Racing facts
What: Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 (Race 5 of 36).
Where: Darlington (S.C.) Raceway's 1.366-mile, egg-shaped oval with 25-degree banking in the first and second turns, 23-degree banking in the third and fourth turns and two 1,229-foot straightaways.
When: 1 p.m. Sunday
Broadcast: Television-FOX 54; Radio-Motor Racing Network.
2000 winner: Ward Burton
Morris News Service pick to win: Jeff Gordon
Others to watch: Bobby Labonte, Jerry Nadeau, Tony Stewart and Jeff Burton
Notes:
The posted awards are $3,069,522 ... NASCAR and FOX have worked out a deal to send the broadcast of Sunday's race and future Winston Cup Series events to the Armed Forces Network. More than 800,000 servicemen and women serving in 170 countries and another 100,000 Marines and sailors serving on U.S. Navy ships will be able to watch live telecasts of NASCAR events, as well as taped replays ... Jeff Gordon, the current points leader, has won five of the past 11 races at Darlington ... Unlike the normal routine of Friday afternoon qualifying, time trials for Sunday's race will be Saturday morning.
OTHER KEY RACES: Saturday - Suncom 200 for NASCAR Busch Series at Darlington Raceway (1 p.m., FX); Orchard Supply Hardware 250 for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Mesa Marin (Calif.) Raceway (7 p.m., ESPN2); Sunday - Pennzoil Copper World 200 for Indy Racing League Northern Lights Series at Phoenix Raceway (4 p.m., ABC); Malaysian Grand Prix for Formula One Series at Kuala Lumpur.