Where to Watch NASCAR, IMSA, and F1 This Weekend (October 2nd, 2022)

Formula 1 - Singapore GP
Sunday, October 2nd - 8:00 a.m. ET - ESPN2

Singapore's now-traditional Formula 1 night race did not run in either 2020 or 2021, but the Formula 1 schedule is once again nearing its full pre-COVID strength and the night race is back. It's particularly good news for Sebastian Vettel, who has won six of the twelve Singapore GPs contested and took his most recent win in the last race held here in 2019. Unfortunately, Vettel's final season is at an Aston Martin team that has struggled to field a competitive car in even the mid-field, so defending the win would require a minor miracle.

While Mercedes has shown considerable pace in recent events and in FP1 this weekend, Singapore is still most likely to be a two-team race between Ferrari and Red Bull, which has on most weekends this season meant a two-horse race between Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc. Any other result, whether it's a win for Mercedes, a rare victory for a second driver of a currently-leading team, or a win for another team entirely, would be an upset.

NASCAR - Talladega
Sunday, October 2nd - 2:00 p.m. ET - NBC

The last two weeks of racing in the NASCAR Cup Series have been dominated by questions over the car's reliability and safety. Tire issues, ones that notably seem to occur most when a car is leading and thus has the additional downforce granted by clean air, have led to consistent flat tires during long green flag runs throughout races at both Bristol and Talladega. While tire failures are not expected to be a major issue in the pack race at Talladega, the rash of apparent concussions caused by this car will be hard to ignore.