This week’s races

Friday, Nov. 10, 2000 | 6:17 a.m.

All Times Pacific

NASCAR

WINSTON CUP

Pennzoil 400

Site: Homestead, Fla.

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

Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval 1.5 miles, 8 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 400.5 miles, 267 laps.

Last year: Dale Jarrett finished fifth to win his first championship. Tony Stewart won the race and made history as the first rookie with three victories.

Last race: Jeff Burton won the Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 in Avondale, Ariz. Burton recovered from a broken jack during the leaders' pit stops on the lap 250th of 312 laps.

Fast Facts: Series points leader Bobby Labonte finished second last year. ... Labonte will win the title by finishing fifth or better. ... With two races remaining, none of the top 25 positions in the standings is set. ... Dale Earnhardt leads Jeff Burton by eight points for second place.

Next race: NAPA 500, Nov. 19, Hampton, Ga.

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BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL

HotWheels.com 300

Site: Homestead, Fla.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 9:30 a.m.; Saturday, race (TNN, 10:30 a.m.)

Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway (oval 1.5 miles, 8 degrees banking in turns).

Race distance: 300 miles, 200 laps.

Last year: Joe Nemechek won, taking advantage of a mistake by Ward Burton, who was disqualified for jumping a restart with just three laps left.

Last race: Jeff Burton overpowered the field to win the Outback Steakhouse 200 in Avondale, Ariz. The Winston Cup regular earned his fourth Busch Series victory in 13 starts this season, leading 148 of the 200 laps.

Fast Facts: This is the final race of the year. ... Jeff Green clinched the title two weeks ago. ... Series-wins leader Mark Martin has four top-five finishes at Homestead. ... With a top-five finish, Green can set a Busch series record with 25.

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NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

Automobile Club Finals

Site: Pomona, Calif.

Schedule: Thursday, first-round qualifying, 1:45 p.m.; Friday, second-round qualifying, 1:45 p.m.; Saturday, eliminations, 12:15 p.m; Sunday, final eliminations, 11 a.m.

Track: Pomona Raceway.

Last year: Jerry Toliver earned his first career Funny Car victory. Mike Dunn, Jeg Coughlin Jr., Antron Brown and Steve Johns also won their categories.

Last event: Gary Scelzi won his third NHRA Top Fuel championship, and Bob Panella Jr. earned his second career NHRA Pro Stock Truck victory at the O'Reilly Fall Nationals in Ennis, Texas. Steve Johns, Cory McClenathan, John Force and Kurt Johnson won their categories.

Fast Facts: This is the final event of the season. ... The season has ended in California for the last 16 years. ... Records were set in five categories last year.

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CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Last race: Kurt Busch, who moves full time to the Winston Cup series next season, beat Andy Houston by 0.775 seconds to win the Motorola 200 in Fontana, Calif. Busch won for the fourth time this season. Greg Biffle wrapped up the championship on Oct. 13 at Texas Motor Speedway.

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CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS

Last race: Christian Fittipaldi won the Marlboro 500, a race delayed by rain, and Gil de Ferran finished third to win the closest points race in CART history. They were among only six drivers running at the end after blown engines and other mechanical problems reduced the field of 23 cars that took the green flag. The race in Fontana, Calif., was halted Sunday and completed Monday.

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INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Scott Goodyear won the fastest race in IRL history, and Buddy Lazier took the season championship by finishing fourth in the Excite 500 in Fort Worth, Texas. Lazier needed to finish 14th or better to win the title and $1 million, but did much more. He led 38 consecutive laps near the end and was running with the front pack for all 208 trips around the 1 1/2 -mile oval.

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FORMULA ONE

Last race: Already the champion, Michael Schumacher ended the Formula One season by winning the Malaysian Grand Prix to give Ferrari its first sweep of the driver's and constructor's titles since 1979. Schumacher ended the season with nine victories and his third championship. The German won for Benetton in 1994 and 1995.