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NHRA, FOX Sports announce 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing TV schedule

With eight telecasts slated for the FOX broadcast network (FOX), NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series television schedule.
01 Nov 2021
Posted by NHRA.com staff
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With eight telecasts slated for the FOX broadcast network (FOX), NHRA and FOX Sports have announced the 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series television schedule.

All 22 races will be broadcast on either FOX or FS1, including an event in the Countdown to the Championship once again airing on FOX adjacent to a FOX NFL broadcast.

That exciting opportunity took place for the first time in 2021, with the NHRA enjoying its most-viewed telecast of all time amidst a season full of impressive viewership numbers across the FOX Sports networks.

The 2022 NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series season begins with the 62nd annual Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com on Feb. 17-20 at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona and airing on FS1.

The first telecast on FOX in 2022 is the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals in Bristol on June 19, beginning a string of five straight races that will appear live on the national broadcast network. That includes the famed three-race Western Swing that starts on July 15 in Denver and includes stops in Sonoma and Seattle.

The NHRA U.S. Nationals from Indianapolis airs on FOX and FS1 on Aug. 31-Sept. 5, with fans enjoying final eliminations of the world’s biggest drag race and the final race of the regular season on the network.

A trio of early-season events will have a motorsports lead-in on FS1, and the final 14 races of the season, including all six races in the Countdown to the Championship, include live coverage of eliminations on Sunday on either FOX or FS1. 

NHRA’s special and highly anticipated All-Star Shootout events in the nitro categories will also be broadcast on FS1, with the Top Fuel NHRA All-Star Shootout taking place on Saturday, March 12, as part of the NHRA Gatornationals. That specialty race will air on FS1, and the Funny Car NHRA All-Star Shootout will also air on FS1 on Sunday, Sept. 4 as part of the prestigious NHRA U.S. Nationals.

The NHRA and FOX relationship began in 2016, and NHRA and FOX Sports announced a multiyear extension of their agreement last year, including expanded coverage, the NFL adjacent event during the Countdown to the Championship, and five hours of finals coverage at the NHRA U.S. Nationals over Labor Day Weekend each year.

Brian Lohnes and two-time NHRA Funny Car champion Tony Pedregon will return to the booth for the FOX NHRA broadcast team, with reporting from two-time NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series national champion Bruno Massel, Amanda Busick, and Jamie Howe. 

FOX Sports and NHRA also are scheduling NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series broadcasts, and E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by J&A Service broadcasts across FOX Sports networks.

NHRA races will appear in Canada and the Caribbean through FOX Sports Racing, as well as through the FOX Sports app.

DateEventStart Time (ET)b
Feb. 20Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals presented by ProtectTheHarvest.com10 p.m.FS1
Feb. 27NHRA Arizona Nationals7 p.m.FS1
Mar. 12Top Fuel NHRA Allstar Shootout at the NHRA Gatornationals7 p.m.FS1
Mar. 13*AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals7 p.m.FS1
Apr. 3NHRA Four-Wide Nationals7 p.m.FS1
Apr. 24Mopar Express Lane NHRA SpringNationals presented by Pennzoil7 p.m.FS1
May. 1NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals7 p.m.FS1
May 15Virginia NHRA Nationals6:30 p.m.FS1
Jun. 5NHRA New England Nationals7 p.m.FS1
Jun. 19NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals3 p.m.FOX
Jun. 26Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals3 p.m.FOX
Jul. 17Dodge//SRT Mile-High NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil3 p.m.FOX
Jul. 24NHRA Sonoma Nationals4 p.m.FOX
Jul. 31Flav-R-Pac NHRA Northwest Nationals4 p.m.FOX
Aug. 14Menards NHRA Nationals presented by PetArmor2 p.m.FS1
Aug. 21Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals3:30 p.m.FOX
Sept. 4Funny Car NHRA Allstar Shootout at the NHRA U.S. Nationals4 p.m.FS1
Sept. 5*Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals - Round 111 a.m.FS1
Sept. 5*Dodge//SRT NHRA U.S. Nationals1 p.m.FOX
Sept. 18Mopar Express Lane NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil2 p.m.FS1 or FOX
Sept. 25NHRA Carolina Nationals2 p.m.FS1 or FOX
Oct. 2NHRA Midwest Nationals2 p.m.FS1 or FOX
Oct. 16Texas NHRA FallNationals3 p.m.FS1
Oct. 30Dodge//SRT NHRA Nationals presented by Pennzoil5 p.m.FS1
Nov. 13Auto Club NHRA Finals4 p.m.FS1