Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Oct. 29-30, 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?
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts its third round of the Chase this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, without two drivers who were among the favorites in the championship hunt—Martin Truex Jr. and Brad Keselowski. Both had engine troubles of all things at the Talladega Superspeedway cutoff race, so they didn't make the cut from 12 to eight drivers. The Camping World Truck Series will be there as well, and their Chase has been just as wild so far.
Formula One goes south of the Texas border for the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, just one week after Circuit of The Americas set an attendance record for the U.S. Grand Prix, defending F1 champion Lewis Hamilton took the least surprising race win ever, Taylor Swift awed a crowd of 80,000 (or so they say), and your very own Jalopnik crew went on a hunt for cats in between U.S. Grand Prix practice sessions. What a weekend that was!
BeIN will stream the MotoGP World Championship from Malaysia and the FIM Superbike World Championship from Qatar on Saturday and Sunday, and this weekend will be the World Superbike Championship's final race of the season. In addition, NHRA will broadcast on Sunday.
If you know of any additional events or streams going on this weekend, please feel free to share in the comments below.
All times ET.
Saturday
Virgin Australia Supercars Championship: Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
6 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) at CBS Sports Network
Red Bull Air Race: Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
8:30 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia
9 a.m. — Practice on CNBC
12:30 p.m. — Final practice on NBC Sports Network
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia
10 a.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 1
1 p.m. — NCWTS Setup on Fox Sports 1
1:30 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series: Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington
10 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
7 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
10 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
FIM Superbike World Championship: Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar
10:30 a.m. — Superpole 1 coverage on beIN
10:55 a.m. — Superpole 2 coverage on beIN
12:50 p.m. — Superbike race coverage on beIN
NHRA: NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
11:30 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
NHRA: AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Missouri
12:30 p.m. — Pro Mod Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship: Washougal National at Washougal Motocross Park in Washougal, Washington
1 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
3 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
Formula One: Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico
2 p.m. — Qualifying on NBC Sports Network
Monster Energy Cup: Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada
3:30 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on FOX
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: No race information listed
6 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Sunday
MotoGP World Championship: Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia
12 a.m. — Moto3 race on beIN
1:20 a.m. — Moto2 race beIN
3 a.m. — MotoGP race beIN
Formula One: Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico
1 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network
1:30 p.m. — Pre-race show on NBC
2 p.m. — Race on NBC
7:30 p.m. — Race (delayed) on NBC Sports Network
FIA World Rally Championship: Rally Italia Sardegna
1 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV
Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series: Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington
2 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series: No race information listed
4 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia
8 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
NHRA: NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada
10 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1
4 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Goody's Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia
11 a.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1
12 p.m. — NASCAR America Sunday on NBC Sports Network
12:30 p.m. — Countdown to the Green on NBC Sports Network
1 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network
5 p.m. — Post-race show on NBC Sports Network
5:30 p.m. — NASCAR Victory Lap on NBC Sports Network
FIM Superbike World Championship: Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar
12:15 p.m. — Supersport race coverage on beIN
2 p.m. — Superbike race coverage on beIN
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series: Round 1 at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park in Chandler, Arizona
2 p.m. — Pro Lite and Pro 2 races (delayed) on MAVTV
5 p.m. — Pro Lite and Pro 2 races (delayed) on MAVTV