NHRA ON CANADIAN TV
Highlighting TSN’s 24-event, 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series telecast schedule will be coverage of the final round of eliminations.
The season begins with the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals from the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California and stretches the entire season, concluding with the 44th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, also at the historic quarter-mile track in Pomona, Calif. The coverage also includes programming from the world’s largest and most prestigious drag racing event, the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals from O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis.
For the seventh consecutive year, NHRA has announced that TSN, the all-sports TV network in Canada, will televise all 24 events in the 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series, dedicating nearly 60 hours of programming to NHRA, the fastest and most exciting motorsport in the world.Highlighting TSN’s 24-event, 2008 NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series telecast schedule will be coverage of the final round of eliminations.
The season begins with the 48th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals from the fabled Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California and stretches the entire season, concluding with the 44th annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, also at the historic quarter-mile track in Pomona, Calif. The coverage also includes programming from the world’s largest and most prestigious drag racing event, the 54th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals from O’Reilly Raceway Park in 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); and 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 24 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 Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Drags presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the NHRA O’Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.
2008 NHRA POWERADE DRAG RACING SERIES ON TSN (*)
Event Air Date/Time
CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals Wed., Feb. 13: 1:30 – 5 p.m.
Pomona, Calif.
Checker Schuck’s Kragen NHRA Nationals Wed., Mar. 19: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Phoenix
ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals Thurs., Mar. 20: 12:30–3:30 p.m.
Gainesville, Fla.
O’Reilly NHRA Spring Nationals Thurs., Apr. 3: 3:30 – 6 p.m.
Houston
NHRA SummitRacing.com Nationals Thurs., Apr. 17: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Las Vegas
Summit Racing NHRA Southern Nationals Thurs., May 1: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Atlanta
O’Reilly NHRA Midwest Nationals Tues., May 6: 3:30-6 a.m.
St. Louis
O’Reilly NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Tues., May 20: 1 – 4:30 p.m.
Bristol, Tenn.
O’Reilly NHRA Summer Nationals Thurs., June 5: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Topeka, Kan.
NHRA Route 66 Nationals Thurs., June 12: 3:30 – 5:30 a.m.
Chicago
NHRA SuperNationals Thurs., June 26: 3:30 – 6 a.m.
Englishtown, N.J.
Summit Racing NHRA Nationals Thurs., July 3: 3:30 – 6 a.m.
Norwalk, Ohio
Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Wed., July 16: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Denver
Schuck’s Auto Supply NHRA Nationals Wed., July 23: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Seattle
FRAM-Autolite NHRA Nationals Wed., July 30: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Sonoma, Calif.
Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Wed., Aug. 13: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Brainerd, Minn.
Toyo Tires NHRA Nationals Wed., Aug. 20: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Reading, Pa.
Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Wed., Sept. 10: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Indianapolis Thurs., Sept. 11: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
NHRA Carolinas Nationals Thurs., Sept. 18: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C.
O’Reilly NHRA Fall Nationals Wed., Sept. 24: 12:30-3:30 p.m.
Dallas
O’Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals Wed., Oct. 1: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Memphis, Tenn.
Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals Wed., Oct. 15: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Richmond, Va.
ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Wed., Nov. 5: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Las Vegas
Automobile Club NHRA Finals Thurs., Nov. 20: 12:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Pomona, Calif.
* All times Eastern. Check local listings, times subject to change. NHRA schedule available at tsn.ca.