Craftsman Truck Series

Power Stroke Diesel 200 - O'Reilly Raceway Park - Indianapolis, IN

The Craftsman Truck Series will also be at O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis. And, after what happened in last Saturday's race at Kentucky, who knows where the tightly contested points battle will end up when the truck drivers are done beating and banging into each other at this short track.

Johnny Benson won at Kentucky and moved from fourth to first in the standings. Benson holds only a one-point advantage over Matt Crafton, who finished third. Ron Hornaday, Jr. came to Kentucky with a 27-point lead, but after a 10th- place run at 1.5-mile track, Hornaday slipped to third in points. He's five markers behind Benson. Rick Crawford and Mike Skinner are fourth and fifth in points.

The separation between first and second is not the closest points margin in the series after the 13th race of the year. Brendan Gaughan and Travis Kvapil were tied at this point in 2003. Kvapil went on to clinch the series championship that year.

The separation between Benson and Skinner is 101 points, making it the closest margin among the top-five drivers after 13 races have been completed in a season.

Hornaday won last year's Power Stroke Diesel 200 at ORP. Hornaday led 90 of 201 laps. He moved under Travis Kvapil and grabbed the top spot for the final time with 32 laps to go. A late-race caution set up a green-white- checkered finish. On the restart, Hornaday quickly pulled ahead of second- place Johnny Benson and then beat him to the finish line by one truck length. It was Hornaday's third of four victories in 2007 en route to his championship season.

The series has been racing at ORP each year since 1995. Mike Sinner, Jack Sprague and Hornaday are the only drivers with repeat victories there. Skinner won the first two races at ORP from 1995-96.

Kyle Busch is expected to compete in the Power Stroke Diesel 200. Busch, the Sprint Cup points leader, is coming off a sixth-place finish at Kentucky but has two wins in the series so far in 2008. Busch is also expected to run in Saturday's Kroger 200 at ORP. He has five Nationwide victories to his credit this season.

IndyCar Series

Rexall Edmonton Indy - Rexall Speedway - Edmonton, Canada

The IndyCar Series heads north of the border to Canada for the inaugural Rexall Edmonton Indy at Rexall Speedway, a 1.96-mile, 14-turn temporary street/airport course located at City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta. Edmonton is no stranger to motor racing. This track previously hosted ChampCar Series events for three seasons. Sebastien Bourdais won at Edmonton twice, while Justin Wilson, now racing in IndyCar, took the checkered flag in 2006.

Heading into Edmonton, Scott Dixon leads in the points race, owning a 58-point advantage over Helio Castroneves. Dixon finished third last week at Mid-Ohio, while Castroneves came in second. With the victory, Ryan Briscoe moved into fifth in the standings. Briscoe recorded his second career IndyCar victory. His first win came last month at Milwaukee.

Seven drivers racing at Edmonton this weekend have competed in a previous ChampCar event there. Justin Wilson, Mario Dominguez and Oriol Servia have run in all three races at Edmonton, while Bruno Junqueira and Will Power have raced in two events there. Ryan Hunter-Reay and Graham Rahal have one start each there.

Edmonton's first raceway was originally built in the late 40's as a dirt oval named Breckenridge Oval. The track was converted into a quarter-mile oval and re-named Speedway Park the following year. In 1968, the full road course was opened in time for the first Can-Am race.

From 1968-1982, Edmonton International Speedway Park hosted Can-Am, Formula 1600, Formula 5000, Trans-Am and NHRA drag racing. Notable drivers that raced at Edmonton included Jackie Stewart, Bruce McLaren, Danny Sullivan, Jacky Ickx, Denny Hulme, Mark Donahue and Pete Revson.

Gene Simmons, of rock and roll fame with the band KISS, will be the Grand Marshal for the inaugural Rexall Edmonton Indy. The Rexall Speedway has secured a three-year agreement with the IndyCar Series through 2010.