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Weekend Motorsports Roundup, April 2-3, 2016
Weekend Motorsports Roundup, April 2-3, 2016-December 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:33

Welcome to the Jalopnik , 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?

After a weekend full of tape-delayed motorsports, we’re back to overwhelming amounts of live racing. Get excited. And get your daily planner out while you’re at it, because you’re going to need to write all of this down. (Oh, wait! We wrote it down for you.)

Both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series—which returns for the first time in about a month—and Sprint Cup Series will head to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for some short-track racing. The tempers get high when everyone is so close to each other on track, and .

On the open-wheel side of things, IndyCar will be at Phoenix International Raceway and Formula One will head to Bahrain. Compared to the last stop on the IndyCar schedule——racing on an actual track could be fairly docile. F1 still , so they’ll do a tweaked version of .

The FIA Formula E Championship will be in Long Beach this weekend, and we all just recently got to see what the cars in its upcoming autonomous support series will look like—. Speaking of destination races, NHRA will be in Las Vegas as well.

There’s plenty of two-wheel racing on the agenda over the weekend as well—MotoGP will be on the BeIN Sports stream, and the schedule below is from . In addition, the FIM Superbike World Championship will be in Spain for the weekend and Supercross is in Santa Clara, California.

As for the tape-delayed showings this weekend, you’ll also be able to catch the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Red Bull X Fighters, NASCAR K&N Pro Series East, FIA World Rally Championship, Monster Jam and AMSOIL Arenacross.

Whether you’re into stock cars, open-wheel racing, dragsters, motorcycles or tape-delayed coverage, enjoy the weekend. If you know of any other events or streams going on this weekend, feel free to share in the comments below.

All times below are EST.

Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada

6 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

9 p.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

MotorLand Aragón in Spain

6:55 a.m. — Coverage on

5:30 p.m. — Coverage on

STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia

7 a.m. — Practice (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

8:30 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

10 a.m. — Practice on Fox Sports 1

1 p.m. — Final practice on Fox Sports 1

Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain

8 a.m. — Practice 3 on

11 a.m. — Qualifying on CNBC

12:30 p.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

GEICO Summer Thunder Nationals at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington

10 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

1 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

7 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

10 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Alpha Energy Solution 250 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia

11 a.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 1

2 p.m. — NCWTS Setup on Fox Sports 1

2:30 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1

California Farmers 75 at Madera Speedway in Madera, California

4 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, Georgia

5 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Long Beach ePrix in Long Beach, California

5:30 p.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

6:30 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

6:30 p.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 at Greenville Pickens Speedway in Greenville, South Carolina

7:30 p.m. — Race (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida

8 p.m. — Sportsman Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

8:30 p.m. — Pre-race coverage on NBC Sports Network

9 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network

11 p.m. — Post-race coverage on NBC Sports Network

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California

10 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1

Sunday

Alpha Energy Solution 250 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia

1 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

Rally Sweden

1 a.m. — Rally coverage (delayed) on MAVTV

Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain

1:30 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

10:30 a.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network

1 p.m. — F1 Extra on NBC Sports Network

GEICO Summer Thunder Nationals at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington

2 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia

3 a.m. — Final practice (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

11:30 a.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1

1 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1

Georgia Boot Super Bowl of Racing at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, Georgia

4 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California

4:30 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

10 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

MotorLand Aragón in Spain

5:55 a.m. — Coverage on

6:55 a.m. — Coverage on

6 p.m. — Coverage on

Long Beach ePrix in Long Beach, California

7:30 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida

9:30 a.m. — Sportsman Series coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

Termas de Río Hondo in Argentina

11:55 a.m. — Moto3 coverage on

1:15 p.m. — Moto2 coverage on

2:55 p.m. — MotoGP coverage on

11 p.m. — MotoGP coverage (delayed) on

Round 6 from Lucas Oil Off-Road Park in Lake Elsinore, California

2 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV

5 p.m. — Pro 4 and Pro Buggy races (delayed) on MAVTV

Denso Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada

5 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1

8 p.m. — Monster Jam Tour Recap on Fox Sports 2

Cajundome in Lafayette, Louisiana

9 p.m. — Event (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

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