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?
This is a light week in racing, given that several major series are either wrapped up for the season (Tudor United SportsCar) or on hiatus for the week (Formula One).
MotoGP and NASCAR are holding the fort down on TV, though. Truck racin'! We get the trucks on TV, and they're at Talledega.
We get some cool series we don't usually see on American TV, too—namely, Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters and the Blancpain GT3 series. If you don't love the insanity that is a DTM racer, I'm not sure we can be friends anymore.
Last week's round of the Sprint Cup was a bit tumultuous. Will they behave this time? On one hand, you'd think everyone would try to be on their best behavior. On the other hand, the penalties for causing a big stir seem more like a slap on the wrist: a ludicrously small $50,000 fine for Keselowski and no penalty whatsoever for Hamlin or Kenseth. Stewart, likewise, got a $25,000 fine. Both Keselowski and Stewart are on a four-race probation.
Will the embattled superstars at the bottom of the standings survive elimination in the last leg of the Contender Round of the Chase? We shall see. Four competitors get dropped from contention Sunday afternoon.
There's plenty going on outside of TV, though. The great rally across Mexico, La Carrera Panamericana, is this weekend. There's no TV coverage for that, but Eric Rood on Hooniverse recommends following Ranchilanga Panamericana on Facebook for occasional updates.
Locally, our track day season is just warming up in Texas. Hey, it's finally cool enough for people to want to be outside. If you're near College Station, you can drop by Texas World Speedway and see the only racecar to have ever disproved the Jalopnik bump in action. (I'm running the 944 at a trackday, bro. Bro. BRO.)
If you know about anything we missed, or about good livestreams out there, let us know in the comments below.
All times below are EDT.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Fred's 250 Powered By Coca-Cola
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
1:00 PM Saturday on FOX
NASCAR Sprint Cup Geico 500 Qualifying
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
4:30 PM Saturday on ESPNEWS
Supercross Monster Energy Cup
Las Vegas, Nevada
9:30 PM Saturday on FS2 (replay at 1:00 PM Sunday on FS1)
MotoGP Australian Grand Prix
Phillip Island Circuit
Phillip Island, Australia
12:00 AM Sunday on FS1 (replay at 6:00 PM Sunday on FS2)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Geico 500
Talladega Superspeedway
Talladega, Alabama
2:00 PM Sunday on ESPN
MotoGP Moto3
Phillip Island Circuit
Phillip Island, Australia
4:00 PM Sunday on FS2
Blancpain Sprint Series
Circuit Zolder
Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
4:00 PM Sunday on CBSSN
MotoGP Moto2
Phillip Island Circuit
Phillip Island, Australia
5:00 PM Sunday on FS2
DTM Hockenheimring
Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Germany
6:00 PM on CBSSN
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