Motorsports this weekend: November 19-20

North America TV coverage shown where available. All times Eastern.

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NASCAR: The final race of the season this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway will see one of Tony
Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, or Greg Biffle crowned as the 2006 Nextel Cup champion. Stewart holds a 51 point
lead going in, and is odds-on favorite to walk away with the Cup. (Sunday, NBC, 3pm ET)

Macau Grand Prix: The 52nd
running of the legendary Macau Grand Prix (pictured) is this weekend, with races for FIA F3, the World Touring Car
Championship, and motorcycles. Winning the headlining Formula 3 race on the armco-lined streets of Macau has
kickstarted the careers of many Formula 1 drivers, including Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher and David Coulthard. Lots
of info and pics here.

A1GP: The international series is at Sepang, Malaysia this weekend, with many teams electing to field
ex-F1 drivers to boost their fortunes, including Jos Verstappen who drove Team Netherlands to the top of the charts in
Friday practice. (DirecTV/Setanta Sports, Sunday, 12am ET)

FIA GT: The final race of the FIA-GT championship was held Friday at the Dubai Autodrome. The Ferrari
550 Maranello of Lamy & Gardel won, 0.077 seconds ahead of the Maserati MC12 of Bartels & Scheider. The C5R
Corvette of Longin, Kumpen and Hezemans was third.

SCCA Runoffs: The annual Runoffs were held for the final time at Mid-Ohio in September, before moving
to Topeka, Kansas for 2006. TV coverage on SPEED Channel this Sunday of the Showroom Stock B and Sports 2000 classes.
(Sunday, 5pm – 7pm) Coverage continues next weekend, with four races scheduled. Guaranteed great racing from the Indy
500 of grassroots motorsports.