This week’s races

Thursday, Aug. 3, 2000 | 8:04 a.m.

NASCAR

WINSTON CUP

Brickyard 400

Site: Indianapolis.

Schedule: Thursday, first-round qualifying (ESPN2, 11:30 a.m.); Friday, second-round qualifying (ESPN2, 10 a.m.); Saturday, race (ABC, 10:15 a.m.)

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (oval 2.5 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

Last year: Dale Jarrett dominated, leading 116 of 160 laps for his fourth victory of the season.

Last race: Rusty Wallace took the lead after teammate Jeremy Mayfield blew a tire on the final lap. Wallace then held off Jeff Burton by two car-lengths to win the Pennsylvania 500 in Long Pond.

Fast facts: The Winston bonus, which goes to the leader of the standings if he wins that week's race, is at $190,000 - the highest since the award began in 1996. ... Bobby Labonte leads in the standings by 53 points over Jarrett. ... Labonte has finished in the top three for three straight years.

Next race: Global Crossing at The Glen, Aug. 13, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

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BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL

Kroger 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m.; race (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.)

Track: Indianapolis Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 7.5 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Jason Keller started from the pole and won.

Last race: Rookie Kevin Harvick took the lead from Todd Bodine and went on to win for the first time in his Busch Series career, in Madison, Ill.

Fast facts: Keller also won the event in 1995. ... Three of the last four races at IRP have been won from the pole. Before that, only one of 14 was won from the pole.

Next race: NAPAOnline.com 250, Aug. 19, Brooklyn, Mich.

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CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Powerstroke 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Thursday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; race (ESPN, 5:30 p.m.)

Track: Indianapolis Raceway Park (oval, 0.686 miles, 7.5 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 137.2 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Greg Biffle held off Stacy Compton to earn his fifth victory in eight races.

Last race: Biffle lead 90 of the 100 laps, beating teammate Kurt Busch to win the Michigan 200 in Brooklyn.

Fast facts: Last year, Dennis Setzer started on the pole and led the first 117 laps before falling out of contention. ... Chevrolet needs one victory for 80 on the circuit, and Ford needs one for No. 50. ... Lance Norick is 15th in the driver standings. It is the highest he has been since joining the series in 1996.

Next race: Federated Auto Parts 250, Aug. 12, Nashville, Tenn.

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NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

Fram Autolite Nationals

Site: Sonoma, Calif.

Schedule: Friday, first-round qualifying, 2:30 p.m.; Saturday, second-round qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, final eliminations, 11 a.m.

Track: Sears Point Raceway.

Last year: Doug Kalitta defeated Tony Schumacher in the Top Fuel finals, and Whit Bazemore got his first Funny Car victory of the season. Jim Yates won the Pro Stock division.

Last event: Gary Scelzi tied the NHRA record for Top Fuel victories in a season, outrunning Kalitta in Kent, Wash., to win for the sixth time. John Force and Richie Stevens also were winners.

Fast facts: Kalitta earned his first Top Fuel victory at the 1998 event. He is sixth in the standings, trailing Scelzi by more than 400 points. ... Records were set in all five pro categories last season. ... Jerry Toliver leads Force in the Funny Car standings by 32 points.

Next race: Colonel's Truck Nationals, Aug. 20, Brainerd, Minn.

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CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS

Last race: Cristiano da Matta became the fourth first-time winner in CART this season, driving to victory in Cicero, Ill., in his 51st start.

Next race: Miller Lite 200, Aug. 13, Lexington, Ohio.

On the net: http://www.cart.com

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INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Greg Ray dominated the Midas 500 Classic in Hampton, Ga., reaching victory lane for the first time this season. Ray led the second-most laps - 182 of 208 - for a winning IRL driver.

Next race: Belterra Resort Indy 300, Aug. 27, Sparta, Ky.

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FORMULA ONE

Last race: Rubens Barrichello got his first Formula One victory, taking the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. F1 points leader Michael Schumacher was knocked out of the race in the first turn on the first lap.

Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, Aug. 13, Budapest.