VEGAS, NV - FEBRUARY 21: Kyle Busch (51) Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) Toyota Tundra and Christian Eckes (18) Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) Toyota Tundra battle for the lead in turn one during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Strat 200 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV Friday night February 21, 2020. (Photo by Will Lester/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Site: Madison, Illinois

Schedule: Friday, race, 9 p.m. (FS1)

Track: World Wide Technology Raceway

Race distance: 160 laps, 200 miles.

Last year: Sheldon Creed won after starting 17th.

Last race: Austin Hill won at Watkins Glen for his second consecutive victory in the series.

Fast facts: This race marks the start of the 10-driver playoffs. ... Series regulars have won 11 of the 15 races so far this season, led by points leader John Hunter Nemechek with five wins. ... Nemechek leads Hill by 28 points, Ben Rhodes by 30, Todd Gilliland by 34 and Creed by 38. Those five are the only series regulars with victories. ... The playoff contenders are separated by just 48 points as the points were reset for the postseason.

Next race: Sept. 5, Darlington, South Carolina.

FORMULA ONE

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - AUGUST 01: Fernando Alonso of Spain driving the (14) Alpine A521 Renault next to, Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Red Bull Racing RB16B Honda, Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren F1 Team MCL35M Mercedes, Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Aston Martin AMR21 Mercedes and Kimi Raikkonen of Finland driving the (7) Alfa Romeo Racing C41 Ferrari at the start of the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 01, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Dan Istitene - Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)

Last race: Esteban Ocon won on Hungary's Hungaroring for his first career victory. Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton took over the points lead from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.

Next race: Aug. 29, Ardennes, Belgium.

Schedule update: The Japanese Grand Prix, scheduled for Oct. 10 in Suzuka, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

INDYCAR

Bommarito Autogroup 500

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - AUGUST 14: Indy Car series driver Will Power (12) drives thru turn 2 during the warm up session before the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix on August 14, 2021 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Site: Madison, Illinois.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 1:15 p.m.; qualifying, 5 p.m., race, 8 p.m. (NBCSN)

Track: World Wide Technology Raceway.

Race distance: 260 laps, 310.7 miles.

Last year: Scott Dixon and Josef Newgarden won on back-to-back days in late August.

Last race: Will Power led 56 of 85 laps and won on the road course at Indianapolis, his 38th career IndyCar victory.

Fast facts: Power, the 2014 IndyCar champion, also won twice in CART, giving him 40 career victories. The triumph was his fifth on the road course and sixth in Indianapolis. He also won the 2018 Indy 500. ... With four scheduled races remaining, Alex Palou leads Pato O'Ward by 21 points in the standings with Dixon 34 back and Newgarden 55 behind. ... Palou was running fourth with 17 laps to go last weekend until a blown engine relegated him to 27th out of 28 cars.

Next race: Sept. 12, Portland, Oregon.

NHRA DRAG RACING

Last event: Steve Torrence won in Top Fuel and Robert Hight won in Funny Car in Topeka, Kansas.

Next event: Aug. 18-22, Brainerd, Minnesota.

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Next events: Aug. 20, Grand Forks, North Dakota; Aug. 21, West Fargo, North Dakota, Aug. 22, Brandon, South Dakota.

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