NASCAR SPRINT CUP
AUTO CLUB 400
SITE: Fontana, Calif.
SCHEDULE: Today, practice (Fox Sports Speed, 2:30-4:30 p.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports Speed, 7-9 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Fox Sports Speed, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; 3:30-4:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX, 2:30-6 p.m.).
TRACK: Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).
RACE DISTANCE: 400 miles, 200 laps.
LAST YEAR: Tony Stewart raced to the second of his three 2012 victories, beating Kyle Busch in the rain-shortened event.
NEXT: STP Gas Booster 500, April 7, Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Va.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts. | Back |
| 1. | +1 | Brad Keselowski | 166 | — |
| 2. | +1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 157 | 9 |
| 3. | -2 | Jimmie Johnson | 151 | 15 |
| 4. | +5 | Clint Bowyer | 128 | 38 |
| 5. | +3 | Greg Biffle | 126 | 40 |
NATIONWIDE
ROYAL PURPLE 300
SITE: Fontana, Calif.
SCHEDULE: Today, practice (Fox Sports Speed, 4:30-7 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports Speed, 1:30-3:30 p.m.), race, 5 (ESPN, 4:30-7:30 p.m.).
TRACK: Auto Club Speedway (oval, 2.0 miles).
RACE DISTANCE: 300 miles, 150 laps.
LAST YEAR: Joey Logano held off Ricky Stenhouse Jr. for the first of his series-high nine victories in his final season with Joe Gibbs Racing.
NEXT: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, April 12, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts. | Back |
| 1. | — | Sam Hornish Jr | 167 | — |
| 2. | — | Justin Allgaier | 145 | 22 |
| 3. | 1 | Brian Scott | 142 | 25 |
| 4. | 1 | Regan Smith | 141 | 26 |
| 5. | 2 | Brian Vickers | 137 | 30 |
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
NEXT: Kroger 250, April 6, Martinsville Speedway.
| Rank | +/- | Driver | Pts. | Back |
| 1. | — | Johnny Sauter | 47 | — |
| 2. | — | Ron Hornaday Jr | 41 | 6 |
| 3. | — | Justin Lofton | 41 | 6 |
| 4. | — | Ty Dillon | 40 | 7 |
| 5. | — | Jeb Burton | 39 | 8 |
IZOD INDYCAR
GRAND PRIX OF
ST. PETERSBURG
SITE: St. Petersburg, Fla.
SCHEDULE: Today, practice; Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Network, 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Sunday, race, 12:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Network, noon-3 p.m.).
TRACK: Streets of St. Petersburg (street course, 1.81 miles).
RACE DISTANCE: 181 miles, 100 laps.
LAST YEAR: Penske Racing’s Helio Castroneves won the season-opening race for his first victory since September 2010.
NEXT: Grand Prix of Alabama, April 7, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Ala.
FORMULA ONE
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX
SITE: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
SCHEDULE: Today, practice (NBC Sports Network, 2-3:30 a.m.); Saturday, practice, qualifying (NBC Sports Network, 4-5:30 a.m.); Sunday, race, 4 a.m. (NBC Sports Network, 3:30-6 a.m., 3-6 p.m., 10:30 p.m.-1 a.m.).
TRACK: Sepang International Circuit (road course, 3.44 miles).
RACE DISTANCE: 192.88 miles, 56 laps.
LAST YEAR: Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso raced to the first of his three 2012 victories.
NEXT: Chinese Grand Prix, April 14, Shanghai.
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