This weekend, things begin to get a little busier. It’s not just going to be NASCAR on television, but NASCAR will take center stage Sunday.
Where to Watch NASCAR This Weekend
NASCAR’s national-level Series will all make the trip west to Las Vegas for a third straight tripleheader of action. That action will be headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. Coverage of the race is scheduled to start with NASCAR RaceDay on FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. ET. The show will move to FOX at 3 p.m. ET. Race coverage will begin at 3:30 p.m. ET with the green flag around 3:45 p.m. ET.
Saturday will have the NASCAR Xfinity Series race for 300 miles in The LiUNA! Coverage of The LiUNA! will begin with NASCAR RaceDay – Xfinity Edition at 4 p.m. ET on FS1. Race coverage will follow at 5 p.m. ET with the green flag falling around 5:10 p.m. ET.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will race Friday night in Las Vegas, a city that has hosted the series for all but two years (1995 and 2000) of the series’ history. Coverage of the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 will begin with NASCAR RaceDay – NCTS Edition at 8 p.m. ET on FS1. Race coverage will begin at 9 p.m. ET with the green flag falling around 9:10 p.m. ET for a twilight race.
Where to Watch Other Racing Series This Weekend
This weekend is very busy in the Middle East. In Bahrain, the Formula 1 World Championship starts up in an island nation roughly the size of New York City.
Unlike previous years, the Grand Prix of Bahrain will be a Saturday night race instead of a Sunday night race. The reasoning for this is two-fold. One reason is due to the fact is that the month of Ramadan starts at sunset on March 10. It is traditionally marked by fasting during daytime hours. That includes eating, drinking (and anything that could substitute for them), smoking, sexual activity, etc.
The other reason is that F1 is running Bahrain and Jeddah back-to-back. FIA rules require a minimum of seven days between races. As a result, both Bahrain and Jeddah (which would fall on the first day of the month of Ramadan had it run on a Sunday) are Saturday races.
As a result, the eight-hour time difference between Bahrain and the Eastern Time Zone means that race coverage will begin bright and early Saturday morning. Pre-race coverage will start with Formula 1: Grand Prix Saturday at 8:30 a.m. ET on ESPN. Race coverage will start at 9:55 a.m. ET with the formation lap starting…
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