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?
There is plenty going on, so you should be thoroughly entertained by fast cars and loud noises over the next few days (just don’t bust the speakers on your TV to get the “loud noises” effect, please — if you do, we take no blame for it).
From two wheels to plane wings, we’ve got you covered. To highlight a few of the things available to watch this weekend:
Formula One is running the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday, and (like most F1 races) it’s perfect timing if you’re a night owl on the East Coast. And, for the sake of everyone’s safety, let’s hope a fan doesn’t take a stroll down the racetrack like last week.
The top tiers of NASCAR are in two places at once this weekend, with the Sprint Cup Series and Camping World Truck Series at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and the Xfinity Series in Kentucky. With things already heating up between former champions Kevin Harvick and Jimmie Johnson (guys, we literally just started the Chase!), the Sunday race should be a good one to tune into.
NHRA is at Gateway Motorsports Park for its second round in the Countdown to the Championship, and there are plenty of other championship races playing this weekend — that list includes the delayed Pirelli World Challenge broadcast and the live stream from Sports Car Club of America.
While that is just a quick snapshot of what’s to grace your TV screen with its presence this weekend, an expanded schedule is listed below. We’d tell you to “have a good weekend,” but with this TV lineup, we already know you will.
If we missed anything or you know of a good live stream going on this weekend, feel free to share in the comments below.
All times below are EDT.
Saturday
Pirelli World Challenge: Grand Prix of Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California
6:00 a.m. — TC race on CBS Sports Network
7:00 a.m. — GTS race on CBS Sports Network
Sports Car Club of America: SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
9:00 a.m. — National Championship races streaming (all day) on SCCA.com
Formula Drift Series: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
10:00 a.m. — Race No. 1 on CBS Sports Network
10:30 a.m. — Race No. 2 on CBS Sports Network
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
9:00 a.m. — Practice on CNBC
11:30 a.m. — Final practice on CNBC
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
10:10 a.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 1
1:00 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1
Pro Motocross Championship: Red Bull Tennessee National in Blountville, Tennessee
1:00 p.m. — 1st Moto (delayed showing) on MAVTV
3:00 p.m. — 2nd Moto (delayed showing) on MAVTV
NASCAR Xfinity Series: VisitMyrtleBeach.com 300 at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, Kentucky
4:45 p.m. — Qualifying on NBC Sports Network
8:00 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
FIA World Rally Championship: Neste Oil Rally Finland
6:00 p.m. — Race (delayed showing) on MAVTV
Sunday
Formula One: Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka International Racing Course
12:30 a.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
3:00 a.m. — F1 Extra on NBC Sports Network
NHRA: AAA Insurance Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park
3:00 a.m. — Qualifying on ESPN2
12:00 p.m. — Eliminations on ESPN3.com
2:00 p.m. — Qualifying on ESPN2
8:30 p.m. — Eliminations on ESPN2
Pirelli World Challenge: Grand Prix of Monterey at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, California
6:00 a.m. — GTS race on CBS Sports Network
MotoGP World Championship: Grand Prix of Aragon at MotorLand Aragón in Spain
7:30 a.m. — MotoGP World Championship race on Fox Sports 1
4:00 p.m. — Moto3 race on Fox Sports 1
5:00 p.m. — Moto2 race on Fox Sports 1
6:00 p.m. — MotoGP World Championship race on Fox Sports 1
Sports Car Club of America: SCCA Runoffs presented by Garmin VIRB at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
8:30 a.m. — National Championship races streaming (all day) on SCCA.com
DTM: DTM Racing from Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany
1:00 p.m. — Race on CBS Sports Network
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
1:00 p.m. — NASCAR America Sunday on NBC Sports Network
1:30 p.m. — Countdown to the Green on NBC Sports Network
2:00 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
IMSA Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge: Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
1 p.m. — Race (delayed showing) on Fox Sports 1
V8 Supercars Championship: Wilson Security Sandown 500 from Sandown International Raceway in Australia
3:00 p.m. — Race (delayed showing) on CBS Sports Network
SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks: Grand Prix of Long Beach in Long Beach, California
4:00 p.m. — Race (delayed showing) on CBS Sports Network
Motocross of Nations: Ernée, France
5:00 p.m. — Race on CBS Sports Network
Red Bull: Air Race
6:00 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 2
Lucas Oil Off Road Racing: Battle South of the Border at Estero Beach in Ensenada, Mexico
10:30 p.m. — Race on CBS Sports Network
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