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GLENDORA, Calif. – NHRA today announced the 10-race J&A Service NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series will once again be televised on the Velocity Channel.
The series returns to action at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, March 12-15, at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, and concludes the season at the NHRA Toyota Nationals, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Each race will air in a half-hour show on the Discovery Network-owned Velocity Channel. Velocity Channel features the best in automotive, sports, leisure and travel programming. The shows will be produced by Masters Entertainment Group and are scheduled to air during 10 consecutive weeks in the fourth quarter of 2015.
Highlights from the Gainesville event will air on Oct. 4 and each show will air in subsequent weeks. The shows will replay on MAVTV and the REV’N network and each show will air six times.
“The Series was well received by the network and we have planned more improvements in the series with more driver, crew chief, and car owner interviews this year,” said Ted Jones, executive producer of Masters Entertainment Group. “We sincerely appreciate NHRA selecting MEG to produce this series.”
Featuring the world’s fastest and most unique doorslammer race cars, highlighted by a variety of classic hot rods as well as late model cars, the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series offers something for every kind of hot-rodding enthusiast.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 24 national events featuring the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series and NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Street program and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 5 to 17. In addition, NHRA owns and operates five racing facilities: Atlanta Dragway in Georgia; Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville in Florida; National Trail Raceway in Ohio; Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis; and Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California. For more information, log on to NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.
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