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NASCAR CUP SERIES

Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart Site: Hampton, Georgia. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:35 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (USA).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 260 laps, 400 miles. Last year: Kurt Busch won after starting eighth.

Last race: Tyler Reddick outdueled Chase Elliott and cruised to victory at Road America for his first victory in NASCAR’s premier series.

Fast facts: Reddick became the 13th different race-winner through 18 events and the fifth first-time winner this season . ... His victory made 2014 series champion Kevin Harvick, the fourth-ranked non-winner in the standings, the first driver who would not make the 16-driver playoffs if the standings remain the same through the final eight races of the regular season . ... Elliott expanded his points lead to 33 over Ryan Blaney and 35 over Ross Chastain . ... Blaney, Martin Truex Jr. and Christophe­r Bell are the non-winners in the top 16.

Next race: July 17, Loudon, New Hampshire.

NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Alsco Uniforms 250

Site: Hampton, Georgia. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 10:05 a.m., and race, 5 p.m. (USA).

Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Race distance: 163 laps, 251 miles. Last year: Kyle Busch won from the pole position.

Last race: Ty Gibbs passed Kyle Larson on the last lap of overtime at Road America and won for the series-best fourth time this season.

Fast facts: Gibbs trimmed his deficit from 25 points to nine behind points leader AJ Allmending­er. Justin Allgaier is third, 34 points behind . ... Gibbs has won four times in 16 races this season and eight times in 34 races for his career; no other driver has won more than twice this season . ... Allmending­er registered his 14th top-10 finish of the season. Fourth-place Noah Gragson is next with 11.

Next race: July 16, Loudon, New Hampshire.

NASCAR TRUCK SERIES O’Reilly Ato Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio

Site: Lexington, Ohio.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 9:35 a.m., and qualifying, 3:35 p.m.; Saturday, race, 1:30 p.m. (FS1).

Track: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Race distance: 67 laps, 151 miles.

Last year: First time at this venue.

Last race: Ryan Preece pulled away on a restart with 10 laps to go, then held off challenges from Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar to win at Nashville for the second year in a row.

Fast facts: Preece’s two victories have come in just eight career starts . ... Zane Smith is the new points leader by 21 over John Hunter Nemechek and 30 over defending series champion Ben Rhodes . ... Smith also leads with eight top-five finishes, 12 top 10s and 339 laps led . ... The top five in the standings are the only series regulars to have won races this season.

Next race: July 23, Long Pond, Pennsylvan­ia.

FORMULA ONE Austrian Grand Prix

Site: Spielberg, Austria.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 7:30 a.m., and qualifying, 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6:30 a.m., and sprint, 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (ESPN).

Track: Red Bull Ring.

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