Auto Racing Glance

By The Associated Press All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Coca Cola 600

Site: Concord, North Carolina. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 7 p.m., and qualifying, 7:45 p.m.; Sunday, race, 6 p.m. (FOX).

Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway. Race distance: 400 laps, 600 miles. Last year: Kyle Larson won from the pole.

Last race: Ryan Blaney edged Denny Hamlin by 0.226 seconds in overtime to win the non-points all-star race at Texas.

Fast facts: Blaney is the only driver in the top five in points without a victory in races that affect the season standings . ... Chase Elliott leads Blaney by 52 points in the standings. Kyle Busch is third, 58 behind . ... There have been 11 different winners through 13 races. William Byron and Ross Chastain, fourth and fifth in points, respectively, are the only drivers with more than one victory.

... This Sunday’s race begins the second half of the regular season.

Next race: June 5, Madison, Illinois.

FORMULA ONE Monaco Grand Prix

Site: Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Schedule: Friday, practice, 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 7 a.m., and qualifying, 10 a.m.; Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (ESPN).

Track: Circuit de Monaco.

Race distance: 78 laps, 161.7 miles. Last year: Max Verstappen won after starting second.

Last race: Verstappen led a 1-2 finish for Red Bull and assumed the series points lead when Charles LeClerc relinquished the lead with engine failure.

Fast facts: Verstappen has won three consecutive races and four of six this season. They are also the only races he’s finished on the lead lap . ... Sergio Perez, Verstappen’s teammate, was miffed after the race. He’d been told by his team to let the reigning champion pass for the race lead . ... Seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton has finished behind teammate George Russell in five of the six races this year.

Next race: June 12, Baku, Azerbaijan. Online: http://www.formula1.com

INDYCAR Indianapolis 500

Site: Indianapolis.

Schedule: Friday, final practice, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Sunday, race, 12:30 p.m. Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 500 miles. Last year: Helio Castroneves won after starting eighth.

Last race: Colton Herta overcame two late pit stops and pulled away from Simon Pagenaud to win a rainy Indianapolis road race.

Fast facts: Scott Dixon smashed the pole-winning record with a qualifying run at 234.046 mph, his fifth career pole in the race. Dixon’s fourlap average broke Scott Brayton’s record of 233.718 mph, set in 1996. Arie Luyendyk holds the overall qualifying record of 236.986 mph, also in 1996, but that didn’t come in a run for the pole . ... Castroneves is tied with A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and the late Al Unser for most career 500 wins with four . ... Will Power leads defending series champion Alex Palou by 14 points and Scott McLaughlin by 18 through five races. ... Palou and Rinus VeeKay complete the front row for the 106th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Next race: June 5, Detroit.

Online: http://www.indycar.com