Weekend Motorsports Roundup, March 5-6, 2016
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?
If you're short on things to do this weekend, look no further for a way to spend your time—there are plenty of races ahead. Included in the lineup of live racing are two of NASCAR's top series, Monster Energy Supercross, the FIA World Rally Championship and the Pirelli World Challenge season opener.
The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off until April, but both the Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series will be in Las Vegas this weekend. Jimmie Johnson took a historic 76th-career win at Atlanta Motor Speedway last Sunday, tying him with Dale Earnhardt Sr. for seventh on the most all-time wins list. The win also essentially guarantees Johnson a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
The FIA World Rally Championship also returns this weekend, competing for the first time since its mess of a "snow" rally in Sweden. Not enough snow fell prior to the event, and drivers planned to boycott the first stage because of dangerous conditions. Everything finally did get underway after the organizers cut nearly half of the stages from the course, and Sébastien Ogier won the event. Again.
Monster Energy Supercross will compete at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday after running in Georgia last weekend, where a few NASCAR drivers made an appearance. Four drivers competed in a holeshot race at the event, and Clint Bowyer wiped out immediately after winning. Good, quality entertainment.
This weekend marks the start of a new Pirelli World Challenge season as well, and the series will run its first and second rounds of the year at Circuit of the Americas. Television coverage of the races will be on tape delay, but the series will host a live stream online for those interested in watching.
Speaking of tape-delayed racing, there is plenty of that this weekend as well. Showings include the American Sprint Car Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, FIM Motocross and the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.
If you know of anything else going on this weekend or want to share a live stream, go ahead and jump into the comments below.
All times below are EST.
Saturday
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
5:30 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
11:30 a.m. — Practice on Fox Sports 1
2:30 p.m. — Final practice on Fox Sports 1
American Sprint Car Series: Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida
10 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
1 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
7 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
12:30 p.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 2
3:30 p.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1
4 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1
Pirelli World Challenge: Rounds 1 and 2 and Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
12:45 p.m. — TC/TCA/TCB Round 2 on PWC live stream
3:30 p.m. — GT/GTA/GT Cup Round 1 on PWC live stream
5:15 p.m. — GTS Round 1 on PWC live stream
FIA World Rally Championship: Rally Guanajuato México
3 p.m. — Live rally coverage on MAVTV
Lucas Oil Modified Series: Winter Showdown at Kern County Raceway in Bakersfield, California
4 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: Dirt Track World Championship at Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio
5 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Monster Energy Supercross: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
10 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1
Sunday
FIA World Rally Championship: WRC 2015 Season Review
1 a.m. — Coverage on MAVTV
American Sprint Car Series: Ronald Laney Memorial at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, Florida
2 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
FIM Motocross: MXGP of Qatar in Losail, Qatar
6 a.m. — MX2 race (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
7 a.m. — MXGP race (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
6:30 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
Ricky Carmichael Amateur Supercross: Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
10:30 a.m. — Race on FansChoice.tv
Pirelli World Challenge: Rounds 1 and 2 and Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
12 p.m. — GTS Round 2 on PWC live stream
3:15 p.m. — GT/GTA/GT Cup Round 2 on PWC live stream
FIA World Rally Championship: Rally Guanajuato México
1 p.m. — Live rally coverage on MAVTV
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
1:30 p.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1
3:30 p.m. — Race on FOX
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series: Round 4 at Wild Horse Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona
2 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
5 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
FIM Motocross: MXGP of Thailand in Suphan Buri, Thailand
7 p.m. — MXGP race on CBS Sports Network
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