WEEKEND AUTO RACING
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200
TV: 9 p.m. ET Friday, FS1
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Fast facts: Christian Eckes leads the standings after the opening race two weeks ago at Daytona International Speedway. Defending series champion and Daytona winner Zane Smith is fourth.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300
TV: 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday, FS1
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Fast facts: John Hunter Nemechek regained the lead after a restart with 12 laps to go and held off Sam Mayer to win the Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, to earn his third career series victory. The race was run on Sunday night after persistent rain and snow flurries on Saturday. The victory was Nemechek’s first in the series since 2021 at Texas and came after he finished second in the season opener at Daytona. He was deprived of a celebratory burnout because his car overheated on the final lap.
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
TV: 10 a.m. ET Sunday, ESPN
Track: Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir
Fast facts: Including the 2021 season finale, two-time defending series champion Max Verstappen has won 16 of the past 24 F1 races, or 67%. … The Red Bull team of Verstappen and Sergio Perez led the way in preseason testing.
NTT IndyCar Series Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
TV: 12:20 p.m. ET Sunday, NBC
Track: St. Petersburg (Florida) street course
Fast facts: IndyCar has not had a repeat series champion since Dario Franchitti won three consecutive titles from 2009 to 2011. … Hall of Fame female golfer Annika Sorenstam will be the grand marshal for the race. … In IndyCar’s effort toward environmental sustainability, the series will use desert shrubs to produce a new source of rubber for Bridgestone Americas tires that will be used on all five of its street courses this season.
NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400
TV: 3:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Fox
Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Fast facts: Kyle Busch’s 61st career series victory last weekend in the Pala Casino 400 at Auto Club Speedway, the most among active drivers, ended a 28-race drought and gave him at least one victory in 19 consecutive seasons, breaking a record he shared with Richard Petty. … Ross Chastain finished third but leads the points standings after two races.