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Weekend Motorsports Roundup, March 12-13, 2016
Weekend Motorsports Roundup, March 12-13, 2016-March 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:34

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?

The Verizon IndyCar Series season kicks off this weekend, running the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the Florida streets. This year’s IndyCar season will be a , and the series added new events in Phoenix, Boston, and at Road America in Wisconsin. Robby Gordon’s Stadium Super Trucks will also headline with IndyCar this weekend.

While IndyCar is in Florida, NASCAR is out west for a few weeks. The Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series will be at Phoenix International Raceway, a one-mile oval in Avondale, Arizona. Perhaps the most entertaining thing to come from the track in recent history is , when Bowyer ran across the garage at unexplainable speeds in order to join the fight.

Also on the list of live races this weekend are Monster Energy Supercross and the FIA Formula E Championship. Supercross continues its season in Canada on Saturday night, while Formula E will be in Mexico City. Fox Sports 2 will carry Formula E coverage on Saturday, and the series also has a . Hopping on the stream bus will be Formula Drift Japan, with a stream located .

On tape delay this weekend will be the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series, Pirelli World Challenge, FIA World Rally Championship, AMSOIL Arenacross, Monster Jam and FIM Motocross.

Included in those delayed showings will be the Pirelli World Challenge season opener from last weekend, a two-round event at Circuit of the Americas. The series brought rolling starts to its premier GT/GTA/GT Cup group after with standing starts last season, and the second round of the weekend saw .

If you know of any other events or streams going on this weekend, go ahead and share them with us in the comments below.

All times below are EST.

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

Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

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

10:30 a.m. — Practice on Fox Sports 1

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

Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

11:30 a.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 1

2 p.m. — Pre-race on FOX

2:30 p.m. — Race on FOX

44th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington

1 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

7 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

10 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Round 5 in Mexico City, Mexico ()

3:30 p.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 2

4:30 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 2

Arizona 100 at Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu City, Arizona

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

Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada

7 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1

7:30 p.m. — Top 32 competition on

11 p.m. — Ceremony to final on

Sunday

Axalta Faster. Tougher. Brighter. 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

12:30 a.m. — Race (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

Rallye Monte-Carlo in France

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

44th Annual Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington

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

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

4 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Rounds 1 and 2 at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas

10:30 a.m. — GT race (delayed) on CBS Sports Network

Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida

12:30 p.m. — Race on ABC

Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

1:30 p.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1

3:30 p.m. — Race on FOX

Round 5 at Lucas Oil Off Road Park in Lake Elsinore, California

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

5 p.m. — Pro Lite and Pro 2 races (delayed) on MAVTV

3 p.m. — Detroit (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

4 p.m. — Syracuse (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska

5 p.m. — Event coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada

9:30 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

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