NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series Rumbles Into Thunder Valley This Weekend

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The NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series will be in Thunder Valley this weekend.

Drag racing’s top series will hit the track in Bristol for the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at the famed racing facility, which also includes Bristol Motor Speedway. Coverage of this weekend’s events begins Saturday on ESPN2 with same-day coverage of qualifying beginning at 8pm ET. Final Eliminations will be broadcast live on ESPN Sunday afternoon at 3pm ET.  Those with access to ESPN3 can also catch eliminations live online Sunday at noon. Dave Rieff will have the call for this weekend’s events. He will be joined in the booth by analyst Mike Dunn for additional commentary. Gary Gerould and John Kernan will be in the pits with all of the latest news from each team throughout the weekend.

Coming into this weekend’s events, Antron Brown leads the Top Fuel division with team-mate Tony Schumacher thirty-three points back in second. Schumacher closed the gap after his latest win this past weekend at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire. Legendary funny car driver John Force took another step towards the top spot in the Funny Car division after his win last weekend. And Pro Stock points Leader widened his lead in that division after also making the podium this past weekend. The win widens his lead over Erica Enders to seventy points.

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NHRA, ESPN Head West This Weekend For Season’s Next Event

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Jason Line, Khalid Albalooshi, and NHRA legend John Force each opened the 2014 NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series season with wins in their respective divisions of drag racing’s top series.  This weekend, the trio look to follow up their season opening victories with wins in the next event on the series’ schedule.

Drag Racing’s top series will be in Phoenix this weekend for the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals.  This weekend’s race will come live from that Wild Horse Motorsports Park in Phoenix.  Qualifying will be broadcast live online via ESPN3 Friday evening at 6pm, and on ESPN2 Sunday morning at 2am.  ESPN2 will then re-broadcast qualifying Sunday morning at 8am.  Audiences can catch final eliminations live online via ESPN3 Sunday afternoon at 3pm.  ESPN2 will re-air live eliminations on television beginning at 8pm ET.  Coverage of this weekend’s events will also be available on WatchESPN.

Dave Reiff will anchor this weekend’s events.  He will be joined by analyst Mike Dunn.  The complete broadcast schedule for the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals is listed below.

CARQUEST AUTO PARTS NHRA NATIONALS BROADCAST SCHEDULE

Date	Time	Event	Network
Fri, Feb 21	6 p.m.	Qualifying (live)	ESPN3
Sun, Feb 23	2 a.m.	Qualifying	ESPN2
	8 a.m.	Qualifying (re-air)	ESPN2
	1 p.m.	Eliminations (live)	ESPN3
	8 p.m.	Eliminations	ESPN2

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ESPN Networks Open 14th Season Of NHRA Coverage This Weekend

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The NHRA Mello Yellow Drag Racing Series kicks off its 2014 season this weekend on ESPN.

ESPN’s broadcast of the 54^th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pamona, California kicks off the fourteenth season that the Worldwide Leader in sports has broadcast drag racing’s top series.  ESPN3 will carry live qualifying Friday, February 7^th at 6:30pm ET.  Live eliminations will be carried on ESPN3 beginning Sunday, February 9^th at 2pm ET.   Qualifying will be broadcast Saturday, February 8^th at 11pm ET on ESPN2.  Final eliminations will be broadcast Sunday, February 9^th at 8pm ET on ESPN.  Dave Rieff will anchor the weekend’s events.  He will be joined by analyst Mike Dunn.

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