Thu, 8 Feb 2007, 07:20 PM NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series Enters Sixth Year on TSN

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

GLENDORA, Calif. -- 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).

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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