All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES AdventHealth 400 Site: Kansas City, Kansas. Track: Kansas Speedway. Race distance: 267 laps, 400.5 miles. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 4 p.m., qualifying, 5:10 p.m.; Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (FOX). Last year: Pole-sitter Kyle Larson remained unchallenged throughout the race while leading 221 of 267 laps in a dominant performance that earned him his 32nd career victory. Last race: Ty Gibbs secured his first career Cup Series win after holding off a late surge from Ryan Blaney in overtime at Bristol. Next race: April 26, Talladega, Alabama. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES Kansas Lottery 300 Site: Kansas City, Kansas. Track: Kansas Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 300 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 7 p.m., qualifying, 8:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7 p.m. (CW). Last year: Brandon Jones led 54 laps and captured his seventh career win, beating Connor Zilisch by 2.78 seconds in what was previously a fall playoff race. Last race: Connor Zilisch secured his first O’Reilly series win of the year in Bristol after opting not to pit for fresh tires and holding off a late charge from Kyle Larson. Next race: April 25, Talladega, Alabama. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES Last race: Christopher Bell earned his eighth career victory, and first since 2017, while fending off a late charge from Chandler Smith at Bristol. Next race: May 1, Fort Worth, Texas. Online: http://www.nascar.com FORMULA 1 Last race: Capitalizing on a free pit stop under a safety car, Kimi Antonelli became the first teenager to win back-to-back races, beating Oscar Piastri by 13.7 seconds. Next race: May 3, Miami. Online: http://www.formula1.com NTT INDYCAR SERIES Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Site: Long Beach, California. Track: Streets of Long Beach. Race distance: 90 laps, 177.12 miles. Schedule: Friday, practice, 6 p.m.; Saturday, practice, 1:30 p.m., qualifying, 6:30 p.m.; Sunday, warmup, 1 p.m., race, 5:30 p.m. (FOX). Last year: Kyle Kirkwood led 46 laps from the pole, capturing his third career series victory by 2.6 seconds over Alex Palou. Last race: Pole-sitter Alex Palou led 79 of 90 laps en route to his second win of the season, finishing more than 13 seconds ahead of second-place for his 21st career victory. Next race: May 9, Indianapolis. Online: http://www.indycar.com NHRA DRAG RACING Next race: April 26, Concord, North Carolina. Online: http://www.nhra.com WORLD OF OUTLAWS WORLD OF OUTLAWS HY-VEE PERKS 40 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SOUTHERN INDIANA SHOWDOWN Next race: April 24-25. Online: http://worldofoutlaws.com About The Author troyderengowski61@gmail.com See author's posts Post navigation AUTO RACING WEEKLY
