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Many motorsports seasons are entering their final stages within the next few weeks so it would be a good time to make a roundup:

Open Wheel Series:
Formula 1
Watch on the ESPN family of networks
Races left

1. Johnnie Walker 2018 Belgian Grand Prix @ Spa-Francorchamps on Aug 26
2. Gran Premio Heineken D'Italia aka Italian Grand Prix @ Monza on Sep 2
3. Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix @ Marina Bay on Sep 16
4. VTB Russian Grand Prix @ Sochi on Sep 30
5. Japanese Grand Prix @ Suzuka on Oct 7
6. Pirelli United States Grand Prix @ Austin on Oct 21
7. Gran Premio De Mexico aka Mexican Grand Prix @ Mexico City on Oct 28
8. Grande Prêmio Heineken Do Brasil aka Brazilian Grand Prix @ São Paulo on Nov 11
9. Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix @ Yas Marina on Nov 25

Driver standings so far

1. 213 pts Lewis Hamilton
2. 189 pts Sebastian Vettel
3. 146 pts Kimi Räikkönen
4. 132 pts Valtteri Bottas
5. 118 pts Daniel Ricciardo
6. 105 pts Max Verstappen
7. 52 pts Nico Hulkenberg
8. 45 pts Kevin Magnussen
9. 44 pts Fernando Alonso
10. 30 pts Sergio Perez

Constructor standings

1. 345 pts Mercedes
2. 335 pts Ferrari
3. 223 pts Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer
4. 82 pts Renault
5. 66 pts Haas Ferrari
6. 59 pts Force India Mercedes
7. 52 pts McLaren Renault
8. 28 pts Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda
9. 9 pts Sauber Ferrari
10. 4 pts Williams Mercedes

Why watch the rest of the season

1. The Lewis Hamilton vs Sebastian Vettel battle for the Driver's Championship - Both are 4 time driver champions and trying to get their 5th
2. The first lap chaos - standing starts make close action going into turn 1
3. Pinnacle of technology - top teams spend over 700 million a season on two cars

Verizon IndyCar Series
Watch on NBC Sports Network
Races left

1. ABC Supply 500 @ Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA on Aug 19
2. Bommarito Automotive Group 500 @ Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL on Aug 25
3. Grand Prix of Portland @ Portland International Raceway in Portland, OR on Sep 2
4. INDYCAR Grand Prix of Sonoma @ Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, CA on Sep 16

Driver standings so far

1. 494 pts Scott Dixon
2. 448 pts Alexander Rossi
3. 434 pts Josef Newgarden
4. 407 pts Will Power
5. 399 pts Ryan Hunter-Reay
6. 380 pts Robert Wickens
7. 344 pts Simon Pagenaud
8. 335 pts Graham Rahal
9. 328 pts James Hinchcliffe
10. 293 pts Sebastien Bourdias

Why watch the rest of the season

1. Will Scott Dixon hold on to the championship lead? The last few races have had contenders closing the gap to Scott Dixon's lead and with 4 to go many drivers are still in the hunt
2. Ovals, streets, roads - IndyCar races on ovals, city streets and dedicated road courses and the last four races include a super speedway, a short oval and two road courses
3. New aero kit this season has produced near some of the best racing in decades
4. I went to three races this year Grand Prix of Indianapolis, Indianapolis 500 and Kohler Grand Prix and find this to be the most fun series to watch

Posts still to come oval focused series and GT series

Oval Focus Series:

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Watch on NBC family of networks for rest of season
Races left

1. Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race @ Bristol Motorspeedway in Bristol, TN on Aug 18
2. Bojangles' Southern 500 @ Darlington Raceway in Darlington, SC on Sep 2
3. Big Machine Vodka 400 at the Brickyard @ Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN on Sep 9
4. *South Point 400 @ Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV on Sep 16
5. *Federated Auto Parts 400 @ Richmond Raceway in Richmond, VA on Sep 22
6. *Bank of America Roval 400 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Concord, NC on Sep 30
7. *Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Dover @ Dover International Speedway in Dover, DE on Oct 7
8. *1000Bulbs.com 500 @ Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL on Oct 14
9. *Hollywood Casino 400 @ Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, KA on Oct 21
10. *First Data 500 @ Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA on Oct 28
11. *AAA Texas 500 @ Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX on Nov 4
12. *Can-Am 500 @ ISM Raceway in Avondale, AZ on Nov 11
13. *Ford EcoBoost 400 @ Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, FL on Nov 18

Races that start with * are NASCAR Cup Playoff races

Playoff Locked Drivers

1. Kevin Harvick (40 playoff points)
2. Kyle Busch (35 playoff points)
3. Martin Truex Jr. (27 playoff points)
4. Clint Bowyer (10 playoff points)
5. Chase Elliott (8 playoff points)
6. Joey Logano (7 playoff points)
7. Erik Jones (5 playoff points)
8. Austin Dillon (5 playoff points)

Remaining drivers in playoffs (if season ended right now)

1. Kurt Busch (2 playoff points)
2. Brad Keselowski (2 playoff points)
3. Kyle Larson (0 playoff points)
4. Denny Hamlin (2 playoff points)
5. Ryan Blaney (4 playoff points)
6. Aric Almirola (1 playoff point)
7. Jimmie Johnson (0 playoff points)
8. Alex Bowman (0 playoff points)

Why watch the rest of the season

1. Who is going to make it into the NASCAR Cup playoffs?
2. Who will remain at each cutoff in the playoffs?
3. Will drivers deliver payback to playoff drivers from regular season spats?

Other Major Oval Focused Series
ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
World of Outlaws Craftsman Late Models

Sport Cars

World Endurance Championship
Watch on the channel Velocity
Races left

1. 8 Hours of Silverstone on August 19th, 2018
2. 6 Hours of Fuji on October 14th, 2018
3. 8 Hours of Shanghai on November 18, 2018
4. 1000 Miles of Sebring on March 15th, 2019
5. Total 8 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps on May 4th, 2018
6. 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 15/16th, 2019

Classes

1. Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1)
2. Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2)
3. Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Car Professional (LMGTE PRO)
4. Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Car Amateur (LMGTE AM)

LMP Drivers' Championship
1. 65 pts Fernando Alonso
1. 65 pts Kazuki Nakajima
1. 65 pts Sébastien Buemi

2. 45 pts Jose Maria Lopez
2. 45 pts Kamui Kobayashi
2. 45 pts Mike Conway

3. 38 pts Gustavo Menezes
3. 38 pts Mathias Beche
3. 38 pts Thomas Laurent

4. 21 pts André Negrão
4. 21 pts Nicolas Lapierre
4. 21 pts Pierre Thiriet

5. 18 pts André Lotterer
5. 18 pts Bruno Senna
5. 18 pts Neel Jani

GT Drivers' Championship
1. 56 pts Kevin Estre
1. 56 pts Michael Christensen

2. 48 pts Billy Johnson
2. 48 pts Olivier Pla
2. 48 pts Stefan Mücke

3. 40 pts Gianmaria Bruni
3. 40 pts Richard Lietz

4. 38 pts Laurens Vanthoor

5. 28 pts Frédéric Makowiecki

Why watch the rest of the season

1. Changed to a "super" season which is spread between two years 2018 and 2019
2. Fernando Alonso of Formula 1 fame is such a name draw the WEC changed the Fuji race date
3. Le Mans ends the season!

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Watch on the Fox family of channels
Races left

1. Michelin GT Challenge At VIR @ Virginia International Raceway in Alton, VA on August 19 (2 hours 40 minutes)
2. Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix Featuring America's Tire 250 @ WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Salinas, CA on September 9th (2 hours 40 minutes)
3. Motul Petit Le Mans @ Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA on Oct 13 (10 hours)
4. Michelin IMSA SportsCar Encore @ Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, FL on November 11 (4 hours)

Classes

1. Prototype (P)
2. GT Le Mans (GTLM)
3. GT Daytona (GTD)

P Drivers Championship
1. 228 pts Eric Curran
1. 228 pts Felipe Nasr

2. 221 pts Filipe Albuquerque

3. 218 pts Jonathan Bennett
3. 218 pts Colin Braun

4. 216 pts Jordan Taylor
4. 216 pts Renger Van Der Zande

5. 206 pts Misha Goikhberg
5. 206 pts Stephen Simpson

6. 203 pts Dane Cameron
6. 203 pts Juan Pablo Montoya

7. 196 pts Ricky Taylor
7. 196 pts Helio Castroneves

8. 180 pts Oliver Jarvis
8. 180 pts Tristan Nunez

9. 172 pts Pipo Derani

10. 170 pts Simon Trummer
10. 170 pts Robert Alon

GTLM Drivers' Championship
1. 241 pts Ryan Briscoe
1. 241 pts Richard Westbrook

2. 237 pts Jan Magnussen
2. 237 pts Antonio Garcia

3. 232 pts Dirk Mueller
3. 232 pts Joey Hand

4. 227 pts Oliver Gavin
4. 227 pts Tommy Milner

5. 225 pts Earl Bamber
5. 225 pts Laurens Vanthoor

6. 218 pts Nick Tandy
6. 218 pts Patrick Pilet

7. 206 pts Alexander Sims
7. 206 pts Connor De Phillippi

8. 190 pts John Edwards
8. 190 pts Jesse Krohn

9. 78 pts Bill Auberlen

10. 63 pts Scott Dixon


Why watch the rest of the season

1. It is North America's premiere sports car series
2. Jordan Taylor
3. Tons of close battles throughout each and every race

Formula 1 and some rally .. that is it