NHRA NEWS: NHRA POWERADE SERIES ENTERS SIXTH YEAR ON CANADA'S TSN
NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ENTERS SIXTH YEAR ON TSN
GLENDORA, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2007) - NHRA announced today that The Sports Network (TSN) in Canada will televise the NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series' entire 23-event schedule in 2007, dedicating nearly 60 hours of programming to NHRA, the fastest and most exciting motorsport in the world. It is the sixth consecutive year that TSN has featured NHRA POWERade Series programming.
Highlighting TSN's 23-event, 2007 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series telecast schedule will be coverage of the final round of eliminations from each event.
The season begins with the 47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternationals from the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona and stretches the entire season, concluding with the 43rd annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, also at Pomona. The coverage also includes programming from the world's largest and most prestigious drag racing event, the 53rd annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals from O'Reilly Raceway Park at 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); Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Saskatchewan International Raceway).
2007 NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES ON TSN (*) Event Air Date/Time CARQUEST Auto Parts Winternational Fri., Feb. 16: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Pomona, Calif. Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals Tues., Mar. 13: 1:30 - 4 p.m. Phoenix ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Thurs., Mar. 22: 12:30-2:30 p.m. Gainesville, Fla. O'Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Thurs., Apr. 12: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Houston NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals Thurs., Apr. 19: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Las Vegas Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals Thurs., May 3: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Commerce, Ga. O'Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals Thurs., May 17: 12:30 - 3 p.m. St. Louis O'Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Thurs., May 31: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Bristol, Tenn. O'Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Thurs., June 7: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Topeka, Kan. NHRA Route 66 Nationals Thurs., June 21: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Chicago NHRA SuperNationals Thurs., June 28: 3:30 - 6 p.m. Englishtown, N.J. Summit Racing NHRA Nationals Thurs., July 12: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Norwalk, Ohio Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Wed., July 18: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Denver Schuck's Auto Supply NHRA Nationals Wed., July 25: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Seattle FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals Wed., Aug. 1: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Sonoma, Calif. Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Thurs., Aug. 16: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Brainerd, Minn. Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Thurs., Aug. 23: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Reading, Pa. Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Thurs., Sept. 6: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Indianapolis Thurs., Sept. 13: 12:30 - 3 p.m. O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals Thurs., Sept. 20: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Memphis, Tenn. O'Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals Thurs., Oct. 4: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Dallas Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals Thurs., Oct. 11: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Richmond, Va. ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Thurs., Nov. 1: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Las Vegas Automobile Club NHRA Finals Thurs., Nov. 8: 12:30 - 3 p.m. Pomona, Calif. * All times Eastern. Check local listings, times subject to change. NHRA schedule available at tsn.ca.