Times wires
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sprint Cup
What: Pocono 500
When/where: Today, practice (Speed, 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Speed, 11:30 a.m.); Sunday, race (TNT, 1 p.m.); Long Pond, Pa.
Fast facts: Car owner Richard Childress, 65, was fined $150,000 on Monday for assaulting Kyle Busch after the trucks race Saturday at Kansas Speedway. Childress apparently approached Busch, placed him in a headlock and punched him several times. … Greg Biffle won the Pennsylvania 500 at the track in August. … Sam Hornish is filling in for Travis Kvapil in Front Row Motorsports' No. 38 Ford. Kvapil is racing in the trucks event in Texas.
Standings: 1. Carl Edwards, 485; 2. Jimmie Johnson, 445; 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 444; 4. Kevin Harvick, 442; 5. Kyle Busch, 425; 6. Kurt Busch, 414; 7. Matt Kenseth, 412; 8. Tony Stewart, 393; 9. Clint Bowyer, 391; 10. Ryan Newman, 382
Trucks
What: WinStar World Casino 400k
When/where: Today, race (Speed, 9 p.m.); Fort Worth, Texas
Fast facts: Todd Bodine is the only series driver to win six times at one track. He won four times last year en route to his second season championship. … David Mayhew will drive Kevin Harvick's Chevy.
Standings: 1. Johnny Sauter, 302; 2. Cole Whitt, 290; 3. Austin Dillon, 272; 4. Matt Crafton, 270; 5. Timothy Peters, 255
IndyCar
What: Firestone Twin 275s
When/where: Today, practice, qualifying (Versus, 6 p.m.); Saturday, races (Versus, 8:45 p.m.); Fort Worth, Texas
Fast facts: The doubleheader is the first in major open-wheel racing since Rick Mears swept a CART event in Atlanta in 1981. CART and USAC had 17 doubleheaders from 1967 to 1981. … Half the usual points will be awarded in each race in the dual event that replaces the Firestone 550k. There will be an hour between races, and drivers will have a blind draw to determine starting spots for the second race. … St. Petersburg resident Dan Wheldon, who won the Indy 500 two weeks ago, will be an analyst on Versus' TV coverage.
Standings: 1. Will Power, 194; 2. Dario Franchitti, 178; 3. Oriol Servia, 150; 4. Tony Kanaan, 135; 5. Scott Dixon, 129
Formula One
What: Canadian Grand Prix
When/where: Today, practice (Speed, 2 p.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (Speed, 2 p.m.); Sunday, race (Ch. 13, 1 p.m.); Montreal
Fast facts: The race, a fixture at the track since 1978, returned to the schedule last year after being dropped in 2009. … The Bahrain Grand Prix has been canceled, with local organizers announcing they would not pursue plans to stage the rescheduled event on Oct. 30. The Bahrain GP was originally scheduled to open the season in March but was canceled due to political unrest. Last week, F1's governing body announced a new date in October, sparking criticism.
Standings: 1. Sebastian Vettel, 143; 2. Lewis Hamilton, 85; 3. Mark Webber, 79; 4. Jenson Button, 76; 5. Fernando Alonso, 69
Nationwide
Next: Alliance Truck Parts 250, June 18, Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Mich.
Standings: 1. Reed Sorenson, 488; 2. Elliott Sadler, 486; 3. Ricky Stenhouse, 482; 4. Justin Allgaier, 477; 5. Aric Almirola, 442
NHRA
Next: Thunder Valley Nationals, June 17-19, Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway
Standings: Top Fuel — 1. Del Worsham, 714; 2. Spencer Massey, 650. Funny Car — 1. Mike Neff, 707; 2. Jack Beckman, 609.4. Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, 642; 2. Greg Stanfield, 585. Pro Stock Motorcycle — 1. Karen Stoffer, 380; 2. Andrew Hines, 337