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ESPN and ESPN2's coverage of Thoroughbred racing consisted of NTRA Racing to the Kentucky Derby., [1] Road To The World Thoroughbred Championships/NTRA Racing to the Breeders' Cup, a series of prep races for the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships, the post position draw for the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes undercard races, the Kentucky ...
ESPN SpeedWorld (formerly Auto Racing '79–'86) is a former television series broadcast on ESPN from 1979 to 2006. The program that was based primarily based around NASCAR, CART, IMSA, Formula One, NHRA, and IHRA. The theme music is based on the piano interlude from "18th Avenue (Kansas City Nightmare)" by Cat Stevens.
NHRA events have been broadcast on television, with such efforts dating back as far as 1983. By the 1990s, events were split between ESPN, NBC, and The Nashville Network, all produced by Diamond P Sports. TNN also broadcast a weekly highlight program, NHRA Today.
Traditionally a Labor Day weekend event, the eliminations are usually held on Monday, but moved to Sunday in 2020 and 2021 because of logistics as a result of the coronavirus pandemic compacted the NHRA schedule and for live television purposes (the final round airs live on Fox), and is the longest-running Labor Day motorsports event in the ...
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada. With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
The Mission #2Fast2Tasty NHRA Challenge is a collaboration between NHRA and Mission Foods, introduced in the 2023 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series. [9] The challenge spices up Saturday qualifying schedule at regular-season events. Semifinalists from the previous race compete anew, culminating in a final during the last qualifying session.
On September 2, 2020, the NHRA released the final schedule where after the fourth consecutive round at Lucas Oil Raceway, the NHRA U.S. Nationals, the remainder of the schedule. Only two races originally on the schedule for that time of the year were held, in Madison, IL at World Wide Technology Raceway and in Ennis, TX at the Texas Motorplex .
The 2021 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Season was announced on October 6, 2020. [1]It is the 66th season of the National Hot Rod Association's top drag racing competition. . The NHRA will have 20 Top Fuel and Funny Car events, 17 Pro Stock events (17 Championship NHRA Formula and 5 Non-Championship Mountain Motor Formula; 2 events will showcase both classes), and 15 Pro Stock Motorcycle even