This Week In Racing

CBSSports.com wire reports

Series-by-series news and notes about this week's races.

Sprint Cup Series
Race: LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301
Site: Loudon, N.H.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 3-5 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 9:30-10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.); Sunday, race, 1 p.m. (TNT, noon-4:30 p.m.).
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.058 miles).
Race distance: 318.46 miles, 301 laps.
Last year: Jimmie Johnson raced to the fifth of his six 2010 victories en route to his record fifth straight season championship, bumping his way past Kurt Busch with two laps left. Tony Stewart was second.
Fast facts: Kyle Busch has 22 Cup wins, 48 in the Nationwide Series and 29 in Trucks. ... The race marks the start of the second half of the 36-event season. ... Kevin Harvick also has three victories this season. ... Clint Bowyer won the Chase opener at the track last September.
Next race: Brickyard 400, July 31, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis.

Nationwide Series
Race: NEW ENGLAND 200
Site: Loudon, N.H.
Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 1:30-3 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 10:30-11:30 a.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN, 2:30-6 p.m.).
Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway (oval, 1.058 miles).
Race distance: 211.6 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Kyle Busch raced to the sixth of his record 13 Nationwide victories on the season.
Fast facts: Busch has five victories this year and 48 overall, one short of Mark Martin's Nationwide record. ... Carl Edwards has four victories this season. ... Elliott Sadler leads the season standings, four points ahead of Reed Sorenson.
Next race: Federated Auto Parts 300, July 23, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

Truck Series
Race: COCA-COLA 200
Site: Newton, Iowa.
Schedule: Friday, practice; Saturday, qualifying; race, 8 p.m. (Speed, 7:30-10:30 p.m.).
Track: Iowa Speedway (oval, 0.875 miles).
Race distance: 175 miles, 200 laps.
Last year: Austin Dillon raced to his first Trucks victory, edging Johnny Sauter in a green-white-checker finish. Dillon, the grandson of NASCAR car owner Richard Childress, drove a black No. 3 - the combination made famous by Dale Earnhardt when he drove for Childress.
Fast facts: Sauter tops the season standings, 23 points ahead of Cole Whitt. Dillon is third, 25 points behind Sauter. ... Mike Skinner won the inaugural Trucks race at the track in 2009.
Next race: Lucas Deep Clean 200, July 22, Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tenn.

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