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Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Retirement Tour Unofficially Starts This Weekend


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The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series are at Richmond International Raceway in Virginia this weekend, and this is officially the start of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retirement tour. What a sad, bleak, hopeless world we will live in when NASCAR’s favorite driver calls it quits at the end of this year.

But good for him, really. He should do the things that are best for his health, even if the rest of us are in tears about it all.

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The other stock cars you can catch on television this weekend are those of the ARCA Racing Series, and the race will be broadcast Saturday night from the quite entertaining Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville.

The open-wheel coverage this weekend will consist of both the Verizon IndyCar Series and Formula One. IndyCar, which recently and very unfortunately gave into the robot overlords, will be at Phoenix International Raceway while F1 will run the Russian Grand Prix.

There will also be NHRA and Monster Energy Supercross on live this weekend, which should round out your racing fix decently well. The Red Bull Global Rallycross race from Memphis, Tennessee this weekend will be on a single-day delay on Sunday, so it’s listed in the delayed column if you’re looking for it. You can also catch some FIA World Rally Championship coverage from Argentina via online streams on both Saturday and Sunday, and Formula Drift coverage via live stream on Saturday.

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Delayed coverage includes the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, FIA World Rally Championship, previous NHRA events, the Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup, FIM Motocross and the Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series.

If you know of any additional racing events or streams going on this weekend, please feel free to share in the comments below.

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All times ET.

Top Live Events


Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia

Saturday

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5:30 a.m. — Practice (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

9 a.m. — Practice on Fox Sports 1

11:30 a.m. — Final practice on Fox Sports 1

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Sunday

3:30 a.m. — Practice (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

4:30 a.m. — Final practice (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

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11:30 a.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1

1:30 p.m. — Pre-race show on FOX

2 p.m. — Race on FOX


NASCAR Xfinity Series: ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Virginia

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Saturday

10 a.m. — Qualifying on Fox Sports 1

12:30 p.m. — NASCAR RaceDay on Fox Sports 1

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1 p.m. — Race on Fox Sports 1

3:30 p.m. — Post-race coverage on Fox Sports 1

Sunday

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


FIA World Rally Championship: YPF Rally Argentina

Saturday

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11:50 a.m. — Super Stage via Red Bull TV

9 p.m. — Daily recap via Red Bull TV

Sunday

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9 p.m. — Daily recap via Red Bull TV


Formula Drift: Round 2 in Orlando, Florida

Saturday

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1 p.m. — Coverage via YouTube live stream


MotoAmerica: Suzuki Ecstar Championship at Road Atlanta inBraselton, Georgia

Saturday

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2:30 p.m. — Supersport/Superstock 600 race No. 1 on beIN

3:15 p.m. — Superstock 1000 race No. 1 on beIN

4:30 p.m. — KTM Cup race No. 1 on beIN

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5:15 p.m. — Coverage of first races (delayed) on beIN

Sunday

11:20 a.m. — KTM Cup race No. 2 on beIN

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2 p.m. — Supersport/Superstock 600 race No. 2 on beIN

2 p.m. — Coverage of second races (delayed) on beIN

3:30 p.m. — Superstock 1000 race No. 2 on beIN


Monster Energy Supercross: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

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Saturday

4:30 p.m. — Pre-race show on FOX

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5 p.m. — Coverage on FOX

Sunday

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11 p.m. — Coverage (delayed) on Fox Sports 1


Formula One: Russian Grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom in in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Saturday

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6 p.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

Sunday

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6 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

7 a.m. — Pre-race show on NBC Sports Network

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7:30 a.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network

10 a.m. — F1 Extra on NBC Sports Network

4:30 p.m. — Race (delayed) on NBC Sports Network


Verizon IndyCar Series: Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona

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Saturday

7:30 p.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on NBC Sports Network

9 p.m. — Pre-race show on NBC Sports Network

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9:30 p.m. — Race on NBC Sports Network

11:30 p.m. — Post-race show on NBC Sports Network


ARCA Racing Series: Music City 200 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville in Nashville, Tennessee

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Saturday

9 p.m. — Coverage on MAVTV


NHRA: NHRA Four-Wide Nationals a zMAX Dragway in Concord, North Carolina

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Sunday

12 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 1

9 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

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10 a.m. — Qualifying (delayed) on Fox Sports 2

5:30 p.m. — Coverage on Fox Sports 1


Top Delayed Or Re-Aired Events


Saturday

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10 a.m. — Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup in Monza, Italy on CBS Sports Network

3 p.m. — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway Park on MAVTV

6 p.m. — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway Park on MAVTV

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9 p.m. —NHRA Springnationals at Royal Purple Raceway on Fox Sports Southwest

Sunday

1 a.m. — FIA World Rally Championship from Italy on MAVTV

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4 a.m. — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay Raceway Park on MAVTV

6 a.m. — FIM Motocross MX2 race from the Netherlands on CBS Sports Network

6 a.m. — Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman Series at Gainesville Raceway on Fox Sports 2

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7 a.m. — FIM Motocross MXGP race from the Netherlands on CBS Sports Network

7 a.m. — DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Nationals Sportsman Series at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Fox Sports 2

8 a.m. — Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Pro Mod Series at Gainesville Raceway on Fox Sports 2

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1 p.m. — Red Bull Global Rallycross in Memphis, Tennessee on NBC

2 p.m. — Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series from Glen Helen on MAVTV

5 p.m. — Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series from Glen Helen on MAVTV

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7 p.m. — Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Golden Isles Speedway on CBS Sports Network

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