Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Nov. 21-22, 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?
Folks, we're warning you right now—this weekend could very likely be the last time you ever get to watch Jeff Gordon compete in a (live) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, Chase Elliott, will take over the No. 24 car following Gordon's impending retirement at the end of the season, but Gordon has a one-in-four chance to claim one more Cup Series title before he passes the car onto his successor.
The three drivers who will rival Gordon for the title at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend are defending series champion Kevin Harvick, the single-car team of Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr., and Kyle Busch, who missed the first 11 races of the season due to a broken left foot and right leg sustained in the Xfinity Series race the day before the Daytona 500. All things considered, talk about a unique final four.
Since it's championship weekend, we've included all of the pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows on Sunday as well. If you watched Brad Keselowski's drunken post-championship celebrations from 2012, you're well aware that they can be pretty entertaining.
In addition to NASCAR, the FIA World Endurance Championship wraps up its season this weekend in Bahrain. The championship battle in the premier LMP1 class is fairly close, with the No. 17 Porsche team of Mark Webber, Brendon Hartley and Timo Bernhard holding a 12-point lead over the No. 7 Audi of Benoit Tréluyer, André Lotterer and Marcel Fässler. The Audi group won the 2012 championship, but the last four victories this season went to the Porsche guys.
The AMA Pro Flat Track Finals weekend will also feature a running of the inaugural Superprestigio of the Americas, and guys from MotoGP, flat-track competition and the like will be there. It'll be run the night after the finals conclude on the same course, and the live-stream information is below.
As for delayed race showings, the SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks finale from Las Vegas airs this weekend (and who doesn't enjoy some Stadium Super Trucks racing?), along with the Pro Motocross Championship, Red Bull Air Race, FIA World Rally Championship and Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.
All times below are EST.
Saturday
FIA World Endurance Championship: 6 Hours of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain
7 a.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1
9 a.m. — Race on Fox Sports 2
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
10 a.m. — Practice on CNBC
1 p.m. — Final practice on NBC Sports Network
Race of Champions: The Stadium at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London
10 a.m. — Race on Autosport.com's paid live stream
NASCAR Xfinity Series: Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
11 a.m. — Qualifying on CNBC
2:30 p.m. — Race on NBC
Pro Motocross Championship: Ironman National at Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville, Indian
1 p.m. — 1st Moto coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
3 p.m. — 2nd Moto coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: World Finals at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida
2 p.m. — Race on IMSA TV
3:30 p.m. — Race on IMSA TV
Superprestigio of the Americas: Headlining with AMA Pro Flat Track Finals at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
6 p.m. — Timed practice and qualifying on FansChoiceTV
11 p.m. — Heats, semifinals and LCQ on FansChoiceTV
Sunday
Superprestigio of the Americas: Headlining with AMA Pro Flat Track Finals at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
1 a.m. — Main event on FansChoiceTV
FIA World Rally Championship: Neste Oil Rally Finland
1 a.m. — Race coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo: World Finals at Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida
9:30 a.m. — Race on IMSA TV
11:30 a.m. — Race on IMSA TV
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida
11:30 a.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1
1:30 p.m. — NASCAR America Sunday on NBC
2 p.m. — Countdown to the Green on NBC
3 p.m. — Race on NBC
3 p.m. — Multi-screen race coverage on NBC Sports Network (this can be streamed online in conjunction with the TV coverage at NBC Sports Live Extra)
7 p.m. — Post-race on NBC Sports Network
8 p.m. — Victory Lap on NBC Sports Network
10 p.m. — Victory lane on Fox Sports 1
11:30 p.m. — Victory Lap (re-air) on NBC Sports Network
SPEED Energy Stadium Super Trucks: Season finale from Las Vegas Village in Las Vegas, Nevada
2 p.m. — Race (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
Red Bull Air Race: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas
2 p.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 2
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series: Round 14 at Wild West Motorsports Park in Sparks, Nevada
2 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
5 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series: Round 15 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
5:30 p.m. — Pro Lite and Pro 2 races (delayed) on CBS Sports Network
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