IHRA CHANGES GRAND BEND AND NEW HAMPSHIRE DATES ON 2007 EMAX NITRO JAM™ DRAG RACING SERIES SCHEDULE

NORWALK, Ohio (November 8, 2006) – IHRA has announced a change to the 2007 eMax Nitro Jam™ Drag Racing Series schedule. The MOPAR Canadian Nationals at Grand Bend (Ontario) Motorplex will be held July 20 – 22 and the Amalie Oil North American Nationals at New England (Epping, N.H.) Dragway moves to August 10 – 12.

The North American Nationals, previously held in September and originally scheduled next year in July, has been moved to August to accommodate an unforeseen conflict for one of the event sponsors.

“After releasing the 2007 schedule in October, there became an event conflict with one of our major partners for the North American Nationals,” said IHRA vice president of race operations Skooter Peaco. “The new weekend in August allows us to avoid conflicts with any other event in the area. It gives the event the full attention in the market, which will be good for everyone.”

Originally scheduled the first weekend in June, the MOPAR Canadian Nationals will move to the newly opened July 20 – 22 weekend.

“By moving the event, it not only eliminates the need for race teams to make two back-to-back weekends, but moves the Canadian Nationals to a weekend that historically has experienced much better weather,” said Peaco. “The team at Grand Bend embraced the idea of moving their event into the peak tourist season and so did our partners at Mopar and Castrol. The Grand Bend area grows from a small town in early June to a booming town in July when beach season is in full swing. Not only will this change put the event in front of more spectators, it will give us better odds at having a great weather weekend.”

The 2007 IHRA eMax Nitro Jam Drag Racing Series schedule is list below. For more information, log onto IHRA.com. Media requests should be directed to Travis Reynolds at (419) 660-4225, travisreynolds@livenation.com, or Mike Perry, (419) 660-4213, mikeperryihra@livenation.com.

2007 IHRA EMAX NITRO JAM DRAG RACING SERIES REVISED NATIONAL EVENT SCHEDULE

March 23 – 25
Amalie Oil Texas Nationals
San Antonio Raceway

April 20 – 22
IHRA Spring Nationals Presented by Advance Auto Parts
Rockingham Dragway

May 25 – 27
Skull Shine Sooner Nationals
Tulsa Raceway Park

June 15 – 17
IHRA World Nationals
Mansfield Motorsports Park

July 6 – 8
CARS RV & Marine & Motorsports Rocky Mountain Nationals Presented by Torco Race Fuels
Castrol Raceway

July 20 – 22
MOPAR Canadian Nationals Presented by Castrol
Grand Bend Motorplex

August 3 – 5
Torco Racing Fuels Northern Nationals
US 131 Motorsports Park

August 10 – 12
Amalie Oil North American Nationals presented by New England Dodge Dealers
New England Dragway

August 24 – 26
Suzuki Motor City Nationals
Milan Dragway

September 7 – 9
IHRA Canadian Nationals
Toronto Motorsports Park

September 28 – 30
Torco Race Fuels President’s Cup Nationals
Maryland International Raceway

October 19 – 21
IHRA World Finals
Rockingham Dragway