Racing on TV, Oct. 1-4

All times Eastern

THURSDAY OCTOBER 1

5:00pm       SPEED: ARCA RE/MAX Series, Kansas (L)

FRIDAY OCTOBER 2

1:00am       SPEED: Japanese Grand Prix practice (L)

1:00pm       SPEED: NASCAR Sprint Cup practice, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

1:30pm       SPEED: NASCAR Nationwide Series practice, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

4:30pm       ESPN2: NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

6:00pm       ESPN2: NASCAR Nationwide practice, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

SATURDAY OCTOBER 3

1:00am       SPEED: Japanese Grand Prix qualifying (L) 

12:30pm     SPEED: NASCAR Sprint Cup practice, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

1:30pm       SPEED: KONI Challenge Series, Salt Lake City

3:30pm       ESPN2: NASCAR Nationwide race, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

8:00pm       SPEED: World of Outlaws, Williams Grove

                  Winged sprints racing on a classic venue.

10:30pm    ESPN2: NHRA Full Throttle Series qualifying, Memphis, Tenn.

SUNDAY OCTOBER 4

12:30am    SPEED: Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka (L) 

                 Return to Suzuka airs just after midnight (but prime-time Saturday night out west). Be sure your VCR/DVR is set for the right day!

2:00pm      ABC: NASCAR Sprint Cup race, Kansas City, Kan. (L)

                  Race 3 of the Chase is the only Sprint Cup race of the year at Kansas Speedway.

6:00pm      SPEED: MotoGP, Portuguese Grand Prix

7:00pm      ESPN2: NHRA Full Throttle Series Final Eliminations, Memphis, Tenn.

8:00pm      HD Theater: World Rally Championship, Rally Ireland

                  Discovery's HD showcase channel begins its highlight coverage of this year's WRC. First up: February's Irish season opener..