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NASCAR CUP SERIES Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube

Site: Las Vegas.

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2:05 p.m., and qualifying, 2:50; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Race distance: 267 laps, 400 miles.

Last year: William Byron won after second.

Last race: Daniel Suarez narrowly edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in the closest finish in Atlanta history for his second career victory in the top series.

Fast facts: The victory came in career start No. 253 for Suarez, whose other win came in June 2022 at Sonoma. ... The winning margin — 0.003 seconds — is the third-closest since 1993 when electronic scoring was implemented. ... The race featured 10 cautions and an Atlanta-record 48 lead changes. ... Blaney finished second, followed by Busch ... Todd Gilliland led 58 laps; the third-year driver had led a combined 11 laps in his first two seasons. He finished 26th.

Next race: March 10, Avondale, Arizona. starting ing, 5:05 p.m., and race, 9 p.m. (FS1). Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Race distance: 134 laps, 201 miles.

Last year: Kyle Busch won from the pole position.

Last race: Busch moved to the lead when Grant Enfinger had tire problems with six laps to go and won in the truck series for the seventh time at Atlanta.

Fast facts: The victory was Busch’s 65th in the truck series, extending his own record, and 230th across NASCAR’s three national series. ... Busch drove for Spire Motorsports, who he sold his truck team to late last year, and will race four more times for the team this season. ... Ty Majeski was second, followed by Corey Heim, Taylor Gray and Nick Sanchez, who won the season-opener at Daytona.

Next race: March 16, Bristol, Tennessee.

FORMULA ONE Bahrain Grand Prix

Site: Sakhir, Bahrain.

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

Track: Bahrain International Circuit. Race distance: 57 laps, 191.53 miles. Last year: Max Verstappen won from the pole position.

Last race: Verstappen completed his third consecutive championship season by winning the season finale in Abu Dhabi, his seventh consecutive victory and season-record 19th in 22 races in 2023.

Fast facts: In winning three consecutive championships, Verstappen has won 44 of 66 races, including 28 of the last 33. Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez won two of the three races Verstappen didn’t in 2023 and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari was the lone non-Red Bull winner. Sainz will have to find a new team in 2025 when seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton moves from Mercedes to Ferrari. Next race: March 10, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.