Weekend Motorsports Preview: Only Two Races This Weekend

It is a small week for international racing this weekend. There is the penultimate NASCAR race of the season in Arizona, and the penultimate race for the World Endurance Championship as it heads to China for the Six Hours of Shanghai at the Shanghai International Circuit

NASCAR

NASCAR has just two races left on its calendar for the year. This weekend’s race is a 312-lap, 312-mile race at Phoenix International Raceway in Arizona. The race begins at 3pm Eastern Time on Sunday, November 10.

Jimmie Johnson has pulled out a seven-point lead in the championship over Matt Kenseth. Kevin Harvick is in third place 40 points down on Johnson.

FIA WEC

The World Endurance Championship heads into the Six Hours of Shanghai at the Shanghai International Circuit. The cars use the full 5.451km (3.387-mile), 16-corner layout of the course.

Hopefully, the race will be more exciting than the rained out event at Fuji a few weeks ago. ToyotaToyotaJapan, 1937 > present155 models
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won that race, but there was no actual racing. All of the laps were done behind the safety car.

Qualifying runs from 4pm to 5pm local time on Friday, November 8, and the race runs six hours starting from 11am local time on Saturday, November 9.

There are 28 cars entered in the race – 5 LMP1, 9 LMP2, 6 GTE Pro, 8 GTE Am.

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has already won the manufacturers’ championship in the LMP1 class. In GTE-Pro, the manufacturers’ championship is still wide open with 16.5 points separating all FerrariFerrariItaly, 1947 > present233 models
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, Aston MartinAston MartinUnited Kingdom, 1914 > present62 models
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and PorschePorscheGermany, 1931 > present43 models
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.