This weekend is a busy one in motorsports with four major race weekends on tap. You’ll have NASCAR in Talladega with ARCA, INDYCAR in Long Beach along with IMSA and SRO America’s GT America powered by AWS, Formula 1 in China and the FIA World Endurance Championship in Italy.
Where to Watch NASCAR This Weekend
This weekend, NASCAR will be at Talladega Superspeedway for a tripleheader of racing headlined by the NASCAR Cup Series. The Cup teams are scheduled to race for 500 miles Sunday afternoon in the GEICO 500.
Coverage of the GEICO 500 will begin with NASCAR RaceDay at 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Pre-race coverage will move to FOX at 2 p.m. ET. Race coverage is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET with the green flag around 3:15 p.m. ET.
However, this may be subject to change. The weather forecast for the area near Talladega Superspeedway is not good. As of this writing, ABC 33/40’s James Spann is forecasting an 80% chance of rain Sunday with a high of 59.
Given how long it takes to dry Talladega Superspeedway, the start of the race could be moved up or back due to it. We at Frontstretch will keep you abreast of any changes. If any changes are made to the race schedule, we will update this article.
The primary support to the Cup Series will once again be the NASCAR Xfinity Series with the Ag-Pro 300. Coverage of the 113-lap race will begin with NASCAR RaceDay – Xfinity Edition at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Race coverage will start at 4 p.m. ET with the green flag around 4:15 p.m. ET.
Finally, the tertiary series in Talladega this weekend is the ARCA Menards Series, returning to action for the first time since Phoenix in the General Tire 200. That race will air live on FS1 at 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday afternoon (11:30 a.m. CT). If the weather forecast deteriorates for Saturday, the schedules for both races could change.
Where to Watch Other Racing Series This Weekend
Outside of Talladega, the biggest race weekend in North America will be in Long Beach, Calif., where the 49th Annual Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach weekend will be in full swing. For the NTT IndyCar Series, it is likely their second biggest event of the year.
Coverage of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach will begin with INDYCAR Live at 3 p.m. ET Sunday afternoon on USA Network. The green flag will fly at 3:30 p.m. ET. Given the weather forecast for Sunday in Talladega, the INDYCAR race could make for alternate programming should the GEICO 500 get…
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