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?

Racing, for all of its foibles, is one of the insaner sports. Drivers routinely risk life and limb in the ways that other professional athletes do not. Yes, football is full of concussions, and yes, hockey players get slashed every now and then, but only in racing is the risk of death not some far-off specter in the back of one's mind. But racing is pretty crazy for another reason.

Only in racing can an athlete win the championship before it's even over. Think about how crazy that is. What if the NHL handed the Stanley Cup over to the New York Islanders (because they are the greatest team of all time ever and forever) before anyone hit the playoffs?

That's what we've got now in Formula One. A nice young German man named has already wrapped up the title, and there are still races on the calendar. The race I'm thinking of specifically is this week's stop in Abu Dhabi. So what now?

Spoiler Alert: Now that the race has aired in the US, I feel comfortable saying congratulations to…

Well, there are still plenty of drivers on the grid. And while second place is first of all the losers, all those other guys still want jobs next year. And when you're competing for a job in one of the most competitive fields on earth, you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll still be racing.

The other big news for this weekend is the debut of , racer, and, most important of all, Jalopnik Contributor . Parker's already proven he's got the chops teaching us , and with the wings of angels behind him (read: los Jalops) there's no way he can't take the checkered flag and all the glory. We're rooting for you, Parker.

Parker Kligerman will make his Sprint Cup debut on November 3rd with Swan Racing at Texas Motor…

We know there's been a few site changes recently, so in the interests of comfort and familiarity we'll be keeping the races in the body of the posts. Of course, please use our image annotation tool on the map above to show us races we might have missed, where they're being held, and where we can livestream them.

Yas Marina Circuit

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

9 AM Saturday on CNBC (repeat at 1:30 PM Saturday on NBCSN)

Texas Motor Speedway

Forth Worth, Texas

11 AM Saturday on FS2

Texas Motor Speedway

Forth Worth, Texas

12 PM Saturday on FS1

Lucas Oil Speedway

Wheatland, Missouri

2 PM Saturday on CBS

Texas Motor Speedway

Forth Worth, Texas

2 PM Saturday on FS1

Texas Motor Speedway

Forth Worth, Texas

3:30 PM Saturday on ESPN2

Chandler, Arizona

6 PM Saturday on FS2

Yas Marina Circuit

Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

7:30 AM Sunday on NBCSN (repeat at 6 PM Sunday on NBCSN)

Texas Motor Speedway

Forth Worth, Texas

2 PM Sunday on ESPN