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NASCAR CUP SERIES
Bank of America ROVAL 400
Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.
Schedule: Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC).
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.
Race distance: 109 laps, 248.52 miles.
Last year: Chase Elliott won after starting 19th.
Last race: Denny Hamlin beat Matt DiBenedetto by 0.023 seconds in the third overtime at Talladega.
Fast facts: Hamlin is the points leader by 20 over Kevin Harvick and 44 over Chase Elliott. … Hamlin has won seven times this season, Harvick nine times.
Next race: Hollywood Casino 400, Oct. 18, Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
Drive for the Cure 250
Site: Charlotte, North Carolina.
Schedule: Saturday, race, 3:30 p.m.
Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.
Race distance: 67 laps, 155.3 miles.
Last year: A.J. Allmendinger won after starting fifth.
Last race: Justin Galey grabbed the lead one lap from the finish and won at Talladega, his third straight victory at a superspeedway.
Fast facts: Chase Briscoe leads Austin Cindric by 34 points, Noah Gragson by 37 and Haley by 40 with five races remaining. … The championship field will be reduced to eight after the race with three more races in the round of eight.
Next race: Kansas Lottery 300, Oct. 18, Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR TRUCK SERIES
Last race: Raphael Lessard gained his first career victory thanks to a multicar wreck in a two-lap shoot out to the finish at Talledega.
Next race: Clean Harbors 200, Oct. 17, Kansas Speedway.
FORMULA ONE
German Grand Prix
Site: Hockenheim, Germany.
Schedule: Friday, practice, 5 a.m.-6:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 6 a.m.-7 a.m., and qualifying, 9 a.m.; Sunday, race, 8:10 a.m. (ESPN2).
Track: Nurburgring.
Race distance: 60 laps, 191.8 miles.
Last year: Max Verstappen won at Hockenheimring.
Last race: Valterri Bottas won in Russia for his second victory of the season.
Fast facts: Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes teammate Bottas by 44 points n Max Verstappn is 77 points behind.
Next race: Portuguese Grand Prix, Prix, Oct. 25, Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.
INDYCAR
Last races: Josef Newgarden and Will Power won doubleheader road races in Indianapolis.
Next race: Firestone Grand Prix, Oct. 25, St. Petersburg, Florida.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS
Next races: Friday and Saturday at Port Royal Speedway, Port Royal, Pennsylvania.