This week’s races

Friday, Aug. 3, 2001 | 10:19 a.m.

All Times Pacific

NASCAR WINSTON CUP

Brickyard 400

Site: Indianapolis.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying (TNT, 8 a.m.); Sunday, race (NBC, 11:30 a.m.)

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

Race distance: 400 miles, 160 laps.

Last year: Labonte won after passing Rusty Wallace 15 laps from the end.

Next race: Global Crossing at the Glen, Aug. 12, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Driver standings: 1. Jeff Gordon, 2,847. 2. Ricky Rudd, 2,802. 3. Dale Jarrett, 2,740. 4. Tony Stewart, 2,586. 5. Sterling Marlin, 2,529.

BUSCH

Kroger 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 12:30 p.m.; race (TNT, 5 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: Ron Hornaday held off Purvis to get his second Busch series victory.

Driver standings: 1. Kevin Harvick, 3,188. 2. Greg Biffle, 3,025. 3. Jason Keller, 3,010. 4. Jeff Green, 2,934. 5. Mike McLaughlin, 2,550.

Next race: NAPAonline.com 250, Aug. 18, Brooklyn, Mich.

CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

Powerstroke Diesel 200

Site: Clermont, Ind.

Schedule: Today, qualifying, 1 p.m.; race (ESPN, 5 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: Polesitter Joe Ruttman led 143 of 200 laps for the victory. Ruttman's Dodge finished 0.859 seconds -- about 10 truck-lengths -- in front of Lyndon Amick.

Next race: Federated Auto Parts 200, Aug. 10, Nashville, Tenn.

Driver standings: 1. Scott Riggs, 2,143. 2. Joe Ruttman, 2,135. 3. Jack Sprague, 2,132. 4. Ricky Hendrick, 2,081. 5. Travis Kvapil, 2,070.

NATIONAL HOT ROD ASSOCIATION

Fram Autolite Nationals

Site: Sonoma, Calif.

Schedule: Today, qualifying, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 7 p.m.); Sunday, eliminations, 11 a.m. (ESPN2, 1 p.m.)

Track: Sears Point Raceway.

Last event: Gary Scelzi raced to his first victory of the season, beating Kenny Bernstein in the Top Fuel final of the NHRA Northwest Nationals. Whit Bazemore and Mark Osborne also won at Seattle International Raceway.

Last year: John Force won for the seventh time in 2000. Doug Kalitta won the Top Fuel division for the third straight year, and Kurt Johnson won in Pro Stock.

Next race: Colonel's Truck Nationals, Aug. 19, Brainerd, Minn.

Driver standings: Top Fuel -- 1. Kenny Bernstein, 1,252. 2. Larry Dixon, 1,238. 3. Doug Kalitta, 1,042. Funny Car -- 1. John Force, 1,340. 2. Whit Bazemore, 949. 3. Del Worsham, 918. Pro Stock -- 1. Warren Johnson, 1,067. 2. Jim Yates, 997. 3. Jeg Coughlin, 882.

CHAMPIONSHIP AUTO RACING TEAMS

Last race: Kenny Brack ended his two-race dry spell, winning the Target Grand Prix at Chicago Motor Speedway. After a pair of no-points finishes, the convincing win by Brack moved him from a three-point lead over Dario Franchitti coming into the race to a 22-point edge over Helio Castroneves.

Next race: Miller Lite 200, Aug. 12, Lexington, Ohio.

Driver standings: 1. Kenny Brack, 104. 2. Helio Castroneves, 82. 3. Dario Franchitti, 81. 4. Michael Andretti, 73. 5. Gil de Ferran, 72. 6. Scott Dixon, 69. 7. Cristiano da Matta, 67. 8. Paul Tracy, 53. 9. Patrick Carpentier, 51. 10. Jimmy Vasser, 50. Also, 15. Alex Tagliani, 30.

FORMULA ONE

Last race: Ralf Schumacher won a wild German Grand Prix on his home track in a Formula One race marked by a crash that involved his brother and forced a restart. Michael Schumacher, the defending series champion and points leader, was not injured. He quit in the 24th lap of a race in which only 10 cars finished.

Next race: Hungarian Grand Prix, Aug. 19, Budapest.

Driver standings: 1. Michael Schumacher, 84. 2. David Coulthard, 47. 3. Ralf Schumacher, 41.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

Last race: Buddy Lazier cut into Sam Hornish Jr.'s lead by racing to his third victory in his last four starts, leading the final 23 laps of the Harrah's Indy 200. The IRL champion, who has a series-record seven victories, trails Hornish by 40 points with five races remaining.

Next race: Belterra Indy 300, Aug. 12, Sparta, Ky.

Driver standings: 1. Sam Hornish Jr., 339. 2. Buddy Lazier, 299. 3. Scott Sharp, 244. Also: 11. Al Unser Jr., 153. 24. Davey Hamilton, 54. 32. Jimmy Vasser, 32.