What to See and Do Around Southern California

Friday 17

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: NASCAR Triple Header, practice and qualifying for Craftsman Trucks and Busch Grand National, California Speedway, Fontana, 10 a.m.; stadiumcross, Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino,

7 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Baltimore at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Chico at Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.; High Desert at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m.; Rancho Cucamonga at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.

* BASKETBALL: WNBA, Houston at Sparks, Great Western Forum, 6 p.m.; FILA Summer Pro League, Long Beach State Pyramid, all day.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, first post 7 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, first post 7:15 p.m.

* TENNIS: ITA Collegiate Summer Circuit, Cal Poly Pomona, all day. Also Saturday and Sunday.

Saturday 18

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: No Fear Challenge 200, Craftsman Trucks, followed by NASCAR Winston West race, California Speedway, Fontana, 1 p.m.; SCORE Fireworks 250, offroad race, Barstow, 6 p.m.; SCRA sprint cars, Perris Auto Speedway, 7 p.m.; IMCA sprint cars, Ventura Raceway, 7 p.m.; street stocks, Victorville Raceway, 7 p.m.; sportsman stocks, train race, Cajon Speedway, El Cajon, 7 p.m.; demolition derby, Chino Fairgrounds, 7 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Baltimore at Angels, Edison Field, 7 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Chico at Mission Viejo, 7 p.m.; High Desert at Lake Elsinore, 7 p.m.; Rancho Cucamonga at San Bernardino, 7 p.m.

* BASKETBALL: FILA Summer Pro League, Long Beach State Pyramid, all day. Also Sunday.

* BEACH VOLLEYBALL: AVA Beach Classic, Sorrento, 9 a.m. Also Sunday.

* BOXING: Danny Rizo vs. Jose Cristobal Sanchez, flyweights, four rounds, Los Alamitos Race Course, 6:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $70,000 Royal Heroine Stakes and $100,000 Khaled Stakes, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, first post 6:30 p.m.

* MOTORCYCLE RACING: Supercross, Glen Helen Raceway, San Bernardino, 6 p.m.

* POLO: Christopher Reeve Polo Classic, Oaks Polo Field, San Juan Capistrano, 2 p.m.

* SOCCER: MLS, Miami at Galaxy, Rose Bowl, 7:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* BASKETBALL: Sparks’ 3-on-3 tournament for women, today and Sunday, 9 a.m., Venice Beach. Registration at 7:30 a.m. Entry forms available at Lady Foot Locker stores. Details: (800) 877-5239.

* RUNNING: Indy Life Circuit Masters Grand Prix for runners 40 and over. Registration at 2 p.m., Sutton Place hotel in Newport Beach.

Sunday 19

SPECTATOR SPORTS

* AUTO RACING: Kenwood Home & Car Audio 300, Busch Grand National, California Speedway, Fontana, 1 p.m.

* MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Baltimore at Angels, Edison Field, 5 p.m.

* MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: High Desert at Lake Elsinore, 5 p.m.; Rancho Cucamonga at San Bernardino, 5 p.m.; Sonoma County at Mission Viejo, 5:30 p.m.

* HORSE RACING: Thoroughbreds, Hollywood Park, featuring $100,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship, $125,000 Answer Do Stakes, $125,000 Valkyr Handicap, $350,000 Sunset Handicap and $500,000 Swaps Stakes, first post 1 p.m.; quarter horses, Los Alamitos, first post 6:30 p.m.

PARTICIPATION SPORTS

* CYCLING: Inglewood/Major Motion Grand Prix Bike Race for youths and adults, Great Western Forum, 7:30 a.m. Details: (213) 294-7119.

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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.