The Racing Report

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HAWAI'I MOTOR SPEEDWAY

• What: Mother-in-law races
• Site: Hawai'i Motor Speedway.
• Schedule: Gates open 5 p.m. on Saturday with racing at 7 p.m.
• Track: 1/4-mile, ultra-wide (85 feet wide), dirt track oval.
• Tickets: Adults $7, seniors 55 and older and juniors 11-17 $5, children 6-10 $3 and children 5-younger free.
• Information: Dirt-track hotline at 682-8226.
• Fast facts: Racing will feature winged sprint cars, super streets, midgets, modifieds and cruzer bruzers.
• Last week: The winners were Gary Costa (winged sprint cars), Ronald Joseph Jr. (modifieds), Raylan Kawai (midgets), Mavrik Britton (super street stock), Shaun Ternora (mini stock) and Chad Moniz (cruzer-bruzers).
  
  
  

HAWAI'I RACEWAY PARK

• What: Street car racing.
• Site: Hawai'i Raceway Park.
• Schedule: Friday and Saturday. Gates open 6 p.m. and racing begins at 7 p.m.
• Track: 1/4-mile drag strip.
• Tickets: Cost is $6, with children 7 and under free.
• Information: Dirt-track hotline at 682-8226.
  
  
  

NASCAR

• What: Coca-Cola 600
• Site: Concord, N.C.
• Schedule: May 27
• Track: Lowe's Motor Speedway (quad-oval shaped, 1.5miles, 24 degrees banking in turns).
• Race distance: 400 miles.
• On the net: http://www.nascar.com
  
  
  

FORMULA ONE

• What: Austrian Grand Prix
• Site: Spielberg, Austria
• Schedule: Sunday
• Track: A1-Ring (road course, 2.688 miles).
• Race distance: 190.848 miles.
• Fast facts: Defending series champion Schumacher has three victories this season. ... This is the fifth race at the A1-Ring.
• On the net: http://www.formula1.com
  
  
  

INDY RACING LEAGUE

• What: Indianapolis 500
• Site: Indianapolis, Ind.
• Schedule: May 27
• Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (quad-oval, 2.5 miles, 9 degrees banking in turns).
• Race distance: 500 miles.
• On the net: http: //www.indyracingleague.com
  
  
  

CART

• What: Firestone Firehawk 500
• Site: Motegi, Japan
• Schedule: May 19
• Last race: Scott Dixon, a 20-year-old rookie, became the youngest winner in major open-wheel racing when he held off Kenny Brack to take the Lehigh Valley Grand Prix. Dixon beat Brack by 0.366 seconds.