NHRA Extends Broadcast Rights Agreement With Fox Sports

The NHRA has inked an extension of its media-rights deal with Fox Sports through at least the middle of this decade. Fox and the drag racing series first linked up for the ’16 season after NHRA’s 14-year relationship with ESPN ended after ‘15. Fox and NHRA are announcing the new renewal this afternoon. The sides are not giving out a specific year the deal goes through, but Fox Sports President Mark Silverman wrote in a prepared statement that network execs will work to “grow the sport beyond the middle of this decade.” Events from the NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing Series air on FS1, Fox and FS2 as part of the deal.

The NHRA’s media group helps produce the events with Fox, and the sides said that the deal includes “expanded coverage on the Fox broadcast network and FS1, an NFL adjacent event and five hours of Finals coverage at the NHRA U.S. Nationals over Labor Day Weekend each year.”