As a show of its strengthening commitment to the NHRA POWERade Drag
Racing Series, ESPN2/ESPN2HD will be presenting 21 of the 24 races
during the 2008 season in the coveted 7-11 p.m. ET prime time viewing
window.
This year marks the eighth consecutive year of NHRA’s exclusive
broadcasting partnership with ESPN. The season begins with the 48th
annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals from Auto Club Raceway
at Pomona, Feb. 7-10.
Outside of races in Houston, Topeka and Chicago, which are scheduled to
air late Sunday afternoon, every NHRA POWERade Series race during the
2008 season will begin or end between 7 and 11 p.m. ET. During the
last half of the season, NHRA will be featured in the same time slot, 7
-10 p.m., for 10 of the final 14 races.
Additionally, the popular pre-race show that debuted in 2007, NHRA Race
Day presented by Lucas Oil, will be back in 2008, once again being
produced on-site to allow fans attending the Sunday race a chance to
watch – and participate – in the show. It will air on Sunday race
days at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2/ESPN2HD.