NHRA Welcomes New Facilities to its Member Track Program

        GLENDORA, Calif. (March 24, 2004) - The NHRA expanded its member
track program, signing eight new drag racing facilities to membership
agreements, it was announced today by NHRA officials.
        The eight facilities are located in the in the Southeast, North
Central, South Central, West Central and Northwest divisions and all will
participate in the NHRA Summit Drag Racing Series and the NHRA O'Reilly
Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League.
        "We continue to move forward with our track membership program and
welcome these facilities to the NHRA family," said Tom Compton, NHRA
president. "These eight tracks join the growing number of facilities that
endorse and showcase NHRA grassroots programs. With the programs and
services NHRA provides to member tracks, we are constantly expanding our
presence in various markets and promoting the safe and exciting drag racing
that the NHRA is known for."
        The North Central division is adding three new member tracks.
Thompson Drag Raceway, located northeast of Cleveland, is the lone
quarter-mile drag strip to join the division. Midstate Dragway in Havana,
Ill., and E.T. Raceway in Bloomfield, Ind., are two eighth-mile tracks
joining the NHRA.
        Rusk, Texas, is the home of the South Central division's newest
quarter-mile facility. Cherokee County Motorsports Park joins the NHRA and
will host one of the divisional events that make up the Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series. The eight-mile drag strip at Houston Motorsports Park also
joins the division.
        The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series also will make a stop at the
newest member track of the Southeast division, South Georgia Motor Sports
Park near Valdosta, Ga., approximately 60 miles northeast of Tallahassee,
Fla.
        The West Central division will be joined by Oahe Speedway in
Pierre, N.D., while Bonanza Dragway in Walla Walla, Wash., is the newest
member of the Northwest division. Both facilities house an eighth-mile drag
strip.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning body
for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 23 national
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 Sport Compact Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit
Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Program. The NHRA also offers the
NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.