--- title: "Motorsports TV Guide for May 7-10" description: "NASCAR at Watkins Glen, IndyCar at IMS and WEC at Spa headline a full four-day viewing slate." url: https://sportopod.com/en-US/cluster/racing-on-tv-may-7-10-moue6rse published: 2026-05-16T12:59:48.524278+00:00 updated: 2026-05-16T14:03:16.481087+00:00 author: "Kostadin Stamboliev" publisher: "Pineido" site: "Sportopod" language: en topics: ["nascar", "indycar", "motogp"] --- # Motorsports TV Guide for May 7-10 > NASCAR at Watkins Glen, IndyCar at IMS and WEC at Spa headline a full four-day viewing slate. NASCAR at Watkins Glen, IndyCar on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and the FIA World Endurance Championship at Spa-Francorchamps anchor a packed May 7-10 motorsports television and streaming schedule. RACER Magazine’s latest “Racing on TV” listing, published May 6, sets the full weekend in Eastern time, with Formula DRIFT, GRIDLIFE, Indy NXT, MotoGP, BTCC, AMA Supercross and ARCA also filling the board. The first job for fans is simple: sort the time zones before the green flags start stacking up. RACER Magazine lists all sessions in Eastern time and says telecasts are live unless marked otherwise. That means viewers in the Central time zone should subtract one hour, Mountain viewers should subtract two, and Pacific viewers should subtract three. A 4:30 p.m. ET IndyCar race on Saturday, for example, lands at 3:30 p.m. CT, 2:30 p.m. MT and 1:30 p.m. PT. The Sunday NASCAR Cup race window at Watkins Glen is listed as 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, so that is noon to 3:00 p.m. PT. The weekend starts Thursday, May 7, with Formula DRIFT at Road Atlanta on RACER+. The Pro Spec seeding window runs from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, followed by Formula DRIFT Pro qualifying from 7:30-10:30 p.m. ET. It is the lightest day of the slate, but it sets up Road Atlanta as one of the weekend’s busiest streaming hubs. RACER Magazine also lists GRIDLIFE at Road Atlanta beginning Friday morning, which gives that venue a multi-discipline presence across drifting and festival-style competition. Friday, May 8, is the first heavy viewing day. Indy NXT opens at 8:00 a.m. ET with practice on FS2 and FOX ONE, while GRIDLIFE qualifying runs from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. ET on RACER+. WEC qualifying at Spa is listed for 8:30 a.m. ET on HBO Max and FIA WEC+. IndyCar practice follows from 9:00-10:30 a.m. ET on FS2 and FOX ONE, then NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying at Watkins Glen runs from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. ET on FS2. The afternoon brings Indy NXT qualifying, IndyCar Practice 2, the ARCA race at Watkins Glen, Indy NXT Race 1, Formula DRIFT Pro Spec eliminations and the Truck Series race from 4:30-7:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and FOX ONE. The night closes with GRIDLIFE’s drift race and Formula DRIFT Pro Spec Top 16 coverage on RACER+. Saturday, May 9, is the cleanest example of why this schedule needs a fan-first guide instead of a bare listing. RACER Magazine lists the FIA WEC race at Spa from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET on HBO Max and FIA WEC+, overlapping with GRIDLIFE Day 1 on RACER+ and MotoGP’s Le Mans sprint on FS2. NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying at Watkins Glen is listed at 10:30 a.m. ET on the CW App, while NASCAR Cup qualifying follows at 1:00 p.m. ET on Prime. IndyCar warmup at Indianapolis runs from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and FOX ONE, and the Indy NXT second race follows at 2:30-3:30 p.m. ET on the same platforms. The Saturday late window is the real crunch. NASCAR’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race from Watkins Glen is listed with pre-race from 3:30-4:00 p.m. ET and race coverage from 4:00-7:00 p.m. ET on CW. IndyCar’s Indianapolis GP race is listed from 4:30-7:00 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX ONE. Formula DRIFT Pro also occupies the late afternoon and night at Road Atlanta, with the grid walk on RACER Network and RACER+, Top 32 coverage on RACER+, and Top 16 coverage from 7:45-11:00 p.m. ET on RACER Network and RACER+. AMA Supercross from Salt Lake City is listed at 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock. Sunday, May 10, spreads the menu from early touring cars to NASCAR’s headline Cup race. RACER Magazine lists British Touring Car Championship Race 1 from Brands Hatch at 6:15-7:15 a.m. ET on RACER Network and RACER+, then MotoGP’s Le Mans race from 7:00-9:00 a.m. ET on FS2. BTCC Race 2 follows from 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET, with Race 3 from 12:15-1:15 p.m. ET, both on RACER Network and RACER+. NASCAR Cup Series coverage from Watkins Glen is listed with pre-race from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET and race coverage from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET on FOX, HBO Max and FOX ONE. RACER Magazine also lists AMA Supercross from Salt Lake City as a replay from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET on NBC. Key facts: - RACER Magazine lists all times as Eastern and says telecasts are live unless marked otherwise. - NASCAR’s weekend at Watkins Glen includes Truck Series qualifying and race coverage Friday, O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying and race coverage Saturday, and Cup qualifying Saturday before the Cup race Sunday. - IndyCar’s Indianapolis GP race is listed for Saturday, May 9, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX ONE. - The FIA WEC race at Spa is listed for Saturday, May 9, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET on HBO Max and FIA WEC+. - RACER Network and RACER+ carry a large share of the GRIDLIFE, Formula DRIFT and British Touring Car Championship windows. The implication is not that one race owns the weekend. It does not. The value sits in planning. Fans who follow NASCAR, IndyCar and WEC will hit direct overlap Saturday, especially during the afternoon and early evening. Streaming access matters as much as channel surfing: Prime, HBO Max, FOX ONE, RACER+, FIA WEC+, Peacock and the CW App all appear in RACER Magazine’s schedule, alongside traditional networks including FOX, FS1, FS2, CW, NBC and RACER Network. What's next: Fans should treat this as a working weekend grid and recheck listings before each session, because RACER Magazine labels the full-season schedules as subject to change. The safest approach is to lock in the must-watch live windows first: WEC at Spa on Saturday morning, IndyCar at IMS on Saturday afternoon, and the NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen on Sunday afternoon. Everything else can orbit those anchors by platform, time zone and replay availability. ## Why this matters This weekend is a stress test for motorsports fans, not because one event dominates, but because several good ones overlap. NASCAR, IndyCar and WEC all have meaningful windows, while RACER Network and RACER+ add depth with GRIDLIFE, Formula DRIFT and BTCC. A clear schedule matters because the viewing path is fragmented across cable, broadcast and streaming platforms. Fans need the right time zone, the right app and the right priority list before Saturday turns into remote-control triage. ## Frequently asked ### What time zone is the May 7-10 motorsports TV schedule in? RACER Magazine lists the full schedule in Eastern time and says telecasts are live unless noted. Central viewers should subtract one hour, Mountain viewers two hours and Pacific viewers three hours. That makes the Sunday NASCAR Cup race window at Watkins Glen, listed at 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, a noon to 3:00 p.m. PT window. ### When is the NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen? RACER Magazine lists NASCAR Cup Series pre-race coverage from Watkins Glen on Sunday, May 10, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET, followed by race coverage from 3:00-6:00 p.m. ET. The listed platforms are FOX, HBO Max and FOX ONE. Cup qualifying is listed for Saturday, May 9, at 1:00 p.m. ET on Prime. ### When is the IndyCar race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway? The NTT IndyCar Series race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course is listed for Saturday, May 9, from 4:30-7:00 p.m. ET on FOX and FOX ONE. RACER Magazine also lists Friday practice and qualifying windows, plus a Saturday warmup from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET on FS1 and FOX ONE. ### Where can fans watch WEC at Spa? RACER Magazine lists FIA WEC qualifying at Spa for Friday, May 8, at 8:30 a.m. ET on HBO Max and FIA WEC+. The race is listed for Saturday, May 9, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. ET on the same platforms. That race overlaps with GRIDLIFE, MotoGP and later NASCAR and IndyCar programming. ## Sources & Citations - [Racing on TV, May 7-10](https://racer.com/2026/05/04/racing-on-tv-may-7-10) — Racer Magazine (2026-05-06) --- Cite: Motorsports TV Guide for May 7-10. Sportopod, 2026-05-16. https://sportopod.com/en-US/cluster/racing-on-tv-may-7-10-moue6rse