Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Feb. 14-15, 2015
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?
NASCAR RETURNS. The behemoth has awoken from a cold and unforgiving winter, and once again shall terrorize television schedules everywhere. The weekend kicks off with the ultra-short 75-lap Sprint Unlimited exhibition race among the top 25 drivers in the sport, and ends with qualifying for the Daytona 500 that takes place next weekend.
I say "top 25" to keep it simple, but A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Vickers, Brian Scott and David Gilliland opted not to participate. The original invitees came from last year's pole sitters, Chase for the Sprint Cup participants, former Sprint Unlimited winners, and former Daytona 500 pole-sitters. After all of those drivers had a spot, they just went down the standings from last year to pick who fills in the last few spots.
Clint Bowyer, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Paul Menard and Casey Mears filled out the four spots that weren't taken. Check out the full entry list here.
Prefer squggly lines over ovals? The World Rally Championship heads to Sweden this weekend. Rally Sweden is a hot, er, uh,cold snowy mess, and this second round of the WRC is certain to be fantastic.
What else is new for this weekend? AMA Supercross, of course. We've got the next round of two-wheeled fun on this Saturday night.
If you know about anything we missed, or about good livestreams out there, let us know in the comments below.
All times below are EST.
AMSOIL Championship Snocross Deadwood Snocross Shootout Round 1
Days of '76 Rodeo Grounds
Deadwood, SD
7:00 AM Saturday on CBSSN (replay from 1/30-31)
1979 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
10:00 AM Saturday on FS1 (replay from 1979; replay at 1:00 PM Sunday on FS2)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Practice #1
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
10:30 AM Saturday on FS1
World Rally Championship Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Sardinia, Italy
12:00 PM Saturday on MAVTV (replay from 6/6-8; replay at 3:00 PM Saturday on MAVTV)
Empty Cup: Quest for the 1992 NASCAR Championship
12:30 PM Saturday on FS2
NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Practice #2
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
1:30 PM Saturday on FS2 (last thirty minutes also shown at 3:00 Saturday on FS1)
NASCAR Race Hub
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
3:30 Saturday on FS1
ARCA Lucas Oil 200 Presented By AutoZone
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
4:00 PM Saturday on FS1
NASCAR RaceDay
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
6:00 PM Saturday on FS1
NASCAR Sprint Unlimited
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
8:00 PM Saturday on FOX
AMA Supercross
AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX
8:00 PM Saturday on FS2 (replays at 3:00 AM Sunday on FS1 and 9:00 PM Sunday on FS2)
NASCAR Victory Lane
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
11:00 Saturday on FS2
The 10: Daytona Moments
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
11:30 PM Saturday on FS2
Formula E Buenos Aires ePrix
Puerto Madero Street Circuit
Buenos Aires, Argentina
12:00 AM Sunday on FS2 (replay from 1/10)
World Rally Championship Rally Sweden
Värmland, Sweden
4:00 AM Sunday on MAVTV
World Rally Championship Rally Sweden Power Stage
Värmland, Sweden
6:00 AM Sunday on MAVTV
A Perfect Storm: The 1979 Daytona 500
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
9:30 AM Sunday on FS1 (replay at 10:00 PM Sunday on FS1)
Monster Energy Supercross Behind the Dream: Ryan Dungey
10:30 AM Sunday on FS1
NASCAR RaceDay
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
11:00 AM Sunday on FS1
NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing
Auto Club Raceway at Pomona
Pomona, CA
11:00 AM Sunday on ESPN2 (replay from 2/5-8)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Qualifying
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
1:00 PM Sunday on FOX
Monster Energy Supercross Behind the Dream: Ken Roczen
8:30 PM Sunday on FS2 (replay from 2/1)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Pole Day
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, FL
9:00 PM Sunday on FS1
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