This week’s races

Friday, Aug. 13, 1999 | 10:14 a.m.

WINSTON CUP

Frontier at the Glen

Site: Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Schedule: Today, first-round qualifying, 11 a.m.; Saturday, second-round qualifying, 7:45 a.m.; Sunday, race (ESPN, 9:30 a.m.)

Track: Watkins Glen International (permanent road course, 2.45 miles, 11 turns).

Race distance: 220.5 miles, 90 laps.

Last year: Jeff Gordon raced to his third straight victory and seventh of the year, successfully defending his title. Mark Martin finished second for the third straight race.

Last race: Dale Jarrett dominated the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, leading 116 of 160 laps for his fourth victory of the season.

Fast facts: In 1998, Gordon became the seventh driver in 16 Watkins Glen races to win from the pole. ... The deepest starting spot in the field for any winner was 13th by Rusty Wallace in 1989. ... Gordon surpassed the $30 million mark in career earnings with a third-place finish last week in Indianapolis.

Next race: Pepsi 400, Aug. 22, Brooklyn, Mich.

Leading drivers: 1. Dale Jarrett, 3,199. 2. Mark Martin, 2,925. 3. Bobby Labonte, 2,906. 4. Jeff Burton, 2,819. 5. Tony Stewart, 2,711. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,692. 7. Dale Earnhardt, 2,601. 8. Terry Labonte, 2,378. 9. Mike Skinner, 2,368. 10. Rusty Wallace, 2,341. 11. Ward Burton, 2,339. 12. Jeremy Mayfield, 2,231. 13. John Andretti, 2,119. 14. Bobby Hamilton, 2,106. 15. Sterling Marlin, 2,032. 16. Ken Schrader, 2,032. 17. Bill Elliott, 2,005. 18. Wally Dallenbach, 2,004. 19. Michael Waltrip, 1,947. 20. Kenny Irwin, 1,936.

FORMULA ONE

Hungarian Grand Prix

Site: Budapest.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, (Speedvision, 4 a.m.); Sunday, race, (Speedvision, 4:30 a.m.)

Track: Hungaroring (road course, 2.466 miles).

Race distance: 190.982 miles, 77 laps.

Last year: Michael Schumacher won to move by Nigel Mansell into third place on the career victory list with 32.

Last race: Eddie Irvine won the German Grand Prix for his second straight victory, and moved into first place in the standings. Ferrari had a 1-2 finish, with Mika Salo the runner-up.

Fast facts: Ferrari leads the constructors championship standings by 16 points over McLaren-Mercedes. ... Irvine has an eight-point lead over Mika Hakkinen in the driver standings. The injured Schumacher has slipped to fourth place, 20 points off the pace.

Next race: Belgian Grand Prix, Aug. 29, Spa-Francorchamps.

Leading drivers: 1. Eddie Irvine, 52. 2. Mika Hakkinen, 44. 3. Heinz-Harald Frentzen, 33. 4. Michael Schumacher, 32. 5. David Coulthard, 30. 6. Ralf Schumacher, 22. 7. Giancarlo Fisichella, 13. 8. Rubens Barrichello, 10. 9. Mika Salo, 6. 10. Damon Hill, 5.

CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS

Miller Lite 200

Site: Lexington, Ohio.

Schedule: Today, provisional qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Saturday, final qualifying, 9:45 a.m.; Sunday, race, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN, tape, 12:30 p.m.)

Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (permanent road course, 2.258 miles, 13 turns).

Race distance: 187.314 miles, 83 laps.

Last year: Adrian Fernandez held off Patrick Racing teammate Scott Pruett by 0.247 seconds for the victory.

Last race: Dario Franchitti won the Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix in Detroit to move into first place in the standings, five points ahead of rookie Juan Montoya.

Fast facts: Team Kool Green swept the first two spots last week with Las Vegan Paul Tracy finishing second to Franchitti. ... CART is running promo spots in movie theaters. ... Montoya is dominating the rookie standings. He leads Christiano da Matta by more than 100 points. ... Al Unser Jr. is winless in his last 64 races.

Next race: Target Grand Prix, Aug. 22, Chicago.

Leading drivers: 1. Dario Franchitti, 136. 2. Juan Montoya, 131. 3. Michael Andretti, 119. 4. Paul Tracy, 106. 5. Christian Fittipaldi, 101. 6. Greg Moore, 95. 7. Adrian Fernandez, 95. 8. Gil de Ferran, 88. 9. Max Papis, 68. 10. Tony Kanaan, 62. 11. Jimmy Vasser, 54. Also, 22. Richie Hearn, 12.

BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL

Last race: Jason Keller started from the pole and won the Kroger 200 in Clermont, Ind.

Next race: Pepsi 200, Aug. 21, Brooklyn, Mich.

Leading drivers: 1. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 3,102. 2. Matt Kenseth, 3,101. 3. Jeff Green, 3,004. 4. Todd Bodine, 2,812. 5. Elton Sawyer, 2,705. 6. Jason Keller, 2,611. 7. Jeff Purvis, 2,565. 8. Mike McLaughlin, 2,471. 9. Randy LaJoie, 2,445. 10. Dave Blaney, 2,343.

CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: Greg Biffle held off Stacy Compton to win the Power Stroke 200 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Biffle took over the lead in the driver standings with his fifth victory in the last eight races.

Next race: Ram Tough 200, Aug. 20, Madison, Ill.

Leading drivers: 1. Greg Biffle, 2,730. 2. Jack Sprague, 2,682. 3. Stacy Compton, 2,647. 4. Dennis Setzer, 2,619. 5. Jay Sauter 2,550. 6. Mike Wallace, 2,528. 7. Andy Houston, 2,516. 8. Ron Hornaday, 2,439. 9. Mike Bliss, 2,385. 10. Kevin Harvick, 2,371.

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

Last event: Doug Kalitta defended his Autolite Nationals title in Sonoma, Calif., defeating Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel finals. Whit Bazemore scored his first Funny Car victory of the season, and Jim Yates claimed his second Pro Stock victory.

Next race: VisionAire Northstar Nationals, Aug. 19-22, Brainerd, Minn.

Leading drivers: Top Fuel: 1. Mike Dunn, 918. 2. Kenny Bernstein, 901. 3. Joe Amato, 873. Funny Car: 1. John Force, 1,361. 2. Tony Pedregon, 1,105. 3. Whit Bazemore, 974. Pro Stock: 1. Warren Johnson, 1,123. 2. Kurt Johnson, 1,022. 3. Jim Yates, 909. INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Greg Ray won for the second time in his IRL career, taking the MBNA Mid-Atlantic 200 in Dover, Del. Ray passed Stephan Gregoire on the 172nd of 200 laps.

Next race: Colorado 200, Aug. 29, Fountain.

Leading drivers: 1. Scott Goodyear, 193. 2. Greg Ray, 191. 3. Kenny Brack, 179. 4. Jeff Ward, 170. 5. Scott Sharp, 169. 6. Eddie Cheever, 158. 7. Robby Unser, 157. 8. Billy Boat, 157. 9. Buddy Lazier, 153. 10. Davey Hamilton, 140. Also, 12. Sam Schmidt, 140.