As was touted by NHRA officials and executives at FOX Sports, the organization today revealed the eliminations portion of its 2016 television scheduling, featuring 17 live Sunday broadcasts — four of which will air on the FOX network.

In addition to the live Sunday finals shows (Monday at the NHRA U.S. Nationals), FOX Sports (FS1 and FS2) will also air eight primetime Friday night qualifying shows during the season. The complete qualifying programming schedule is still being assembled, and NHRA officials will be releasing that at a later date.

In all, the NHRA will encompass 120 hours of live and tape-delayed original programming on FOX Sports, FS1, and FS2, and 450 hours of total programming throughout the year, including coverage of the Lucas Oil Series, J&A Service Pro Mod Series, and repeats of the Sunday NHRA Mello Yello eliminations broadcasts.

FOX Sports and the FOX network will air the Winternationals in Pomona, followed by Phoenix, Gainesville, Las Vegas, Houston, Chicago, Brainerd and Indianapolis, along with all six stops in the Countdown to the Championship, live. The eight Friday night qualifying shows will air from the opener and season finale in Pomona, along with Gainesville, both races in Las Vegas, Houston, Atlanta, and Dallas, sandwiched in between.

“We expect the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season to be a major turning point in the history of this sport through the power of live television coverage,” said NHRA president Peter Clifford. “With our new television partner FOX Sports, we will present the majority of our races with live television coverage, and make history on July 24 in Denver when the series has its first Sunday finals show air live on a national broadcast network.”

“This is a historic television package for NHRA drag racing and its fans, and we are thrilled to be able to work together with their team to deliver a powerful package to the largest audience possible,” said Patrick Crakes, senior vice president programming, research and content strategy. “The addition of NHRA racing reaffirms the FOX Sports commitment to motorsports, adding to a stable that now includes all three NASCAR national series, Monster Energy Supercross, FIM MotoGP World Championship, FIA Formula E Championship, the ARCA Racing Series, FIA World Endurance Championship, the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, Monster Jam and others.”

2016 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES TELEVISION SCHEDULE

All times are ET. All shows to air on Fox Sports 1 (FS1) unless otherwise noted. Qualifying shows schedule to be announced at a later date. Schedule is subject to change. Please check local listings.

Event                                                                                              Air Date, Time

Circle K NHRA Winternationals                                                  Finals, Sun., Feb. 14, 5-8 p.m. (LIVE)

Pomona, Calif.

CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals                                   Finals, Sun., Feb. 28, 5-8 p.m. (LIVE)

Phoenix

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals                                  Finals, Sun., March 20, 1-4 p.m. (LIVE)

Gainesville, Fla.

NHRA Nationals                                                                            Finals, Sun., April 3, 5-8 p.m. (LIVE)

Las Vegas

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals                                                        Finals, Sun., April 24, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Charlotte, N.C.

NHRA SpringNationals                                                                 Finals, Sun., May 1, 3-6 p.m. (LIVE)

Houston

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals          Finals, Sun., May 15, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Atlanta

NHRA New England Nationals                                                   Finals, Sun., June 5, 4-7 p.m.

Epping, N.H.

NHRA Summernationals                                                              Finals, Sun., June 12, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Englishtown, N.J.

NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals                                                Finals, Sun., June 19, 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Bristol, Tenn.

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals                           Finals, Sun., June 26, 9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

Norwalk, Ohio

NHRA Route 66 Nationals                                                          Finals, Sun., July 10, 2-5 p.m. (LIVE)

Chicago

Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals                                            Finals, Sun., July 24, 3-6 p.m. (LIVE on FOX)

Denver

Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals                                              Finals, Sun., July 31, 4-7 p.m. (LIVE on FOX)

Sonoma, Calif.

NHRA Northwest Nationals                                                       Finals, Sun., Aug. 7, 4-7 p.m. (LIVE on FOX)

Seattle

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals                                                           Finals, Sun., Aug. 21, 2-5 p.m. (LIVE)

Brainerd, Minn.

Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals                                    Finals, Mon., Sept. 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Indianapolis                                                                                   Finals, Mon., Sept. 5, 1-4 p.m. (LIVE on FOX)

NHRA Carolina Nationals                                                            Finals, Sun., Sept. 18, 2-5 p.m. (LIVE)

Charlotte, N.C.

AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals                                Finals, Sun., Sept. 27, 8:30-11:30 p.m. (LIVE)

St. Louis

NHRA Keystone Nationals                                                          Finals, Sun., Oct. 2, 2-5 p.m. (LIVE)

Reading, Pa.

AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals                                                  Finals, Sun., Oct. 16, 2-5 p.m. (LIVE)

Dallas

NHRA Toyota Nationals                                                              Finals, Sun., Oct. 30, 4-7 p.m. (LIVE)

Las Vegas

Auto Club NHRA Finals                                                                Finals, Sun., Nov. 13, 4-7 p.m. (LIVE)