Motorsports TV Schedule for May 4 to 7
By Alex Herbst
The big action is on the high banks this weekend on the motorsports TV schedule. Check it all out, from Spain to Alabama.
Ah, the big tracks. They can create some of the most exciting action in all of racing. This weekend, a number of the big tracks around the world will be hosting races, all highlighted here on our motorsports TV schedule.
Talladega may be the biggest and baddest of them all this weekend in the world of motorsport. The will host the ARCA Racing Series on Friday afternoon. This is followed by two consecutive days of NASCAR racing with the Xfinity Series on Saturday and Cup Series on Sunday. Who will win it all on the high banks this weekend?
Meanwhile, elsewhere around the globe, everything from drag racing to motorcycles will be on track. The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competes in the southeast for a second consecutive week, racing this time in Atlanta. Not too far away, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will race in Austin at Circuit of the Americas. Overseas, MotoGP is back, this time in Europe racing in Spain a week before F1 does the same. And finally, it is the season finale for Monster Energy AMA Supercross from Las Vegas, where Ryan Dungey and Eli Tomac will battle for the title.
Here is the full motorsports TV schedule for May 4 to 7, 2017:
NASCAR at Talladega
All Events Live Unless Noted
Friday
- Xfinity Series 1st Practice, Friday at 11:30 am on FS1
- Xfinity Series Final Practice, Friday at 1:30 pm on FS1
- Monster Energy Cup Series 1st Practice, Friday at 2:30 pm on FS1
- Monster Energy Cup Series Final Practice, Friday at 4:30 pm on FS1
Saturday
- Xfinity Series Qualifying, Saturday at 10:30 am on FS1
- Xfinity Series Pre-Race, Saturday at 1:00 pm on FOX
- Xfinity Series – Sparks Energy 300, Saturday at 1:30 pm on FOX
- Xfinity Series Post-Race, Saturday at 3:30 pm on FOX
- Monster Energy Cup Series Qualifying, Saturday at 4:00 pm on FOX
Sunday
- NASCAR RaceDay, Sunday at 11:30 am on FS1
- Monster Energy Cup Series Pre-Race, Sunday at 1:30 pm on FOX
- Monster Energy Cup Series – GEICO 500, Sunday at 2:00 pm on FOX
- NASCAR Victory Lane, Sunday at 9:00 pm on FS1
Other Racing Series
Live Events Noted in Italics
Thursday
- Formula E Magazine, Thursday at 7:30 pm on beIN Sports
- NHRA in 30 – Charlotte, Thursday at 9:30 pm on FS2
- NHRA Sportsman Series at Houston, Thursday at 10:00 pm on FS2
- IMSA Prototype Challenge at Barber, Thursday at 11:00 pm on FS2
- Global RallyCross at Ottawa, Thursday at 11:00 pm on NBCSN
Friday
- World Rallycross at Barcelona, Friday at 10:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- ARCA Racing Series – General Tire 200 at Talladega, Friday at 6:00 pm on FS1
- On the Edge with Lucas Oil, Friday at 7:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- On the Edge with Lucas Oil, Friday at 8:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- NHRA Southern Nationals Qualifying, Friday at 8:00 pm on FS1
- NASCAR Race Classic – 1987 Winston 500, Friday at 9:00 pm on FS1
- 100,000 Cameras – Talladega, Friday at 9:30 pm on FS1
Saturday
- Australian V8 Supercars at Tasmania, Saturday at 1:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- Australian V8 Supercars at Phillip Island, Saturday at 2:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- British Touring Car Championship at Donington, Saturday at 3:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- MXGP at Valkenswaard – Race 1, Saturday at 5:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- FIA World Endurance Championship – 6 Hours of Spa (Start), Saturday at 8:30 am on FS1
- Mobil 1 The Grid, Saturday at 10:00 am on CBS Sports Network
- FIA World Endurance Championship – 6 Hours of Spa (Finish), Saturday at 11:30 am on FS2
- IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Circuit of the Americas, Saturday at 7:00 pm on FS1
- Monster Energy AMA Supercross at Las Vegas, Saturday at 10:00 pm on FS1
Sunday
- NHRA Southern Nationals Qualifying, Sunday at 1:00 am on FS1
- Mecum Top 10, Sunday at 2:30 am on NBCSN
- MotoGP – Spanish Grand Prix, Sunday at 4:50 am on beIN Sports
- NHRA Pro Mod Series at Gainesville, Sunday at 11:00 am on FS2
- MXGP – MX2 at Kegums, Sunday at 12:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- DTM Series at Hockenheim, Sunday at 4:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Pirelli World Challenge at VIR, Sunday at 6:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- NHRA Southern Nationals Eliminations, Sunday at 6:00 pm on FS1
- Mobil 1 The Grid, Sunday at 7:30 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Sunday at 8:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- Blancpain GT Series at Brands Hatch, Sunday at 9:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
- MotoGP – Moto3 Spanish Grand Prix, Sunday at 9:00 pm on beIN Sports
- Formula E: Street Racers, Sunday at 9:30 pm on FS2
- MotoGP – Moto2 Spanish Grand Prix, Sunday at 9:00 pm on beIN Sports
- MXGP at Kegums – Race 1, Sunday at 11:00 pm on CBS Sports Network
Additional motorsports events available on Speed51.com, FansChoice.TV, IMSA.TV, Red Bull TV, MotorTrend On Demand, YouTube, WatchESPN, and Lucas Oil Racing TV.
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