Racing preview for this weekend has something for almost any racing fan. Including a special event that will only happen once this year in our area.

Locally oval track fans have three choices but there are two other events going on as well in a weekend filled with motor sports.

It all begins at 7 p.m. as Lovelock Speedway closes out its 2015 season as the track class championships are secured.

Lovelock ends its season Friday and one of its classes are the 360 Winged Sprint Cars.

Then on Saturday at 6 p.m. Rattlesnake Raceway, just east of downtown Fallon, hosts another points races but this time, along with the cars, there will be mud drags.

Rattlesnake Raceway will host another night of racing Saturday with Hobby Stocks, IMCA Modifieds and Mud Drags

Further north in Susanville, Diamond Mountain also hosts a race with a 7 p.m. start time.

Then on Sunday the Northern Nevada Kart Club is in action, beginning around 10 a.m. as it stages the seventh round of its points races.

Once again Desert Park Raceway will be alive with go kart racing on Sunday.

But the biggest event of the weekend is the visit by the Lucas Oil Off Road series to Wild West Motorsports Park, located on the north side of I-80 by the Mustang exit.

Former Supercross champion Ricky Johnson will be one of the many drivers competing in this week’s Lucas Oil Off Road Series event at the Wild West Motorsports Park.

Various classes will run and as it’s late in the season, points are critical if a driver and team wants a shot at one of the championships. On Saturday and Sunday gates open at 11 a.m. with a 2 p.m. opening ceremony just before the racing action begins.

And as usual from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Livfast Exit 28 motocross track will be holding practice sessions for those riders wanting more seat time.

Over on Television action begins today as all three top division of NASCAR visit the Bristol Motor Speedway.

First up is the Camping World Truck series as they take to this bullring tonight, Wednesday, at 5:30 p.m. on Fox Sports 1. The race will be rebroadcast on Thursday.

Thursday is very light with several NASCAR related show but at 4 p.m. there will be a K&N Series East race from Smithton.

Things begin to heat up on Friday as, at 4:30 p.m. the Xfinity series starts their race at Bristol. Any race here is usually action packed due to how small the track is and how large the cars are.

If all goes well in Utah on Saturday, Ryan Dungey can clinch this year’s Pro Motocross championship.
Photo courtesy – KTM/Cudby

On Saturday two wheel fans start the day the next round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross series beginning at 10 a.m. on MAVTV. Then the second motos will be aired starting at 8:30 p.m. on NBC Sports.

For those not able to watch or record the motos they are repeated on www.promotocross.com.

BROOKLYN, MI – AUGUST 16: Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 16, 2015 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner/NASCAR via Getty Images)

At 4:30 p.m. NBC Sports will air the Sprint Cup race from Bristol. It’s been described as 43 rockets in a bathtub and is usually a wild affair.

For Kyle Busch, he needs a good finish to remain in the top 30 in points to make the championship chase.

Sunday begins early as Formula 1 returns from its August break with a race on the series longest track at Spa. Broadcast begins at 4 a.m. and runs for the next two and half hours on NBC Sports.

Then at 10 a.m. Fox Sports 1 has the United Sports Car series from Virginia. At 11:30 a.m. NBC Sports returns for more open wheel action as the Indy Car series takes to the Triangle at Pocono.

The Indy Cars run at Pocono this weekend.
Photo courtesy – Indy Car – pixgood.com

At that same time CBS Sports airs an ARCA event from the Springfield Mile.

And the weekend ends at 6 p.m. when ESPN 2 brings the final rounds of the NHRA event from Brainrd.

Alexis DeJuria will be one of those drivers trying to clinch a spot in the NHRA final countdown.

And as usual, www.fanschoice.tv has a wide selection of short track events along with some AMA races if they are broadcast this weekend.

While the TV has something for almost every taste in motor sports there is still nothing like being at a race and seeing it live. Be sure to get out and support our local tracks as well as take in one or two days of the Lucas Oil Off Road races.

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