This week’s races

Thursday, June 1, 2000 | 9:14 a.m.

All times Pacific.

NASCAR

WINSTON CUP

MBNA Platinum 400

Site: Dover, Del.

Schedule: Friday, first-round qualifying, 12:30 p.m.; Saturday, second-round qualifying, 8:30 a.m.; Sunday, race (TNN, 9:30 a.m.)

Track: Dover Downs International Speedway (oval, 1-mile, 24 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 400 miles, 400 laps.

Last year: Bobby Labonte started on the pole and won. He and Jeff Gordon were the only drivers to finish the race on the lead lap.

Last race: Matt Kenseth got his first Winston Cup victory at the Coca-Cola 600 in Concord, N.C. Kenseth, who started 21st, came from farther back in the field than any previous winner. Polesitter Dale Earnhardt Jr. finished fourth.

Fast facts: Kyle Petty's last Winston Cup victory was in Dover in 1985. ... Bobby Allison won the only caution-free race in Dover, in 1971. ... Kenseth is the 11th different winner in 12 events this season. ... Dale Earnhardt is the only driver to have nine top-10 finishes this season. ... Bobby Labonte leads Ward Burton by 54 points in the standings.

Next race: Kmart 400, June 11, Brooklyn, Mich.

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BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL

MBNA Platinum 200

Site: Dover, Del.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 11:10 a.m.; Saturday, race (TNN, 10 a.m.)

Track: Dover Downs International Speedway (oval, 1-mile, 24 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Dale Earnhardt Jr. won his second consecutive spring race in Dover. Dick Trickle finished second.

Last race: Jeff Burton beat Mark Martin by one second to win the Carquest Auto Parts 300 in Concord, N.C. Martin had won three of the last four Carquest 300s.

Fast facts: No spring race in Dover has been won from the pole. ... Chevrolets have won seven of the 18 spring races there. ... Jeff Green leads in the standings by 93 points over Todd Bodine.

Next race: Textilease Medique 300, June 10, South Boston, Va.

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CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Sears 200

Site: Monroe, Wash.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3:15 p.m.; Saturday, race (ESPN, 5 p.m.)

Track: Evergreen Speedway (oval, 0.646 miles, 8 degrees banking in corners).

Race distance: 129.2 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Ron Hornaday won the rain-interrupted race.

Last race: Greg Biffle led 164 of 200 laps to win the Grainger.com 200 in Fountain, Colo.

Fast facts: There have been six different winners in nine races this season. ... Jack Sprague has eight consecutive top-five finishes, matching Hornaday's record set in 1997. ... Sprague leads Mike Wallace by 56 points in the standings. ... Sprague and Rick Carelli are the only drivers in the field to compete in all five events at Evergreen.

Next race: Pronto Auto Parts 400, June 9, Fort Worth, Texas.

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CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS

Miller Lite 225

Site: West Allis, Wis.

Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval 1.032 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns).

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 2:30 p.m., tape); Sunday, race (ABC, 1 p.m.)

Race distance: 206.4 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Paul Tracy took got his 14th career victory but first since May 1997.

Last race: Gil de Ferran won the Bosch Spark Plug Grand Prix in Nazareth. Pa. It was the 100th Champ-car victory for team owner Roger Penske.

Fast Facts: Tracy leads the standings 59-48 over Jimmy Vasser. ... This is the 20th CART race at The Milwaukee Mile.

Next race: Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix, June 18, Detroit.

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NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

Fram Route 66 Nationals

Site: Joliet, Ill.

Schedule: Friday, first-round qualifying, 11:45 a.m.; Saturday, second-round qualifying, 8:30 a.m. (ESPN2, 10 p.m., tape); Sunday, final eliminations, 7 a.m. (ESPN2, 5 p.m., tape).

Track: Route 66 Raceway.

Last year: Mike Dunn won the Top Fuel division. Tim Wilkerson, Warren Johnson, Matt Hines and Bob Panella also were winners in their pro categories.

Last event: Gary Scelzi (Top Fuel), John Force (Funny Car) Vieri Gaines (Pro Stock) and Matt Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) won their divisions at the Castrol Nationals in Ennis, Texas.

Fast facts: This is the third year of the event. ... Wilkerson beat Force in the finals last year. It was Force's only finals loss of the season. ... Force will try for his 86th career victory, which would be an NHRA record. ... Track records were set in all categories except Pro Stock Motorcycle last season. ... Mike Thomas' 1998 victory is the only one of his career.

Next race: Pontiac Excitement Nationals, June 18, Columbus, Ohio.

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FORMULA ONE

Monaco Grand Prix

Site: Monte Carlo.

Track: Monte Carlo street circuit (2.068 miles).

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, (4 a.m., Speedvision). Sunday, race, (5 a.m., Speedvision).

Race distance: 161.304 miles, 78 laps.

Last year: Michael Schumacher won, becoming Ferrari's career leader in victories. It was Schumacher's 16th win in a Ferrari. He had tied Niki Lauda earlier by winning the San Marino Grand Prix.

Last race: Schumacher, the Formula One points leader, won the German Grand Prix at the track that's just an hour by car from his boyhood home near Cologne.

Fast Facts: Schumacher has four victories in six races this season. ... He has won four times in Monte Carlo. ... Ferrari leads the team standings with 62 points. McLaren is second with 52.

Next race: Canadian Grand Prix, June 18, Montreal.

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INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: CART champion Juan Montoya crossed over and won the IRL's Indianapolis 500, overwhelming the field. Montoya led 167 of the 200 laps and took the checkered flag with his closest competitor still in the fourth turn. He is Indy's first rookie champion since Graham Hill in 1966.

Next race: Casino Magic 500, June 10, Fort Worth, Texas.