weekend… i mean nascar race preview – for aug. 17-19

NASCAR

Busch at Michigan: Saturday at 3:30 ESPN2
Nextel Cup: Sunday at 2:00 ESPN

Since NASCAR and NHRA is the only series action this weekend, let’s roll. Michigan is basically a 2.5 mile track where anyone can race really. It was the original cookie-cutter that made NASCAR become a sleep aid (I mean the fans would rather have more short tracks, unique speedways like Pocono, and road courses than this generic 2.5-mile cookie cutters).

Preview: anyone can win these races really, I mean anyone can race this track pretty well. I think it’ll be a Ford driver like Kenseth, Edwards, or McMurray.

Also on this weekend

NHRA at Reading, PA – 10PM Sunday at ESPN2
MotoGP Czech GP – 6PM Sunday on SPEED

weekend race schedule/preview august 10-12

That’s my last IRL post for a while – unless they find a way to attention whore again by a spectacular, stupid crash that always happens or by Danica winning, then yeah (refer to previous post). Anyways let’s check out the other racing action this weekend (times from tvracer.com).

Champ Car at Road America – The Generac Grand Prix

Race at Sunday, 3PM, ABC.

With Robert Doornbos cutting the points lead down to 10 points on Sebastien Bourdais, it should be fun to watch as they battle through the long Road America circuit. There’s also always the possibility for rain. Unfortunately, with the Nextel Cup circuit racing at the same time (even if the race is on network TV), there won’t be that many people watching, sadly. Next year there will be. I’ll probably watch both. I hope Justin Wilson in the CDW car wins.

NASCAR at Watkins Glen/Nashville

Craftsman Truck at Nashville: Saturday, 6:30PM on Speed
Busch Series at the Glen: Saturday, 3:30PM on ESPN2.
Nextel Cup at the Glen: Sunday, 2:00PM om ESPN

The travelin’ honky-donks are back and they are turning left and right this time at Watkins Glen. It’s one of the few races in NASCAR I watch in full these days, but with NASCAR dumbing down their sport with the ugly COT for no reason other than cost-cutting so the larger teams could make more profits and the overuse of draft-track, I’ll watch more of the Champ Car race. I wish qualifying wasn’t canceled, because they could have qualified the cars out of the top-35 to see who makes the race. I wanted to see Boris Said. Maybe he’ll replace Jeremy Mayfield or something. Oh well. It will still be fun to watch Fellows, Carpentier, Robby Gordon, Juan Pablo, and others to battle it out, and I hope Juan Pablo wins.

ALMS at Road America

Sunday, 2:30PM on NBC

The American LeMans Series is now an escape plan once the IRL fails, their top teams, Andretti-Green, Penske, Rahal, and Fernandez are all in the ALMS (while Ganassi, Vision, and Cheever, even if he doesn’t race in the IRL anymore, are in Grand Sham). ALMS is still fun to watch though, because the Audis still dominante, so some things never change.

Here’s to a good racing weekend to y’all.

weekend race preview – aug 4/5

Well, today, we have heard stuff like Helio Neves Helio Castroneves possibly going to NASCAR, Tony Stewart bashing ESPN, and all of these people supposedly being interested in NASCAR at Montreal.

So let’s preview the swordfights going down this weekend (times from tvracer.com).

NASCAR

Busch Series from Montreal

Race: 3:30 PM ESPN2.. 20 minutes from now. Should have typed this earlier

Preview

Buschwhackers and Road-racing experts at Montreal. Champ Car got banished to Mont-Tremblant for this race.. which may or may not be a flop in 5 years, as Brian France plans world domination. Patrick Crapentier is on the pole, but I predict my man Robby Gordon to win it in (gasp!) the Camping World car. Robby’s my boy (even if he’s a dick at times.. he’s competitive). And his comments on Danica couldn’t have been more right.

Nextel Cup at Pocono

Pregame: 1PM ESPN
Race: 2PM ESPN

Preview

Dale Jr. on the pole. What more could ladies ask for. It’s pretty much another race on the schedule, but it’s at least not another cookie-cutter. I got Tony Stewart’s victory right last week. This time I predict Denny Hamiln to be made of win this week.

F1 at Hungary

Race: 7:30-10PM at SPEED

Preview

Well, while Ferrari is chomping down on the Benz’ points lead, F1 on national television is over. What we need is F1 to be broadcast on more channels, because I have basic cable and it’s mostly NASCAR and IRL broadcasts. Boring at times and I don’t even watch the IRL. I would rather see the F1 parades. I say Alonso or Hamilton.

IRL at Michigan

Race: 12:00 PM ESPN2

Preview

The media likes to call this racing more sophisticated than NASCAR. But it’s not. Even if Champ Car is off this week. Last race at Michigan meaning the relationship between ISC and the IRL is souring? Let’s have a funeral.. the pace car should be a hearst. Or do I not know what Indy means? 😛 oh wait bloggers don’t use smileys

Other Races on this weekend you should check out

AMA Superbike Mid-Ohio- on Sunday 5-7PM on Speed..

Classic NASCAR – 1989 Holly Farms 400 Sunday 7PM ESPN Classic- That’s a good one. I love the old races.

Time to party tonight.. tomorrow will be interesting.. and 2 weeks before college starts.. that’ll be fun.

race schedule for july 22

Since this blog will be popular one day.. i’ll do a weekend race schedule for those average people who want to get into racing. honestly, i don’t even have the Speed Channel. it’s probably not worth it for the “lifestyle” Nascar stuff they do. why would I want to know what kind of jet ski Sterling Marlin has? anyways, i’ll do this earlier in the week..

4AM: Nascar Busch Series – Gateway 250 Replay. ESPN2.

7AM: F1 – European Grand Prix Live. Speed.

12:30PM: F1 – European Grand Prix Replay – Speed.

2PM: ALMS – Acura GP of Mid-Ohio Tape Delay – CBS.

3PM: Champ Car – Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton Live. – ESPN.

3PM: NASCAR Grand-Am – Porsche 250 Live. – Speed.

5PM: MotoGP – Red Bull US Grand Prix Live. – FOX

7PM: NHRA – Schunck’s NHRA Nationals (Same Day). – ESPN2

11PM: AMA Superbike – Red Bull Grand Prix (Same Day). – Speed