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2018 racing schedules, results

Staff Writer
The Fayetteville Observer
Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., wrapped up his first stint in the Dunn-Benson Motorsports car in Arizona over the weekend. In six events at Queen Creek's Arizona Speedway, Pierce finished 12th, second, second, third, 12th and seventh. Pierce and the team will next be in action Feb. 2-3 at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, Ga., for the start of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series schedule. Pierce and the Dunn-Benson operation will run the full Lucas slate, which includes a July 5 event at Fayetteville Motor Speedway, and the $25,000-to-win First In Flight 100 at Fayetteville on May 11-12 that is sanctioned by the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. [Tom Macht/photofinishphotos.com]

MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP

Feb. 15 — *-Daytona Duels, Daytona Beach, Fla., 18 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 25 — Hampton, Ga.

March 4 — Las Vegas, 11 — Glendale, Ariz., 18 — Fontana, Calif., 25 — Martinsville, Va.

April 8 — Fort Worth, Texas, 15 — Bristol, Tenn., 21 — Richmond, Va., 29 — Talladega, Ala.

May 6 — Dover, Del., 12 — Kansas City, Kan., 19 — *-All-Star Race, Charlotte, 27 — Charlotte

June 3 — Long Pond, Pa., 10 — Brooklyn, Mich., 24 — Sonoma, Calif.

July 1 — Joliet, Ill., 7 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 14 — Sparta, Ky., 22 — Loudon, N.H., 29 — Long Pond, Pa.

Aug. 5 — Watkins Glen, N.Y., 12 — Brooklyn, Mich., 18 — Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 2 — Darlington, S.C., 9 — Indianapolis

Playoffs

Sept. 16 — Las Vegas, 22 — Richmond, Va., 30 — Charlotte

Oct. 7 — Dover, Del., 14 — Talladega, Ala., 21 — Kansas City, Kan., 28 — Martinsville, Va.

Nov. 4 — Fort Worth, Texas, 11 — Glendale, Ariz., 18 — Homestead, Fla.

* — non-points race

NASCAR XFINITY

Feb. 17 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 24 — Hampton, Ga.

March 3 — Las Vegas, 10 — Glendale, Ariz., 17 — Fontana, Calif.

April 7 — Fort Worth, Texas, 14 — Bristol, Tenn., 20 — Richmond, Va., 28 — Talladega, Ala.

May 5 — Dover, Del., 26 — Charlotte

June 2 — Long Pond, Pa., 9 — Brooklyn, Mich., 17 — Newton, Iowa, 30 — Joliet, Ill.

July 6 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 13 — Sparta, Ky., 21 — Loudon, N.H., 28 — Newton, Iowa

Aug. 4 — Watkins Glen, N.Y., 11 — Lexington, Ohio, 17 — Bristol, Tenn., 25 — Elkhart Lake, Wis.

Sept. 1 — Darlington, S.C., 8 — Indianapolis, 15 — Las Vegas, 21 — Richmond, Va., 29 — Charlotte

Oct. 6 — Dover, De., 20 — Kansas City, Kan.

Nov. 3 — Fort Worth, Texas, 10 — Glendale, Ariz., 17 — Homestead, Fla.

NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK

Feb. 16 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 24 — Hampton, Ga.

March 2 — Las Vegas, 24 — Martinsville, Va.

May 2 — Dover, De., 11 — Kansas City, Kan., 18 — Charlotte

June 8 — Fort Worth, Texas, 16 — Newton, Iowa, 23 — Madison, Ill., 29 — Joliet, Ill.

July 12 — Sparta, Ky., 18 — Rossburg, Ohio, 28 — Long Pond, Pa.

Aug. 11 — Brooklyn, Mich., 15 — Bristol, Tenn., 26 — Bowmanville, Ont.

Sept. 14 — Las Vegas

Oct. 13 — Talladega, Ala., 27 — Martinsville, Va.

Nov. 2 — Fort Worth, Texas, 9 — Glendale, Ariz., 16 — Homestead, Fla.

FORMULA ONE

March 25 — Melbourne, Australia

April 8 — Sakhir, Bahrain, 15 — Shanghai, China, 29 — Baku, Azerbaijan

May 13 — Barcelona, Spain, 27 — Monaco

June 10 — Montreal, Canada, 24 — Le Castellet, France

July 1 — Spielberg, Austria, 8 — Silverstone, England, 22 — Hockenheim, Germany, 29 — Budapest, Hungary

Aug. 26 — Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium

Sept. 2 — Monza, Italy, 16 — Singapore, 30 — Sochi, Russia

Oct. 7 — Suzuka, Japan, 21 — Austin, Texas, 28 — Mexico City, Mexico

Nov. 11 — Sao Paulo, Brazil, 25 — Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi

LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES

Feb. 2 — Brunswick, Ga., 3 — Brunswick, Ga., 5 — Gibsonton, Fla., 6 — Gibsonton, Fla., 7 — Gibsonton, Fla., 8 — Gibsonton, Fla., 9 — Gibsonton, Fla., 10 — Gibsonton, Fla., 11 — Ocala, Fla.

March 16 — Chillicothe, Ohio, 17 — Brownstown, Ind., 22 — Bulls Gap, Tenn., 23 — Ringgold, Ga., 24 — Phenix City, Ala.

April 6-7 — Batesville, Ark., 20 — Hartford, Ohio, 21 — Hagerstown, Md., 22 — Port Royal, Pa., 27 — Granite City, Ill., 28 — Macon, Ill.

May 4 — Tazewell, Tenn., 5 — Union, Ky., 18 — Francis Creek, Wis., 19 — Spring Valley, Minn., 20 — Greenwood, Neb., 24 — Wheatland, Mo., 25 — Wheatland, Mo, 26 — Wheatland, Mo.

June 1-2 — LaSalle, Ill, 14-16 — Columbus, Miss., 30 — Portsmouth, Ohio

July 1 — Mansfield, Ohio, 3 — Zanesville, Ohio, 5 — FAYETTEVILLE, 6 — Gaffney, S.C., 7 — Maryville, Tenn., 13 — Granite City, Ill., 14 — Wheatland, Mo., 17 — Aberdeen, S.D., 18 Jackson, Minn., 20-21 — Greenwood, Neb.

Aug. 9 — Union, Ky., 10-11 — Union, Ky., 16-18 — Batesville, Ark., 24 — Mansfield, Ohio (DH), 25 — Mansfield, Ohio, 31 — Junction City, Ky.

Sept. 1 — Portsmouth, Ohio, 2 — Middlebourne, W.Va., 13 — Knoxville, Iowa, 14 — Knoxville, Iowa, 15 — Knoxville, Iowa, 21-22 — Brownstown, Ind., 29 — Woodstock, Ga., 30 — Rome, Ga.

Oct. 5-6 — Imperial, Pa., 19-20 — Portsmouth, Ohio

WORLD OF OUTLAWS LATE MODEL

Feb. 9 — Sylvania, Ga., 10 — Sylvania, Ga., 14 — Barberville, Fla., Feb. 15 — Barberville, Fla., 16 — Barberville, Fla., 17 — Barberville, Fla.

March 9 — Maryville, Tenn., 10 — Maryville, Tenn., 23 — Farmer City, Ill., 24 — Farmer City, Ill.

April 20 — Meridian, Miss.; 21 — Meridian, Miss.

May 4 — Gaffney, S.C.; 5 — Senoia, Ga.; 11-12 — FAYETTEVILLE; 18 — Waverly, Ohio; 19 — Waverly, Ohio

June 1 — Seymour, Tenn; 2 — Bulls Gap, Tenn.; 14 — East Smethport, Pa., 15 — Ransomville, N.Y., 16 — Orrville, Ohio, 21 — Sarver, Pa., 22 — Sarver, Pa., 23 — Sarver, Pa., 29 — Terre Haute, Ind., 30 — Pevely, Mo.

July 6 — Farley, Iowa, 7 — Spring Valley, Minn., 10 — Rapid City, S.D., 12 — TBA, 13 — Grand Forks, N.D., 14 — Ogilvie, Minn., 24 — Davenport, Iowa, 27-28 — Fairbury, Ill., 30 — Plymouth, Wis., 31 — Shawano, Wis.

Aug. 2 — New Richmond, Wis., 3-4 — New Richmond, Wis., 16 — Georgetown, Del., 17 — Mechanicsburg, Pa, 18 — Port Royal, Pa., 19 — Erie, Pa.

Sept. 21 — Dundee, N.Y., 22 — Selinsgrove, Pa., 28 — TBA, 29 — TBA

Oct. 12-13 — Joliet, Ill.

Nov. 1 — Charlotte (qualifying), 2 — Charlotte, 3 — Charlotte

WORLD OF OUTLAWS

Feb. 9 — Barberville, Fla., 10 — Barberville, Fla., 11 — Barberville, Fla.; 23 — Paige, Texas; 24 — Kilgore, Texas; 28 — Las Vegas

March 1 — Las Vegas; 3 — Perris, Calif.; 9 — Tulare, Calif.; 10 — Tulare, Calif.; 16 — Stockton, Calif.; 17 — Stockton, Calif.; 21 — Placerville, Calif.; 23 — Watsonville, Calif.; 24 — Bakersfield, Calif.

April 7 — Queen Creek, Ariz.; 13 — Jacksonville, Ill.; 14 — Haubstadt, Ind.; 20 — West Memphis, Ark.; 21 — Pevely, Mo.; 27 — Mesquite, Texas; 28 — Mesquite, Texas

May 4 — Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; 5 — Salina, Okla; 11 — Rossburg, Ohio; 12 — Rossburg, Ohio; 16 — Abbottstown, Pa.; 18 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 19 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 22 — Swedesboro, N.J.; 25 — Concord; 28 — Lawrenceburg, Ind.; 30 — Fairbury, Ill.

June 1 — Lake Odessa, Mich.; 2 — Wilmot, Wis.; 7 — Jackson, Minn.; 8 — Jackson, Minn.; 9 — Jackson, Minn.; 15 — Grand Forks, N.D.; 17 — Minot, N.D.; 20 — TBA; 22 — Farley, Iowa; 23 — Beaver Dam, Wis.; 29 — Knoxville, Iowa; 30 — Knoxville, Iowa

July 6 — New Richmond, Wis.; 7 — New Richmond, Wis.; 10 — Attica, Ohio; 12 — Rossburg, Ohio; 13 — Rossburg, Ohio; 14 — Rossburg, Ohio; 17 — Sarver, Pa.; 20 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 21 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 27 — Ransomville, N.Y.; 29 — Weedsport, N.Y.

Aug. 3 — Pevely, Mo.; 4 — Pevely, Mo.; 8 — Knoxville, Iowa; 9 — Knoxville, Iowa; 10 — Knoxville, Iowa; 11 — Knoxville, Iowa; 17 — Grand Forks, N.D.; 18 — West Fargo, N.D.; 24 — Rapid City, S.D.; 25 — Billings, Mont.; 31 — Alger, Wash.

Sept. 1 — Alger, Wash.; 3 — Elma, Wash.; 5 — Lebanon, Ore.; 7 — Chico, Calif.; 8 — Chico, Calif.; 14 — Calistoga, Calif.; 15 — Calistoga, Calif.; 21 — Rossburg, Ohio; 22 — Sarver, Pa.; 28 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.; 29 — Mechanicsburg, Pa.

Oct. 8 — Fulton, N.Y.; 13 — Terre Haute, Ind.; 14 — Rossburg, Ohio; 19 — Kansas City, Kan.; 20 — Dodge City, Kan.; 26 — Port Royal, Pa.; 27 — Port Royal, Pa.

Nov. 1 — Charlotte (qualifying); 2 — Charlotte; 3 — Charlotte

INDY RACING LEAGUE

March 11 — St. Petersburg, Fla.

April 7 — Glendale, Ariz., 15 — Long Beach, Calif., 22 — Birmingham, Ala.

May 12 — Indianapolis (road course), 27 — Indianapolis

June 2 — Detroit, 3 — Detroit, 9 — Fort Worth, Texas, 24 — Elkhart Lake, Wis.

July 8 — Newton, Iowa, 15 — Toronto, 29 — Lexington, Ohio

Aug. 19 — Long Pond, Pa., 25 — Madison, Ill.

Sept. 2 — Portland, Ore., 16 — Sonoma, Calif.

NHRA

Feb. 8-11 — Pomona, Calif., 23-25 — Chandler, Ariz.

March 15-18 — Gainesville, Fla.

April 6-8 — Las Vegas, 20-22 — Baytown, Texas, 27-29 — Charlotte

May 4-6 — Commerce, Ga., 18-20 — Topeka, Kan., 31-June 3 — Joliet, Ill.

June 15-17 — Bristol, Tenn., 21-24 — Norwalk, Ohio

July 6-8 — Epping, N.H., 20-22 — Morrison, Colo., 27-29 — Sonoma, Calif.

Aug. 3-5 — Kent, Wash., 16-19 — Brainerd, Minn., 29-Sept. 3 — Indianapolis

Sept. 13-16 — Mohnton, Pa., 21-23 — Madison, Ill.

Oct. 4-7 — Ennis, Texas, 12-14 — Charlotte, 25-28 — Las Vegas

Nov. 8-11 — Pomona, Calif.

PROFESSIONAL DRAG RACERS ASSOC.

April 6-7 — BENSON

May 4-5 — Budds Creek, Md.; 31-June 2 — Martin, Mich.

June 28-30 — Dinwiddie, Va.

July 19-21 — Hebron, Ohio

Sept. 6-8 — BENSON

Oct. 4-6 — Darlington, S.C., 18-20 — Dinwiddie, Va.

AMERICAN DRAG RACING LEAGUE

April 13-14 — Gainesville, Fla.

May 11-12 — Ennis, Texas

July 13-14 — Xenia, Ohio

Sept. 21-22 — ROCKINGHAM

Oct. 12-13 — Orangeburg, S.C.

CAROLINA CLASH

March 10 — Gastonia, 17 — Lancaster, S.C., 31 — FAYETTEVILLE

May 18 — Gastonia

June 9 — FAYETTEVILLE, 12 — Laurens, S.C.

Aug. 4 — Gaffney, S.C., 11 — FAYETTEVILLE, 14 — Gastonia

Sept. 1 — Lancaster, S.C., 2 — Gaffney, S.C., 22 — Elkin, 29 — FAYETTEVILLE

Oct. 13 — Gastonia

ULTIMATE SUPER LATE MODEL

March 3 — Chatsworth, Ga.; 17 — Elm City

April 7 — Senoia, Ga.; 14 — Jamaica, Va.; 21 —Woodstock, Ga.; 22 — Rome, Ga.; 28 — Modoc, S.C.

May 5 — Laurens, S.C.; 18 — Gastonia; 19 — Senoia, Ga.; 25 — Madison; 26 — FAYETTEVILLE

June 2 — Lancaster, S.C.; 16 — Jamaica, Va.; 23 — Blue Ridge, Ga.; 30 — Senoia, Ga.

July 28 — Woodstock, Ga.

Aug. 16 — Bulls Gap, Tenn.; 17 — Crossville, Tenn.; 18 —Hohenwald, Tenn.

Sept. 22 — Modoc, S.C.

Oct. 5 — Madison, 6 — FAYETTEVILLE

Nov. 18 — Sylvania, Ga.

FUEL

April 14 — Gaffney, 21 — FAYETTEVILLE

May 5 — Elkin

June 2 — Elm City, 23 — FAYETTEVILLE, 29 — Gastonia

July 21 — Gaffney

Aug. 11 — Elkin, 18 — Lancaster, S.C.

Oct. 6 — Gaffney, S.C., 19-20 — Elm City

ARCA

Feb. 10 — Daytona Beach, Fla.

April 7 — Nashville, Tenn.; 22 — Salem, Ind.; 27 — Talladega, Ala.

May 20 — Toledo, Ohio; 24 — Charlotte

May 1 — Long Pond, Pa.; 8 — Brooklyn, Mich.; 15 — Madison, Wis.; 22 — Madison, Ill.; 28 — Joliet, Ill.

July 7 — Newton, Iowa; 14 — Elko, Minn.; 21 — Marne, Mich.; 27 — Long Pond, Pa.

Aug. 19 — Springfield, Ill.

Sept. 3 — DuQuoin, Ill.; 7 — Brownsburg, Ind.; 15 — Salem, Ind.

Oct. 19 — Kansas City, Kan.

NASCAR K&N PRO EAST

Feb. 11 — New Smyrna, Fla.

April 14 — Bristol, Tenn.; 28 — Hampton, Va.

May 12 — South Boston, Va.

June 2 — Millington, Tenn.; 16 — Millville, N.J.

July 14 — Thompson, Conn.; 21 — Loudon, N.H.; 27 — Newton, Iowa

Aug. 3 — Watkins Glen, N.Y.; 24 — Madison, Ill.

Sept. 22 — Loudon, N.H.

Oct. 5 — Dover, Del.

NASCAR MODIFIED

March 17 — Myrtle Beach, S.C.

April 8 — Thompson, Conn.; 29 — Stafford, Conn.

June 2 — Seekonk, Mass.; 13 — Thompson, Conn.; 23 — Hampton, Ga.

July 7 — Riverheard, N.Y. ; 20 — Loudon, N.H.; 21 — Loudon, N.H.

Aug. 3 — Stafford, Conn.; 8 — Thompson, Conn.; 15 — Bristol, Tenn.

Sept. 1 — Oswego, N.Y.; 8 — Riverhead, N.Y.; 22 — Loudon, N.H.; 30 — Stafford, Conn.

Oct. 14 — Thompson, Conn.

PASS SUPER LATE MODEL

Feb. 24 — DILLON, S.C.

March 31 — Hickory

May 25 — Midland

July 21 — Rougemont

Aug. 14 — South Boston, Va.

Nov. 9-10 — Midland

Nov. 17 — Hickory

CARS TOUR

(SLM-Super Late Model; LMSC-Late Model Stock Car)

March 10 — Hudson (LMSC); 24 — Myrtle Beach, S.C. (SLM)

April 7 — Nashville, Tenn. (SLM); 7 — Raleigh (LMSC); 21 — Rougemont (SLM)

May 5 — Hickory (SLM/LMSC); 20 — TBA (SLM/LMSC)

June 9 — Altahaw (LMSC); 9 — Williamston, S.C. (SLM); 23 — Swansboro (LMSC)

July 14 — Kingsport, Tenn. (LMSC)

Aug. 4 — Hickory (SLM/LMSC)

Sept. 8 — Rougemont (SLM/LMSC)

Oct. 13 — South Boston, Va. (SLM/LMSC)

FORMULA E

2017

Dec. 2 — Hong Kong (Sam Bird), 3 — Hong Kong (Daniel Abt)

2018

Jan. 13 — Marrakesh, Morocco

Feb. 3 — Santiago, Chile

March 3 — Mexico City, Mexico, 17 — Sao Paulo, Brazil

April 14 — Rome, Italy, 28 — Paris, France

May 19 — Berlin, Germany

June 10 — Zurich, Switzerland

July 14 — New York City, 15 — New York City

AMA SUPERCROSS

Jan. 6 — Anaheim, Calif. (Marvin Musquin), 13 — Houston (Jason Anderson), 20 — Anaheim, Calif., 27 — Glendale, Ariz.

Feb. 3 — Oakland, Calif., 10 — San Diego, 17 — Arlington, Texas, 24 — Tampa, Fla.

March 3 — Atlanta, 10 — Daytona Beach, Fla., 17 — St. Louis, 24 — Indianapolis

April 7 — Seattle, 14 — Minneapolis, 21 — Foxborough, Mass., 28 — Salt Lake City

May 5 — Las Vegas