Mexico Formula E Race
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport team driver Lucas Di Grassi steers his car on his way to winning the Formula E Mexico City ePrix auto race in Mexico City on April 1, 2017. (AP Photo / Marco Ugarte)
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It is an off weekend for most of auto racing, with only Formula 1 running. The Bahrain Grand Prix is set for Sunday at 11 a.m. and will be available digitally on NBC Sports.
NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA are off for the Easter holiday, but there has been some interesting news through the week dealing with tires for an upcoming NASCAR All-Star race. If the tire experiment works, there could be changes coming for next season.
There is talk once again of bringing Formula 1 back to the states and specifically to Indianapolis. The last time the series was here was in 2007. There will be a taste of F1 this year at the Indianapolis 500 with two-time world champion Fernando Alonso prepping to race at the 2.5-mile Speedway in May. He will be on the Andretti Autosport race team this season.
Here is the limited weekend schedule (all times Eastern):
NASCAR
Last race: Jimmie Johnson won in Martinsville after starting just 24th. It was Johnson's 81st career victory.
Next race: Food City 500, April 23, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR
XFINITY
Last race: Erik Jones grabbed his first win of 2017 and seventh overall in the series.
Next race: Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300, April 22, Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee.
NASCAR
CAMPING WORLD TRUCK
Last race: Chase Elliott became the third consecutive pole winner to also capture the race at Martinsville on April 1.
Next race: Toyota Tundra 250, May 12, Kansas Motor Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas.
INDYCAR
Last race: James Hinchcliffe took first in Long Beach, the second surprise winner in as many races to open 2017.
Next race: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, April 23, Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama.
FORMULA ONE
BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Site: Bahrain
Schedule: Friday, practice, 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.; Saturday, practice, 8 a.m.; qualifying, 11 a.m. Sunday, race, 11 a.m.
Track: Bahrain International Circuit (circuit, 3.36 miles).
Race distance: 191.5 miles, 57 laps.
Last year: Nico Rosberg won the second of four straight races to open his 2016 championship season.
Last race: Series favorite Lewis Hamilton won from the pole in Shanghai.
Fast facts: Formula One will host its third race weekend in Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel and Hamilton have wins so far and are tied atop the table with 43 points. Max Verstappen is third -- 18 points behind the leaders. ...Abu Dhabi and Bahrain are the only Middle East courses on the F1 calendar. Bahrain first hosted the series in 2004. ... Two-time series champion Fernando Alonso will run the Indianapolis 500 later next month. It'll be Alonso's first race on a superspeedway.
Next race: Russian Grand Prix, April 30, Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia.
NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING
Last week: Antron Brown captured first in top fuel in Las Vegas earlier this month.
Next race: NHRA Springnationals, Royal Purple Raceway, April 21-23, Baytown, Texas.
(The Associated Press contributed)