The week ahead in motorsports

LOCAL EVENTS

Late model, pro street and pure street classes at Fredericktown (Mo.) Raceway, 7 p.m. Friday.

Sprint, modified, hobby stock, pure stock, cruiser classes at Malden (Mo.) Speedway, 7:30 p.m. Friday.

StadiaCross Series for quad, bike, vet and youth classes at Auto Tire and Parts Racepark, Benton, Mo., 8 p.m. Friday.

Kart Summer Shootout at SEMO Motor Speedway, Sikeston, Mo., 7 p.m. Saturday.

Sprint, modified, pure street and cruiser classes at Auto Tire and Parts Racepark, Benton, Mo., 7:30 p.m.

Sprint, modified, hobby stock classes at St. Francois County Raceway, Farmington, Mo., 7:30 p.m. Saturday.BUSCH GRAND NATIONAL

GNC LIVE WELL 250

Site: West Allis, Wis.

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:15 a.m.; Sunday, race (FX, 1:30 p.m.).

n Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1 mile, 9 degrees banking in turns).

Fast facts: The race was extended to 250 miles in 1993. ... There have been no repeat winners in 11 previous races at Milwaukee. ... Buckshot Jones edged Mike McLaughlin by .002 seconds in 1996, the closest finish in the race's history. ... Polesitters have won two of the last three races at Milwaukee. ... Stacy Compton is expected to race in both the Busch and Craftsman Truck races this weekend. ... Jason Keller has placed among the top five in each of his last two trips to Milwaukee, including a second-place finish last year. ... Scott Riggs has seven top-five finishes this season and is second in the points standings, 68 behind leader Jack Sprague. Riggs finished fourth in Sparta.

CRAFTSMAN TRUCKS

GNC Live Well 200

Site: West Allis, Wis.

n Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 3 p.m.; Saturday, race (ESPN, 1:30 p.m.).

Track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1 mile, 9 degrees banking in turns).

n Fast facts: Rich Bickle participated in a truck race for the first time since 1999 at Memphis and finished sixth. He has not raced since being released him from his Busch contract in September. ... David Starr seventh at Memphis and holds a one-point lead over Ted Musgrave for first in the standings. Musgrave recorded his fifth top-five finish in eight races this season at Memphis. ... Jason Leffler has been the polesitter in each of the last two races and four of eight this season, including last weekend. He has not won any of those races, with his best finish being second at Pikes Peak on May 19.CART

GRAND PRIX OF CHICAGO

Site: Chicago

Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, (Speed Channel, 1:30 p.m.); Sunday, race (CBS, 2:30 p.m.)

n Track: Chicago Motor Speedway (oval, 1.029 miles).

Fast facts: This is the fourth year of the race. ... Nine different drivers led the race last year. ... All four of Brack's career wins have come on oval tracks. Each one of Paul Tracy's 222 laps led this season have been on the same style track, including 184 at Milwaukee.

INDY RACING LEAGUE

SunTrust Indy Challenge

Site: Richmond, Va.

n Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, race (ESPN, 6:30 p.m.).

Track: Richmond International Raceway (d-shaped oval, .75 miles, 14 degrees banking in turns).

n Fast facts: Richmond International Raceway is the shortest track on which the IRL competes and the only track in the series less than one mile. ... Lazier set three IRL records during last year's victory. He led 224 laps in the event, the most in one race and the most by a race winner. He also led a record 187 consecutive laps. ... Sam Hornish Jr. has led 1,112 laps in his IRL career, moving past Lazier into third place on the all-time list. Tony Stewart is first with 1,515 and Greg Ray is second with 1,149. ... Castroneves is the only driver to have led in the first seven races this season and the only one to have finished in the top five in every 2002 race.NHRA

CRAFTSMAN NATIONALS

Site: Madison, Ill.

Schedule: Friday, qualifying, 4:45 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying (ESPN2, 8 p.m., tape); Sunday, eliminations (ESPN2, 7 p.m., tape).

n Track: Gateway International Raceway.

Fast facts: Dixon tied an NHRA record at Hebron by appearing in his sixth straight final, but has yet to do it at Gateway. He shares the record with Scott Kalitta (1994) and Cory McClenathan (1997). The event was run at night in 1999 and 2000 because of high temperatures before returning to daytime last season. ... John Force set a Funny Car record of 315.27 mph in qualifying during the 2000 event. ... Kalitta is the only active Top Fuel driver to win at Gateway. ... All of the past five Funny Car winners at Gateway are from Southern California, including Tony Pedregon, Frank Pedregon, Jerry Toliver, Force and Capps.

WINSTON CUP

Last race: Ricky Rudd picked up his first victory of the season by winning the Dodge/Save Mart 350 in Sonoma, Calif. Jerry Nadeau appeared to have the victory with two laps to go, but rear-end gear failure ended his day. Jeff Gordon led for 30 laps, but also encountered rear-end gear failure and finished 37th.

n Next race: Pepsi 400, July 6, Daytona Beach, Fla.FORMULA ONE

Last race: Rubens Barrichello recorded his second career win at the European Grand Prix in Germany, finishing .20 seconds ahead of Michael Schumacher.

Next race: British Grand Prix, July 7, Silverstone, England.

-- From staff, wire reports