NHRA POWERade DRAG RACING SERIES ENTERS SIXTH YEAR ON TSN
Thu, 2007-02-08 09:13
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. 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).
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 Xplod 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.
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.
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. 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).
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 Xplod 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.
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.
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