Smells Like Sepang!

This weekend marks the second race of the F1 season and as an added bonus it is also the first race of the 2014 IndyCar season. F1 Malaysian Grand Prix:

Malaysia is always site of an entertaining, and at times, controversial race.  For those that remember last year it was the race that involved the "Multi-21" scandal.  For those that did not follow last year, the Multi-21 scandal involved Red Bull Racing and their two drivers, one of which ignored team orders and dive bombed his teammate.  This fun video should jog your memory.

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The race should be fun, as the weather conditions change second to second, from bright sunny day to monsoon conditions.  The teams are also still coping with reliability issues of the new engines and the heat of Malaysia could be an issue.  If you on the west coast (PST) you can catch the race on NBC Sports at 12:30 am Sunday March 30, or set your DVRs.

IndyCar at St Petersburg Florida:

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IndyCar returns this season with the first race occurring at a street course in St. Petersburg.  If previous years are any indication this race could either be one of the most exciting on the calendar or turn into a 50 lap yellow flag death march.

IndyCar is a season mixed with exciting road course and several oval tracks, including the famous Indy 500.  IndyCar has a diverse field of drivers that have endurance racing such as the 24 Hours of LeMans, to even former F1 drivers such as Juan Pablo Montoyo.  Take note of the schedule for 2014 and note that IndyCar makes two stops in California with the Long Beach Grand Prix on April 13th and the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on August 24th.  You can catch the St Petersburg Grand Prix on ABC at noon on March 30th.

Date	Race name	Track	Location	Television
1	March 30	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	ABC
2	April 13	40th Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	NBCSN
3	April 27	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	NBCSN
4	May 10	Grand Prix of Indianapolis[33]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway — Road Course	Speedway, Indiana	ABC[34]
5	May 25	98th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway — Oval Course	Speedway, Indiana	ABC
6	May 31	Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans	Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan	ABC
7	June 1
8	June 7	Firestone 600	Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	NBCSN
9	June 28	Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston	Reliant Park	Houston, Texas	NBCSN
10	June 29
11	July 6	Pocono IndyCar 500 Fueled by Sunoco	Pocono Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	NBCSN
12	July 12	Iowa Corn Indy 300	Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	NBCSN
13	July 19	Honda Indy Toronto	Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario	NBCSN
14	July 20
15	August 3	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	NBCSN
16	August 17	ABC Supply Wisconsin 250[35]	The Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	NBCSN
17	August 24	GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma Raceway	Sonoma, California	NBCSN
18	August 30	MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships	Auto Club Speedway	Fontana, California	NBCSN