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NASCAR CUP SERIES
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Site: Fort Worth, Texas
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:35 p.m., and qualifying, 1:20 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (USA)
Track: Texas Motor Speedway
Race distance: 334 laps, 500 miles.
Last year: Kyle Larson won from the pole position.
Last race: Chris Buescher gave RFK Racing, a team long-owned by Jack Roush that added Brad Keselowski as a co-owner this year, its first victory in a points-paying Cup race in over five years by winning the night race at Bristol..
Fast facts: Buescher became the 19th different winner in NASCAR’s top series this season, matching a record accomplished four other times, and the third straight non-playoff participant to win in the postseason. … 2014 series champion Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch (2015, 2019) and Richard Childress Racing teammates Austin Dillon and Tyler Reddick were eliminated as the playoffs move to the next round. … Chase Elliott leads Joey Logano by 15 points, Ross Chastain by 20 and defending series champ Kyle Larson by 21.
Next race: Oct. 2, Talladega, Alabama.
Online: http://www.nascar.com
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Andy’s Frozen Custard 300
Site: Fort Worth, Texas
Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10:35 a.m., qualifying, 11:05 a.m., and race, 3:30 p.m. (USA).
Track: Texas Motor Speedway.
Race distance: 200 laps, 300 miles.
Last year: John Hunter Nemechek won after starting 10th.
Last race: Noah Gragson held off Brandon Jones over the closing laps at Bristol to win his…
