The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) and its broadcasting team recently received eight prestigious Telly awards and one platinum Viddy award in recognition of their outstanding work. The Telly awards, which honor excellence in video and television, mark the most awards NHRA has received in a single year, bringing their total to 33 Telly awards over the past nine years.

Out of the eight awards, NHRA secured five Silver Tellys in the General Television/Sports category. This recognition was given to the entire NHRA on FOX crew for their coverage of the Reading and Brainerd events, as well as their Pep Boys NHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout show from Indy. The NHRA Senior Director of Production, Rob Hedrick, praised the production team, calling them amazing and highlighting the talent of the creative professionals involved in showcasing "the fastest, most explosive motorsport on earth." He expressed immense joy seeing the team's hard work acknowledged by their industry peers.

The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals held at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading was a significant event that garnered attention. The race, which featured legendary driver and team owner Tony Stewart in the broadcast booth, also marked the first national event at the facility with the Koretsky family as track owners. It attracted a sellout crowd on Saturday and delivered record-breaking viewership. The NHRA race drew an average of 1,678,000 viewers on FOX, with a peak audience of 2.8 million, making it the most-watched NHRA event in history.

In addition to the Telly awards, NHRA also secured a Bronze Telly in the General Sports category for the Pep Boys NHRA Top Fuel All-Star Callout show from Gainesville in March. Their exceptional production "NHRA In 30: They Walked Away" earned them the platinum Viddy award.

The Telly Awards, established in 1979, initially recognized excellence in local, regional, and cable television commercials before expanding to cover non-broadcast video and television programming. With the advent of digital video, the Telly Awards now also celebrates outstanding work produced for both online and offline platforms. With over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, the Telly Awards showcase exceptional projects from esteemed advertising agencies, television stations, production companies, and publishers worldwide.