What to See and Do Around Southern California
SPECTATOR SPORTS: Friday 1
* AUTO RACING: Winston Cup practice and qualifying, California Speedway, Fontana, 9:30 a.m.
* BASEBALL: Chicago White Sox at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland State at UCLA, 6 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 7 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.
* MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: IHL playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, Game 1, Kansas City at Ice Dogs, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 7:15 p.m.
* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.
SPECTATOR SPORTS: Saturday 2
* AUTO RACING: Winston West, IROC, California Speedway, Fontana, noon; Vintage road racing, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, 9 a.m.; Super Chevy drag races, Pomona Raceway, noon; TQ midgets, IMCA sprints, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; 360 sprint cars, Victorville Raceway, 7 p.m.; spec trucks, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.; stock cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.
* BASEBALL: Chicago White Sox at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: St. Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, DH, noon; Portland State at UCLA, 1 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 7 p.m.
* MINOR LEAGUE HOCKEY: IHL playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, Kansas City at Ice Dogs, Game 2, Long Beach Arena, 7 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $100,000 Snow Chief Stakes and $100,000 Mervyn LeRoy Handicap, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.
* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Vintage road racing, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.; Speedway, Orange County Fairgrounds, Costa Mesa, 7:30 p.m.
* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Cal State Fullerton, 4 p.m.
* COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Steve Scott Invitational, UC Irvine, 10 a.m.; USC-Brigham Young at UCLA, 11 a.m.
PARTICIPATION SPORTS
* MOTORCYCLES: The Sol Ride, a charity motorcycle ride benefiting Dalmatian Dreams, from the House of Blues in Los Angeles to Ensenada, Mexico, will be held today at 8:30 a.m. Details: (714) 557-5100.
SPECTATOR SPORTS: Sunday 3
* AUTO RACING: Vintage road racing, Buttonwillow Raceway Park, 9 a.m.; Super Chevy drag races, Pomona Raceway, noon; California 500, Winston Cup, California Speedway, Fontana, 12:30 p.m.
* BASEBALL: Chicago White Sox at Angels, Edison Field, 5 p.m.
* COLLEGE BASEBALL: Portland State at UCLA, 1 p.m.; St. Mary’s at Loyola Marymount, 1 p.m.; Cal Lutheran at Cal State Northridge, 1 p.m.; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.; UC Santa Barbara at Long Beach State, 1 p.m.
* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $100,000 Hawthorne Handicap, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horse racing, Los Alamitos, 6:30 p.m.
* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Vintage road racing, trials, Willow Springs Raceway, Rosamond, 11 a.m.
* COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo at Cal State Fullerton, 1 p.m.
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About This Listing
On Fridays The Times publishes a sampling of Southland participatory events on a space-available basis. To submit your event, send a fax with the date, location and time of competition to (213) 237-7876 or write to Sports Weekend, Sports Department, Los Angeles Times, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA, 90053. Only events with date-of-competition registration will be accepted.
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