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Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Oct. 29-30, 2016
Weekend Motorsports Roundup, Oct. 29-30, 2016-August 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:28

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 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— and . 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 .

Formula One goes south of the Texas border for the Mexican Grand Prix this weekend, just one week after Circuit of The Americas , defending F1 champion Lewis Hamilton took the , Taylor Swift awed a crowd of 80,000 (or so they say), and your very own Jalopnik crew . What a weekend that was!

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.

Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama Circuit in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

6 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) at CBS Sports Network

Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada

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

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

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

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

Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar

10:30 a.m. — Superpole 1 coverage on

10:55 a.m. — Superpole 2 coverage on

12:50 p.m. — Superbike race coverage on

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

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

Washougal National at Washougal Motocross Park in Washougal, Washington

1 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV

3 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV

Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico

2 p.m. — Qualifying on NBC Sports Network

Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada

3:30 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on FOX

No race information listed

6 p.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Sunday

Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia

12 a.m. — Moto3 race on

1:20 a.m. — Moto2 race

3 a.m. — MotoGP race

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

Rally Italia Sardegna

1 a.m. — Coverage (delayed) on MAVTV

Skagit Speedway in Alger, Washington

2 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

No race information listed

4 a.m. — Race (delayed) on MAVTV

Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia

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

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

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

Losail International Circuit in Doha, Qatar

12:15 p.m. — Supersport race coverage on

2 p.m. — Superbike race coverage on

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

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