What: 7th Chicago-area NASCAR races.
Where: Chicagoland Speedway/Route 66 Raceway, 500 Speedway Blvd., Joliet.
Busch Series: USG Durock 300 on Saturday.
TV/radio: 3 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5; WUSN-FM 99.5.
2006 champ: Jeff Gordon
Nextel Cup Series: USG Sheetrock 400 on Sunday; qualifying on Friday.
TV/radio: 2:30 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5; WUSN-FM 99.5.
2006 champ: Casey Mears
Track facts: 1.5-mile tri-oval with 18-degree banking in turns, 11-degree banking on tri-oval and 5-degree banking on backstretch. Frontstretch is 2,400 feet, backstretch 1,700 feet. Grandstand seating for 75,000.
Tickets: 815-722-5500; ticketmaster.com.
Web: chicagolandspeedway.com
QUALIFYING RECORDS
Nextel Cup: Jimmie Johnson, 188.147 m.p.h., 2005
Busch: Ryan Newman, 186.438 m.p.h., 2005
RACE RECORDS
Nextel Cup: Kevin Harvick, 136.832 m.p.h., 2002
Busch: Kevin Harvick, 130.340 m.p.h., 2005
POLE WINNERS
Nextel Cup:
*Jeff Burton, 2006
*Jimmie Johnson, 2005
*Jeff Gordon, 2004
*Tony Stewart, 2003
*Ryan Newman, 2002
*Todd Bodine, 2001
Busch:
*Carl Edwards, 2006
*Ryan Newman, 2005.
*Bobby Hamilton Jr., 2004
*Casey Mears, 2003
*Todd Bodine, 2002
*Ryan Newman, 2001
RACE WINNERS
Nextel Cup
*Jeff Gordon, 2006
*Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2005
*Tony Stewart, 2004
*Ryan Newman, 2003
*Kevin Harvick, 2001-02
Busch
*Casey Mears, 2006
*Kevin Harvick, 2005
*Justin Labonte, 2004
*Bobby Hamilton Jr., 2003
*Johnny Sauter, 2002
*Jimmie Johnson, 2001
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday
6:30 a.m.: Garage opens
8:30-10:30: USAC practice
10:15: USAC qualifying (2 laps)
11:30-1: Nextel Cup practice
12:10-2: Busch practice
2:15-2:45: Busch rookie practice
3:10: Nextel Cup qualifying (2 laps)
4:45: Busch practice
5:45: USAC driver introductions
6: USG Fiberock 100 (67 laps)
Saturday
9-9:50 a.m.: Nextel Cup practice
10:05: Busch qualifying (2 laps)
12:20-1:20: Final Nextel Cup practice
1:30: Busch driver introductions
2: USG Durock 300 (220 laps)
Sunday
8 a.m.: Garage opens
2:20: Nextel Cup driver introductions
3: USG Sheetrock 400
