TYLER REDDICK STARTS SEASON WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS AND INDYCAR KICKS OFF IN ST. PETERSBURG All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES DuraMax Grand Prix Powered by RelaDyne Site: Austin, Texas. Track: Circuit of the Americas. Race distance: 95 laps, 228 miles. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., qualifying, 11:10 a.m. Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Last year: Christopher Bell grabbed the lead from Kyle Busch with fewer than 10 laps remaining and fended off a late push from William Byron to win by 0.433 seconds. Last race: Tyler Reddick earned his second consecutive series win, edging Chase Briscoe on the final lap of overtime in a race that featured a track-record 57 lead changes. Next race: March 8, Avondale, Arizona. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES Focused Health 250 Site: Austin, Texas. Track: Circuit of the Americas. Race distance: 65 laps, 156 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 p.m., qualifying, 6:05 p.m. Saturday, race, 3 p.m. (CW). Last year: After suffering an early pit-road penalty, Connor Zilisch rallied to take the lead with 10 laps remaining to secure his second career win. Last race: Sheldon Creed earned his first-ever series win after capitalizing on a last-second wreck by leader Austin Hill at EchoPark Speedway. Next race: March 7, Avondale, Arizona. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg Site: St. Petersburg, Florida. Track: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Race distance: 80 laps, 144 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 p.m., qualifying, 5:05 p.m. Saturday, race, Noon (FOX). Last year: Inaugural race. Last race: Kyle Busch recorded a series-record ninth win at EchoPark Speedway after surviving a three-way battle with Ben Rhodes and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Next race: March 20, Darlington, South Carolina. Online: http://www.nascar.com FORMULA 1 Last race: Lando Norris secured his first world championship at the final Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi, edging out Max Verstappen by just two points after a season-long fight. Next race: March 7, Melbourne, Australia. Online: http://www.formula1.com NTT INDYCAR SERIES Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Site: St. Petersburg, Fla.. Track: Streets of St. Petersburg. Race distance: 100 laps, 180 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, practice, 9:30 a.m., qualifications, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, warmup, 9 a.m., race, Noon p.m. (FOX). Last year: Finishing 2.8 seconds ahead of teammate Scott Dixon, Alex Palou dominated the streets of St. Petersburg while securing his 12th career win in the season opener. Last race: Alex Palou won his third consecutive series championship, securing the title in four of the last five seasons. Next race: March 7, Avondale, Arizona. Online: http://www.indycar.com NHRA DRAG RACING Next race: March 8, Gainesville, Fla. Online: http://www.nhra.com WORLD OF OUTLAWS WORLD OF OUTLAWS BIKE WEEK JAMBOREE WORLD OF OUTLAWS BIKE WEEK JAMBOREE Next race: March 6-7. Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts
