Welcome to still another version of Hooniverse’s weekly guide to who’s racing where this coming weekend. This weekend—Memorial Day weekend in the U.S.—is one of the world’s biggest for race fans. If you feel so compelled and (un)motivated, you can basically sit on your couch starting Sunday morning and taking in race coverage all the way through the evening from three huge races, two of which are considered the biggest in the world. If that doesn’t whet your appetite for racing, there’s a huge variety of racing on and off the racetrack on two and four wheels. Follow the jump fro the rundown.
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IndyCar: Indianapolis 500

Yes, this is the Big One and by the “Big One,” I mean the race that draws most of Indiana to its center to drink and watch 33 cars rip around a 2.5-mile oval at 220 miles per hour and then drink some more in the hot sun. This is essentially an endurance race for driver and fan alike and it is the meat in an international triple-header sandwich this Sunday with the Monaco Grand Prix and the Coca-Cola 600. The dark cloud hanging over the 500 this year has been a proliferation of major accidents, including three horrifying flips and a major crash by popular Canadian driver James Hinchcliffe that left him injured and unable to drive.
Nevertheless, the Great American Race will go on and hopefully all of the cars will stay shine-side up for the full race distance. Scott Dixon, a former winner for Chip Ganassi Racing, sits on the pole with Penske drivers Will Power and Simon Pagenaud occupying the other two spots on the front row. Chevys take up eight of the top 10 positions on the grid at the start (with Hooniverse friend Justin Wilson the fastest Honda, starting sixth), but it’s conceivable that Honda gets slightly better fuel mileage to offset some of the Chevys’ speed. Time will tell in this the 99th running of the 500.
If you’re around on Friday, you can also watch the Indy Lights’ Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a race that has had two incredible photo finishes in its last two runnings. And if you’re in Indianapolis, the Night Before the 500 at Lucas Oil Raceway is a must-attend race, I’m told.
Links: IndyCar site. IMS site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list/Spotter Guide. Season points. Hooniverse preview.
Support races: Freedom 100 (Indy Lights). Night Before the 500 @ Lucas Oil Raceway (Pro Mazda, USF2000, USAC Silver Crown)
Coverage: Sunday @ 11 a.m. ET on ABC (TV) and Audio/Timing via IndyCar RaceControl. Indy Lights – Friday @ 12:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network and Audio Timing on IndyCar Race Control site.
 

Formula 1: Grand Prix of Monaco

F1 kicks off the triple-header on Sunday with what must be the world’s most glamorous race, the Grand Prix of Monaco in Monte Carlo. As you can see above, partying on a yacht is part of the great experience so that the hot sun bakes the copious scotch you’ve consumed aboard and you puke into the Mediterranean Sea rather than hurling up Busch Light onto your infield neighbors, as those Hoosier Philistines do. All class jokes aside, this is the big race to circle on the F1 calendar and the winding, climbing streets of Monaco have their own storied history.
On the track, passing is not impossible, but it requires a savage intensity to pull it off. That puts a premium on qualifying; there’s little reason to expect either of the Mercedes duo of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton won’t win this race (as they’ve done with all the races this season to date), but they could get some serious challenges from Ferrari and possibly Williams. Attrition will play a part in the race’s outcome. Jules Bianchi last year scored Marussia’s first points ever at Monaco last year with only 14 cars finishing the race.
Links: F1 site. Monaco GP site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: GP2, Porsche Supercup, Formula Renault 3.5.
Coverage: Sunday 2 7:30 a.m. on NBC Sports Network. Qualifying – Saturday @ 8 a.m. ET on NBC SN. Practice – Friday @ 8 a.m. ET. on NBC SN. GP2 – Sunday @ 1:30 a.m. ET on NBC SN.
 

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Coca Cola 600 (Charlotte Motor Speedway)

NASCAR’s big evening race kicks off just a couple hours after the Indy 500 winner’s circle celebrations, allowing the dedicated viewer the chance to consume some libations and fire up the race for the green flag at Charlotte. Unlike last year, no drivers are running The Double, wherein they catch a chartered jet that whisks them from Indy to Charlotte for a crack at 1,100-mile greatness. Oh, well. There’s always next year and one can hope Chip Ganassi’s duo of Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray get a crack at it.
Anyway, on to the NASCAR race, wrapping up the series’ two-week residence in prime NASCAR country (like the Indy 500). This is a big race to win and Jimmie Johnson has done so four times in the past; one more victory would tie him with Darrell Waltrip for most Coke 600 wins at CMS. Jeff Gordon, still racing in his final year, needs a win to make the season-ending Chase for a chance at one last championship. He has won three times at the Coke 600, but hasn’t done so since 1998.
Links: Sprint Cup site. CMS site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: Hisense 300 (Xfinity Series).
Coverage: Sunday @ 6 p.m. ET on FOX. Qualifying – Thursday @ 7:15 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Xfinity Series – Saturday @ 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX. Qualifying – Saturday @ 11:15 a.m.
 

Formula E: Berlin

Part of the fun of Formula E’s inaugural season—now headed to its eighth round of 10—has been seeing what kinds of tracks can be built out of city streets. They’ve run from boring to clever and this weekend’s in Berlin crams 17 turns into 2.45 kilometers of track. It will be busy and tight, but it should provide lots of chances for overtaking. Headed into the weekend, Lucas Di Grassi still leads Nelson Piquet by four points now, but Sebastien Buemi’s win last weekend with an extra three points for a pole have put him just 10 points back and in good position to challenge for that first Formula E championship.
Links: Formula E site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Coverage: Saturday @ 10 a.m. ET on FOX Sports 2.
 

World Rally Championship: Rally Portugal

The WRC season continues on with its round in southern Portugal on roads of mixed composition. Only at the most recent round did anybody finally top Volkswagen’s Sebastien Ogier when Brit Kris Meeke won his first ever WRC rally in Argentina in a privateer Citroen.
Links: WRC site. Rally Portugal site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Coverage: Live onboard video and tracking with WRC+ (Subscription service). Free radio and stage splits on WRC Live. Highlights on Thursday @ 2 p.m. ET, Sunday @ 3 a.m. ET, and Sunday @ 6 a.m. ET on MAVTV.
 

World RallyCross Championship: Great Britain (Lydden Hill)

The FIA’s rallycross championship comes home to the site where rallycross first brought stage rally excitement to a close course. Lydden Hill is always a first-rate rallycross site.
Links: WRX site. Lydden Hill. Event page. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: WRX Lites.
Coverage: Sunday @ 9 a.m. ET on Livestream.com.
 

World Superbike Championship: Donington Park

Has a non-Brit finished higher than third yet? No, they haven’t and with this weekend’s round taking place at Donington Park, I have a hard time imagining the anyone will knock any of the stellar British riders out of a podium lockout, much less an overall win (of which Jonathan Rea has the last five).
Links: WSBK site. Donington site. Event page with schedule. Entry list with season points.
Support races: SuperSport World Championship. SuperStock 1000. SuperStock 600. European Junior Cup.
Coverage: Replay late Saturday or Sunday night on beIN Sports (Schedule here).
 

Shannons Nationals (Australian F3): Phillip Island

The Shannons Nationals is like a touring celebration of everything you should love about racing. The season’s first round featured a mix of club-style racing with the Aussie F3, but this round also tosses in pro races form Australian GT and Carrera Cup. And, should you manage the massive time difference if you live in the U.S., you can stream it all free.
Links: Aussie F3 site. Phillip Island site. Event page with schedule and entry list.
Support races: Australian GT. Porsche Carrera Cup Australia. Australian Formula Ford Series.
Coverage: Live streaming on Nationals TV site. Starts Friday @ 6 p.m. ET (9 a.m. Saturday, local time)
 

Blancpain Endurance Series: Silverstone

The Blancpain Sprint Series just visited Brands Hatch in the UK and will now see its sister series running at Silverstone on a race-busy weekend across the pond. The Bentley GT3 team took their first ever win at Silverstone last year, so expect them to give the Round 1 winners of Belgian WRT Audi a run for their money.
Links: BES site. Silverstone site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: Blancpain Lamborghinie Super Trofeo. AutoGP. Formula Renault NEC.
Coverage: Sunday @ 7 p.m. ET on CBS Sports Network. Streaming outside of the U.S. on the Blancpain GT Live page.
 

Super Formula: Okayama International Circuit

I do wish there was coverage of this stateside. It’s probably possible to dig up a pirated broadcast of it if you know where to look and if you do, you’ll see World Endurance Championship heavyweights Andre Lotterer and Kazuki Nakajima duking it out as they did at the season opener.
Links: Super Formula site. Okayama site. Event page. Entry list. Season points.
Coverage: None in the U.S.
 

TCR International: Monza

The TCR series is supposed to give a cost-saving alternative to the FIA’s World Touring Car Championship and with decent-sized grids so far that have included some big drivers and teams, it has shown some promise. Of note: American Kevin Gleason has looked good so far this season with two podiums. He currently sits fifth in the season points.
Links: TCR site. Monza site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: BOSS GP.
Coverage: Live on TCR TV (YouTube Channel) on Sunday @ 4 a.m. ET & 7:15 a.m. ET.
 

ARCA: ARCA 150 Presented by Unique Pretzels (New Jersey Motorsports Park)

This race at NJMP marks ARCA’s only foray into road racing this season. Interestingly, the weekend schedule includes local club racing so it should be a decent weekend for fans of road racing.
Links: ARCA site. NJMP site. Event page with entry list. Schedule.
Support races: SCCA PRO-IT and DUFFUS.
Coverage: No TV coverage.
 

NHRA: Kansas Nationals (Heartland Park Topeka)

The NHRA goes right into the middle of drag-racing country at Heartland Park.
Links: NHRA site. Kansas site. Event page with schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Coverage: Eliminations Sunday @ noon ET on ESPN3.com. Replay on Sunday @ 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
 

European Drag Racing Championship: Santa Pod Raceway

Meanwhile over in Europe, the continent’s oldest drag racing facility will host high-octane racing of its own in the niche motorsport’s stronghold.
Links: EDRC site. Santa Pod site. Schedule. Entry list.
Coverage: Delayed coverage on MAVTV.

Trans Am: Lime Rock Park

Speaking of old venues, the Trans Am Series has race at Lime Rock for ages and returns there now with a sizable field of cars around the tight bullring of a circuit.
Links: Trans Am site. LRP site. Event page with schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races: VSCCA.
Coverage: Delayed coverage on CBS Sports Network: June 6 @ noon ET (TA and TA3) & June 13 @ noon ET (TA2).
 

NASCAR Whelen Euro Series: Raceway Venray

NASCAR’s European series will race at Holland’s half-mile oval, one of very few purpose-built ovals in Europe. As a Whelen Euro Series title includes an invitation to come race in one of the NASCAR development series stateside, this can be an important race for European racers looking to make a career in stock cars. American Eddie Cheever III is among those on the entry list this weekend, when he’ll race sports car ace Christophe Bouchout.
Links: WES site. Venray site. Event Page. Schedule. Entry list. Season points.
Support races:
Coverage: It should be streaming live FansChoice.tv. See schedule for times (All times are 5 hours ahead of ET). Possible highlights show on Fox Sports 1 eventually.

European Truck Racing Championship: Misano

The FIA’s big rigs tackle Italy’s winding maze.
Links: ETRC site. Misano site. Event page. Schedule. Entry list..
Coverage: None in the U.S. Check Truckrace.org in the coming week for a recap.
 

British Truck Racing Association: Pembrey

The BTRA goes racing in Wales.
Links: BTRA site. Pembrey site. Event page. Entry list.
Coverage: None in the U.S.
 

SCCA Majors: Pacific Raceways

The SCCA’s Majors Tour rumbles into the Pacific Northwest’s old-school circuit.
Links: Majors site. Pacific Raceways site.  Event page. Schedule. Entry list.
Coverage: Live timing on SCCA Majors site and on Race Monitor app.
 

ChampTruck World Series: Thunderhill Raceway Park

The American big-rig series will race at Thunderhill alongside the ChumpCar field.
Links: CTWS site. Thunderhill site. Schedule..
Support races: ChumpCar World Series.
Coverage: Live timing on Race Monitor.
 

ChumpCar World Series: Daytona

Chump has become a fixture at DIS on Memorial Day weekend for the last three years with this 14-hour race. Speeds can be pretty incredible, even with these low-buck cars.
Links: CCWS site. DIS site. Event supplementals rules with schedule.
Coverage: Live timing on CCWS site and on Race Monitor.
 

ChumpCar World Series: Watkins Glen International

The Chump races at WGI have also become a regular occurrence with a long weekend of racing that starts Friday with a race each day through Sunday.
Links: CCWS site. WGI site. Event supplementals rules with schedule.
Coverage: Live timing on CCWS site and on Race Monitor.
 
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