Racing preview this week covers the only area track in action as well as a host of events on TV and the Internet.
This week local racing is a bit on the slim side but there still is one track in operation. Saturday, starting at 6 p.m. Rattlesnake Raceway, located just east of downtown Fallon, hosts another race featuring both the car classes and Outlaw Karts.
Dennis Buehn leads the Hobby Stock charge at Rattlesnake Raceway.
For those riders needing a two-wheel fix, Livfast Exit 28 will have practice sessions Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The action on TV kicks off Thursday when CBS sports airs Australian V8 Supercars beginning at 9 a.m. followed at 3 p.m. on Fox Sports 1 with the Whelen Modifieds from Louden, New Hampshire.
This is the big stock weekend at Indianapolis and on Friday it all begins as Fox Sports 1 broadcasts the ARCA race from Lucas Oil Raceway. This short track race is usually full of action.
On Sunday racing switches to the big track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as the Xfinity drivers have their race beginning at 12:30 p.m. on NBC.
Ryan Dungey (5) won last week’s 450 title at Spring Creek. Photo courtesy – KTM/Cudby
Two wheel fans can watch the first motos from Washougal on MAVTV as the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series continues. The second motos will be aired on NBC Sports beginning at 3 p.m.
Cooper Web celebrates as he wins the 250 race at Spring Creek last week.
Photo courtesy – MX Sports/Simon Cudby
Another way to watch these races is on www.promotocross.com as they will be streamed on a delayed basis.
Then on Sunday, at 4:30 a.m. the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Hungry will go. It’s the last race before the August break when all teams and factories take a vacation.
LOUDON, NH – JULY 19: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, applies the winner’s decal to his car after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 5-Hour ENERGY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 19, 2015 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/NASCAR via Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Kyle Busch
At 12:30 p.m. the annual Brickyard 400 is flagged off at the Sprint Cup cars race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And Las Vegas native Kyle Busch will continue his quest to make the Chase after being sidelined for several weeks.
Later, at 2p.m. Fox Sports 1 airs the United Sports Car race from Lime Rock.
The Mellow Yellow NHRA series heads for Denver this weekend as the series begins its western swing.
This weekend starts the “Western Swing,” for the NHRA. The final rounds will be aired starting at 6 p.m. from Denver and next weekend the series moves to Sonoma Speedway.
As usually there are a host of races, especially on short tracks, being aired on www.fanschoice.com.
No matter what one’s likes are do try and get out to a live event. There is nothing like seeing and feeling racing on short tracks.
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