NHRA NEWS: AMERICAN FORCES NETWORK TO AIR 2007 NHRA POWERADE SERIES PROGRAMMING

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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American FORCES NETWORK TO AIR 2007 NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES TO
MEN AND WOMEN STATIONED OVERSEAS

 

GLENDORA, Calif. (Jan. 30, 2007) - NHRA has announced the continuation
of its relationship with The American Forces Network (AFN) to deliver
the unique sights and sounds of NHRA POWERade Drag Racing to the men and
women stationed overseas.

"The American Forces Network (AFN) graciously thanks the NHRA for
providing our men and women in uniform stationed overseas with race
coverage for the

2007 season," said Jeff White, executive director of the AFN Broadcast
Center.  "The NHRA on AFN is a tremendous morale booster for our
soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines serving in harm's way.  The most
deserving audience in the world are our troops in remote and hostile
locations defending our way of life against terrorism, and providing
humanitarian support to those in need.  We thank the NHRA for helping us
bring them home during these telecasts."

The U.S. Armed Forces, along with DoD civilian employees and their
families, will be able to follow the NHRA's POWERade Drag Racing Series
all season long on AFN and the U.S. Navy's Direct-to-Sailor (DTS)
television service to ships at sea.

In an agreement with the NHRA and ESPN, Inc., the AFN Broadcast Center
plans to provide tape delayed distribution of ESPN2's television
coverage of the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series on its AFN | sports and
AFN | prime channels, along with the U.S. Navy's DTS television service.
For more information about AFN, log on to: www.afrts.osd.mil
<http://www.afrts.osd.mil/>  or www.myafn.net <http://www.myafn.net/> 

Located on March Air Reserve Base near Riverside, Calif., the AFN
Broadcast Center distributes U.S. radio and television news,
entertainment and sports programming, along with DoD information
products, via satellite to approximately 850,000 DoD military and
civilian employees, and their families, stationed overseas in 176
countries and U.S. territories, and aboard more than 180 U.S. Navy ships
at sea. 

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 Xpold Sport Compact Racing
Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Drags
presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag
Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.

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