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NHRA Powerade Drag Racing series Renews On TSN!
NHRA - February 1, 2008
NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series on TSN
For the seventh consecutive year, NHRA has announced that TSN, the all-sports TV network in Canada, will televise all 24 events in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, dedicating nearly 60 hours of programming to NHRA, the fastest and most exciting motorsport in the world.
Highlighting TSN’s 24-event, 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series telecast schedule will be coverage of the final round of eliminations.
The season begins with the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals from the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California and stretches the entire season, concluding with the 44th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, also at the historic quarter-mile track in Pomona, Calif. The coverage also includes programming from the world’s largest and most prestigious drag racing event, the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals from O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
NHRA sanctions eight member tracks in Canada, offering many of its popular grassroots sportsman racing programs. NHRA’s Canadian member tracks include: Luskville, Quebec (Luskville Dragway); Napierville, Quebec (Napierville Raceway); St. Sparta, Ont. (St. Thomas Dragway); Medicine Hat, Alberta (M.H.D.R.A. Dragstrip); Mission, British Columbia (Mission Raceway); Ashcroft, British Columbia (Nl'Akapxm Eagle Motorplex); Prince George, British Columbia (North Central Motorsports Park); and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan International Raceway).
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Drags presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.
| 2008 NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES ON TSN (*) |
| Air date |
Event |
Time* |
| Feb. 13 |
CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals, Pomona, Calif. |
1:30-5 p.m. |
| March 19 |
Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals, Phoenix |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| March 20 |
ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals, Gainesville, Fla. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| April 3 |
O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals, Houston |
3:30-6 p.m. |
| April 17 |
NHRA Summitracing.com Nationals, Las Vegas |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| May 1 |
Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals, Atlanta |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| May 6 |
NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis |
3:30-6 a.m. |
| May 20 |
O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals, Bristol, Tenn. |
1-4:30 p.m. |
| June 5 |
O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals, Topeka, Kan. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| June 12 |
NHRA Route 66 Nationals, Chicago |
3:30-5:30 a.m. |
| June 26 |
NHRA SuperNationals, Englishtown, N.J. |
3:30-6 a.m. |
| July 3 |
Summit Racing NHRA Nationals, Norwalk, Ohio |
3:30-6 a.m. |
| July 16 |
Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals, Denver |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| July 23 |
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals, Seattle |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| July 30 |
FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals, Sonoma, Calif. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 13 |
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals, Brainerd, Minn. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Aug. 20 |
Toyo Tires Nationals, Reading, Pa. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 10 |
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 11 |
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Indianapolis |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 18 |
NHRA Carolinas Nationals, Charlotte, N.C. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Sept. 24 |
O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals, Dallas |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 1 |
O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals, Memphis, Tenn. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Oct. 15 |
Virginia NHRA Nationals, Richmond, Va. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 5 |
ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals, Las Vegas |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
| Nov. 20 |
Auto Club NHRA Finals, Pomona, Calif. |
12:30-3:30 p.m. |
* All times Eastern. Check local listings, times subject to change. NHRA schedule available at www.tsn.ca.
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