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Thursday, March 10, 2011
Up next | Races on major circuits
NHRA
What: Gatornationals
When/where: Today, qualifying; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, midnight, taped); Sunday, final eliminations (ESPN2, 6 p.m., taped); Gainesville
Fast facts: Last year, Tony Schumacher won in Top Fuel.Tim Wilkerson (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Eddie Krawiec (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also raced to victories. … Morgan Lucas won the Top Fuel final Feb. 27 in the season-opening Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Line (Pro Stock) also won. … NASCAR driver Kurt Busch is attempting to qualify in Pro Stock. … The event opens the 16-race Pro Stock Motorcycle season.
Standings: Top Fuel — 1. Morgan Lucas, 114; 2. Shawn Langdon, 94; 3. Antron Brown, 82. Funny Car — 1. Robert Hight, 118; 2. Matt Hagan, 93; 3. Mike Neff, 78. Pro Stock — 1. Jason Line, 112; 2. Greg Stanfield, 95; 3. Greg Anderson, 80
Trucks
What: Too Tough to Tame 200
When/where: Saturday, practice, qualifying, race (Speed, 5 p.m.); Darlington, S.C.
Fast facts: Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne will drive Kyle Busch's No. 18 Toyota. Kahne raced to his first Trucks victory at Darlington in 2004.
Standings: 1. Matt Crafton, 71; 2. Clay Rogers, 70; 3. Cole Whitt, 68; 4. Johnny Sauter, 67; 5. Timothy Peters, 66
Sprint Cup
Next: Jeff Byrd 500, March 20, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
Standings: 1. Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, 113; 3. Carl Edwards, 106 and Juan Montoya, 106; 5. Ryan Newman, 103; 6. Paul Menard, 96; 7. Martin Truex and Denny Hamlin, 95; 9. AJ Allmendinger, 94; 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin, 91
Nationwide
Next: Scotts EZ Seed 300, March 19, Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway
Standings: 1. Reed Sorenson, 111; 2. Ricky Stenhouse, 109; 3. Jason Leffler, 106; 4. Danica Patrick, 98; 5. Justin Allgaier, 95