Television listings schedules for NASCAR and other auto racing, motorcycle racing

RACE FAN TV: George's Picks
for the period May 6 to May 20
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All times are Eastern: Broadcast times can change – check your local listings
Taping advice: Race broadcasts often run beyond scheduled finish times: set your VCR for at least a half-hour extra time.
Also, the reruns of NASCAR races on SPEED often run well beyond their scheduled finish times.

N = première broadcast; L = live; SDD = same day/tape-delayed; R = repeat; HD = available in high definition format
Updated: May 6, 2008

TUESDAY, MAY 6

12:00n-1:00P

SPEED

FIM 125 World Championship, bwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal, Estoril, Portugal, Apr 13/08, 16:9, R

1:00P-2:00

SPEED

FIM 250 Championship, Pramac Grand Prix of China, Shanghai, China, May 4/08, 16:9, N

2:00P-3:00

SPEED

FIM MotoGP World Championship, Pramac Grand Prix of China, Shanghai, China, May 4/08, 16:9, R

WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

12:00n-1:30P

SPEED

NASCAR Camping World Series West Allstate Texas Thunder 150, Thunderhill Raceway, Kyle, TX, Apr 19/08, HD, R-HDNet

1:30P-2:30

SPEED

NASCAR Camping World Series East An American Revolution 150, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, SC, Apr 19/08, N

FRIDAY, MAY 9

7:00A-8:30

SPEED

FIA Formula One PRACTICE, Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, L

12:00n-1:30P

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE, Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

2:00P-3:00

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup FINAL PRACTICE, Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

3:00P-4:30

SPEED/TSN-AF

NASCAR Nationwide Series QUALIFYING, Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

5:00P-7:00

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

7:00P-7:30

espn2/TSN

NASCAR Nationwide Series COUNTDOWN, Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

7:30P-10:00

espn2/TSN

NASCAR Nationwide Series Diamond Hill Plywood 200, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L (expect green at 7:45P)

SATURDAY, MAY 10

7:00A-8:00

TSN

FIA Formula One QUALIFYING, Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, 16:9, L

7:00A-8:30

SPEED

FIA Formula One QUALIFYING, Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, 16:9, L

12:00n-2:00P

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, Part #1, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

3:00P-6:00

ABC

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, Part #2, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

5:00P-7:00

SPEED

NASCAR RaceDay, preview of today’s Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway, HD, R

6:00P-7:00

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Pole Day, Part #3, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

7:00P-7:20

FOX/TSN

NASCAR Sprint Cup PRE-RACE SHOW, Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L

7:20P-11:30

FOX/TSN

NASCAR Sprint Cup Dodge Challenger 500, Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC, HD, L (expect green at 7:35P)

7:00P-8:00

SPEED

IHRA Nitro Jam drag racing Amalie Motor Oil Texas Nationals, San Antonio Raceway, Marion, Part #2, TX, Apr 6/08, N

SUNDAY, MAY 11 (MOTHERS’ DAY)

6:00A-7:30

SPEED

GP2 Championship Series, Istanbul, Turkey, May 10-11/08, N

7:30A-10:00

RDS

Les Grands Prix De Formule 1: Turquie, L

7:30A-10:00

SPEED

FIA Formula One Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, 16:9, L

7:30A-8:00

TSN

FIA Formula One PRE-RACE SHOW, Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, L

8:00A-10:00

TSN

FIA Formula One Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix, Istanbul, Turkey, 16:9, L

12:00n-2:00P

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 2, Part #1, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

5:00P-6:30

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day 2, Part #2, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

6:00P-7:00

SPEED

FIM World Superbike, Monza, Italy, Race #1, SDD, N

7:00P-8:00

SPEED

SPEED Report, N

8:00P-9:00

SPEED

NASCAR Victory Lane, Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway, N

9:00P-10:00

SPEED

Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, L

TUESDAY, MAY 13

12:00n-1:00P

SPEED

FIM 125 Championship, Pramac Grand Prix of China, Shanghai, China, May 4/08, 16:9, N

1:00P-2:00

SPEED

FIM World Superbike, Monza, Italy, Race #2, May 11/08, 16:9, N

2:00P-3:00

SPEED

FIM World Supersport, Monza, Italy, May 11/08, 16:9, N

THURSDAY, MAY 15

9:00P-11:00

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge, Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, NC, SDD, N

FRIDAY, MAY 16

9:00A-12:00n

SPEED

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series PRACTICE, North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

12:00n-3:00P

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup PRACTICE, Sprint All-Star Race, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

3:30P-5:00

SPEED

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series QUALIFYING, North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

5:00P-7:00

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup QUALIFYING, Sprint All-Star Race, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

7:30P-8:00

SPEED

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series SETUP, North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

8:00P-10:30

SPEED

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

SATURDAY, MAY 17

4:00P-6:30

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day #3, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

4:00P-7:00

SPEED

NASCAR RaceDay, preview of today’s Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway, HD, L

6:30P-8:30

espn2

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series QUALIFYING, O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, TN, HD, SDD

7:00P-11:00

SPEED

NASCAR Sprint Cup Sprint All-Star Race, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

7:00P-12:00m

TSN

NASCAR Sprint Cup Sprint All-Star Race, Lowes Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC, HD, L

11:00P-12:00m

SPEED

NASCAR Victory Lane, Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway, HD, N

SUNDAY, MAY 18

10:30A-11:30

SPEED

AMA Superbike Kawasaki Showdown, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA, Race #1, May 17/08, N

12:00n-3:00P

SPEED

Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Monterey Festival of Speed, Laguna Seca, Monterey, CA, May 17/08, N

1:00P-3:00

ABC

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day #4 - Bump Day Part 1, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

3:00P-6:00

SPEED

American Le Mans Series Larry H. Miller Utah Grand Prix, Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, UT, 16:9, L

4:00P-6:30

espn2

IRL IndyCar Indianapolis 500 Qualifying Day #4 - Bump Day Part 2, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, HD, L

5:00P-7:30

HDNet

NASCAR Camping World Series East-West Combination, U.S. Cellular 200, Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA, HD, L

6:00P-7:00

SPEED

FIM MotoGP World Championship Alice Grand Frix de France, Le Mans, France, 16:9, SDD, N

6:30P-10:00

espn2

NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series ELIMINATIONS, O’Reilly Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, TN, HD, SDD

7:00P-8:00

SPEED

SPEED Report, N

8:00P-9:00

SPEED

NASCAR Victory Lane, Sprint All-Star Race at Lowes Motor Speedway, May 17/08, HD, R

9:00P-10:00

SPEED

Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, L

10:00P-11:00

SPEED

AMA Superbike Kawasaki Showdown, Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA, Race #2, SDD, N

TUESDAY, MAY 20

2:00P-3:00

SPEED

FIM 250 World Championship, Le Mans, France, May 18/08, 16:9, N

 

Race Fan TV does not list all the programming offered by SPEED; for complete listings go to their website, http://www.speedtv.com/schedule/

DISC-HDT = Discovery HD Theatre
DTM 101 = Channel 101 on DirecTV
ESPN-CL = ESPN Classic, US
Outdoor = Outdoor Channel (US)
VS = Versus (formerly known as OLN, Outdoor Life Network)

ESPN-CL-CA = Canadian ESPN Classic
OLN-Canada = Outdoor Life Network (Canadian version)
RDS = Le Réseau des Sports: French language sister channel to TSN, Canada
RSO = Rogers Sportsnet Ontario; for listings for other Sportsnet regions check out
http://www.sportsnet.ca/
TSN = The Sports Network, Canada
TSN-AF = This is an ‘alternate feed’ channel for TSN (aka TSN2), used occasionally to provide an additional channel; contact your cable/satellite provider to check on availability

 

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