Welcome to the Jalopnik Weekend Motorsports Roundup, where we let you know what’s going on in the world of racing, where you can see it, and where you can talk about it all in one convenient place. Where else would you want to spend your weekend?
The live racing schedule is a lot lighter this weekend, so your DVRs are all safe from overflowing for the time being. But there’s still plenty of diversity on the schedule, with stock cars, bikes and open-wheel racing.
The Verizon IndyCar Series is in Canada for the weekend, running on the streets of Toronto. The street race follows Josef Newgarden’s win in Iowa, which came just about a month after the driver fractured his hand and collarbone in a wreck during the rain-postponed Texas Motor Speedway event in June.
NASCAR will be without its fan favorite—and perhaps some viewers—in New Hampshire over the weekend, as Dale Earnhardt Jr. will sit out for concussion-like symptoms. Alex Bowman will take over for him this weekend, and word is that Jeff Gordon will return to the race track just about eight months after his retirement if Earnhardt isn’t cleared to race next weekend.
A retired Gordon in the No. 88. It doesn’t get much stranger than that.
The MotoGP World Championship is in Germany this weekend, and it’ll be live on beIN during the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning. There will also be a stream of the UK Formula Student event on both Saturday and Sunday, in which engineering students take their single-seater race cars out on Silverstone Circuit. If you’re into tape-delayed coverage, there’s also a bit of that.
If you know of any other events or live streams going on over the weekend, feel free to let us know in the comments below.
All times ET.
Saturday
MotoGP World Championship: GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at Sachsenring in Oberlungwitz, Germany
6:30 a.m. — Moto3 qualifying on beIN
8 a.m. — MotoGP qualifying on beIN
8:50 a.m. — Moto2 qualifying on beIN
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
10 a.m. — Practice on CNBC
12:30 p.m. — Final practice on NBC Sports Network
UK Formula Student Event: Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom
10 a.m. — Live stream embedded onto webpage
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series: GEICO Summer Thunder Nationals at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington
10 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
7 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
10 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Trans Am Championship: Motor City 100 at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan
10:30 a.m. — Race (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
NASCAR Xfinity Series: AutoLotto 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
3:30 p.m. — Countdown to the Green on NBC Sports Network
4 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
6:30 p.m. — Post-race show on NBC Sports Network
Monster Jam: Foxboro, Massachusetts
12:30 p.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
Verizon IndyCar Series: Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1:30 p.m. — Qualifying on NBC Sports Network
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship: Spring Creek National at Spring Creek MX Park in Millville, Minnesota
2 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
5 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
7 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on NBC Sports Network
11 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on NBC Sports Network
FIM X-Trial World Championship: Marseille, France
4 p.m. — Event (delayed) on MAVTV
NHRA: K&N Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago, Illinois
9 p.m. — Sportsman Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
10 p.m. — Coveraged (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
Sunday
NHRA: K&N Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway in Chicago, Illinois
12 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
9:30 a.m. — Sportsman Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
4 p.m. — Sportsman Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
NHRA: Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio
1 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
9 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
FIA World Rally Championship: 73rd PZM Rally Poland
1 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
Monster Jam: Foxboro, Massachusetts
2 a.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
3 a.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
9 p.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series: GEICO Summer Thunder Nationals at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington
2 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Red Bull X-Fighters: Madrid, Spain
4 a.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
7:30 a.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
5 p.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Cowboy Classic at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri
4 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
MotoGP World Championship: GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at Sachsenring in Oberlungwitz, Germany
4:50 a.m. — Moto3 race on beIN
6:15 a.m. — Moto2 race on beIN
7:55 a.m. — MotoGP race on beIN
Red Bull Air Race: Chiba, Japan
6 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
UK Formula Student Event: Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom
10 a.m. — Live stream embedded onto webpage
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: New Hampshire 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
10:30 a.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1
1 p.m. — Countdown to the Green on NBC Sports Network
1:30 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
5 p.m. — Post-race show on NBC Sports Network
8 p.m. — NASCAR Victory Lap on NBC Sports Network
11:30 p.m. — NASCAR Victory Lane on Fox Sports 1
IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge: Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada
12 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
7 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series: Round 5 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah
2 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
5 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
7 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
8 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
Verizon IndyCar Series: Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2:30 p.m. — Race on CNBC
5:30 p.m. — Race (delayed) on NBC Sports Network
DTM: Zandvoort, the Netherlands
9 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
AMSOIL Arenacross: Las Vegas, Negada
10 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2