NHRA Sportsman Spotlights, showcasing sportsman racers and NHRA member track network, to air on Inside Drag Racing

NHRA announced that ESPN2 and ESPN2 HD will continue to air 16 one-hour
shows with coverage from select NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series
national events in 2009.  In addition, the popular NHRA Sportsman
Spotlights, focusing on sportsman racers in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag
Racing Series and NHRA’s member track network, will return on Inside
Drag Racing.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series will be showcased on ESPN2 and
ESPN2HD on a tape-delay basis as part of NHRA’s exclusive relationship
with ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports. ESPN2 is now available in
more than 96 million households.

Drag Racing’s definitive pre-race show, NHRA Race Day, returns for third season

The worldwide leader in sports television will join forces with NHRA
for a ninth consecutive season in 2009 as ESPN2 returns as the
exclusive network of the 24-race NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series.
ESPN2 is now available in more than 96 million households.

It’s a partnership that began in 2001 and has grown stronger with each
and every year of the relationship.  In 2008 the fast-growing NHRA Full
Throttle Series delivered nine percent ratings growth on its Sunday
elimination broadcast.

Organization provides capital to racing teams, increases fan participation and loyalty, and supports charitable groups

Veteran motorsports journalist Bob Margolis was named national
development director for the motorsports division of iTeam Sports.  The
non-profit organization provides capital to qualified racing teams and
other sports by giving fans actual, affordable ownership and
participation in their favorite teams.  iTeam Sports also provides
financial support to local and national charitable organizations
through the purchase of team shares and all share dividends.

“Bob is a well respected member of the motorsports community,” said
Steve Levenson, founder and owner of iTeam Sports.  “Having someone of
his caliber and knowledge of the motorsports industry is not only an
asset to our organization, but will also help enhance the fan-racing
team relationship.”

NHRA has announced the continuation of its relationship with the
American Forces Network (AFN) to deliver the unique sights and sounds
of NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing to the men and women stationed
overseas.

"NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing programming increases our ability to
provide our worldwide American Forces Network audience with the best
sports coverage from back home,” said Larry Marotta, Chief of
Television at the AFN Broadcast Center.  “We are delighted by the
generosity of the NHRA and proudly welcome their excellent programs to
our showcase of American television.”

Tom “the Mongoose” McEwen, Walker Evans, Frank Kurtis, and Malcolm Smith have been nominated for the 10th Annual
Justice Brothers-Shav Glick Award which recognizes those who have made distinguished contributions to motorsports in California.

Named in honor of Shav Glick, who passed away in 2007. Glick was a
long-time motorsports writer for the Los Angeles Times and a member of
the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America.

After
completing the best season of his drag racing career, Terry McMillen,
driver of the Amalie Oil Top Fuel Dragster, is making plans for an even
bigger 2009 season. McMillen made five final round appearances with two
wins in IHRA competition in route to a third place finish in
championship points. He also competed and qualified in two NHRA events,
including the 13th spot in the fastest field in NHRA 1,000 foot history
during the ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

"We've been blessed with some of the best partners in the business,"
McMillen said from his Indiana race shop. "It's no secret that this is
probably the toughest economy that most people have faced in their
lifetime. It's been tough on racers, race teams and on families all
over the world. Our partners have remained solid through this down
period and we're focused on helping them grow even more during 2009."

Veteran drag racer Troy Coughlin will race for two world championships in 2009 and with a massive 830 cubic inch powerplant under
the hood of his brand-new Jerry Haas-built JEGS.com Pontiac GXP, he's
certainly going to have the horsepower to get it done.

Coughlin plans to contest the National Muscle Car Association's Pro
Street category as well as the American Drag Racing League's Extreme
Pro Stock class. The classes are similar enough that he can use the
same racecar in both sanctions, and with only one conflicting date
between the NMCA and ADRL, he'll have a chance to race in 16 of 17
events.

Eleven wins over the past three IHRA season gave Dale Creasy, Jr. two consecutive World Championships. He's hoping the number eleven is his lucky number.

Creasy will undergo his 11th surgery today to repair damage to the leg
he injured during a July '08 race in Edmonton. Through it all, Creasy
remains upbeat. "I'm not going to let it whip me," he said before the
surgery. "I'm looking forward to going back to Edmonton and whipping
that track. We were leading that race when the transmission failure
happened. Our team deserves to go back out there and beat that track.
The great fans in Edmonton and drag racing fans from all over the world
have shown so much support to me during this time. I'm determined to
get back out there as a way to say thank you to them."

Petition drive sends the ADRL back to Georgia on April 10-11

American Drag Racing League officials announced today that round number
two of the 2009 National Guard ADRL tour, will take place at Cook
County Georgia's South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP) located in
Cecil, Georgia on April 10-11.

In doing so, it gives the phrase "back by popular demand" a whole new meaning for the National Guard ADRL.

When the 2009 National Guard ADRL event schedule was being drawn up,
ADRL officials had looked to expanding the tour into Florida. But late
last week, a package filled with a petition containing over 6100 names
of south Georgia and north Florida race fans arrived at the ADRL's
O'Fallon headquarters. It had ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling
placing a phone call to SGMP general manager Tim Fleming.

Drag racing promoter Dave Hance shattered both ends of the quarter mile Drag Radial World Record this past weekend while competing
at the U.S. Street Nationals in Bradenton, Fla. On two separate passes
Dave ran the record setting performances, a 6.93 ET and a 223.07 mph
blast behind the wheel of his 1993 Stock Suspension Ford Mustang on DOT
radial tires minus wheelie bars.

After a mishap during the Shakedown at E’town event, the car was
repaired in three weeks. In a few short months, all memories of the
mishap proved to be distant.