Five live elimination broadcasts highlight more than 100 hours of television programming of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series on ESPN and ESPN2.

The five races that will showcase live coverage of eliminations are the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway near Houston, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio’s Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park and Chicago’s NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.

Five live elimination broadcasts highlight more than 100 hours of television programming of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series on ESPN and ESPN2.

The five races that will showcase live coverage of eliminations are the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Charlotte, N.C., the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals at Royal Purple Raceway near Houston, the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol (Tenn.) Dragway, the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Norwalk, Ohio’s Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park and Chicago’s NHRA Route 66 Nationals at Route 66 Raceway.

Three of those live races – Charlotte, Bristol and Norwalk – will air on ESPN.

The 2015 season will open with ESPN2’s coverage of the tradition-rich Circle K NHRA Winternationals at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona in Southern California with a 90-minute qualifying show on Saturday, Feb. 7 at 10 p.m. (ET) and a three-hour eliminations show on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 7:30 p.m. (ET). ESPN’s full schedule of NHRA races is below.

The Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, the world’s most-prestigious drag race, will once again be showcased via 10 hours of coverage over Labor Day weekend on both ESPN and ESPN2.

Each stop in the six-race NHRA Mello Yello Countdown to the Championship, NHRA’s playoffs, will once again be highlighted by a three-hour eliminations show in primetime on ESPN2. Qualifying show times for the Countdown to the Championship races will be announced at a later date.

Host Dave Rieff and analyst Mike Dunn return to the broadcast booth and will be joined by pit reporters Gary Gerould and John Kernan as ESPN begins its 15th season of NHRA telecasts. ESPN veteran Rieff begins his third season as the show anchor and Dunn, a former Top Fuel and Funny Car driver with 22 career NHRA victories, will start his 14th season providing color commentary.

All telecasts will air in high definition on ESPN or ESPN2 and are available in some 95 million households nationwide. The telecasts will feature competition from each of the four classes in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series. In addition, ESPN will provide Sunday re-airs of most late qualifying shows that originate in the early morning hours on the East Coast.

2015 NHRA MELLO YELLO DRAG RACING SERIES TELEVISION SCHEDULE

All times Eastern. All shows to air on ESPN2 unless otherwise noted. Schedule is subject to change. Please check local listings.

Event Air Date, Time

Circle K NHRA Winternationals Qualifying,Sat., Feb. 7, 10-11:30 p.m.
Pomona, Calif. Eliminations, Sun., Feb. 8, 7:30-10:30 p.m.

CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Qualifying,Sun., Feb. 22, 1-3 a.m.
Phoenix Qualifying re-air,Feb. 22, 6-8 p.m.
Eliminations,Sun., Feb. 22, 8-11 p.m.

Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals Qualifying,Sun., March 15, 1:30-3:30 a.m.
Gainesville, Fla. Qualifying re-air,March 15, 7-9 a.m.

Eliminations,Sunday, March 15, 7-9 p.m.

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Qualifying,Sat., March 28, 8-10 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C. Eliminations,Sunday, March 29, 2-5 p.m.(LIVE on ESPN)

SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals Qualifying,Sat., April 11, 6-8 p.m.
Las Vegas Eliminations,Sun., April 12, 8-11 p.m.

O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals Qualifying,Sat., April 25, 6-8 p.m.
Houston Eliminations,Sun., April 26, 2-5 p.m.(LIVE)

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals Qualifying, Sat., May 16, 9-11 p.m.
Atlanta
Eliminations, Sun., May 17,9 p.m.-Midnight

NHRA Kansas Nationals Qualifying,Sat., May 23, 6-8 p.m.
Topeka, Kan.
Eliminations,Sun., May 24, 10 p.m.-1 a.m.

Toyota NHRA Summernationals Qualifying, Sat., June 6,11 p.m.-1 a.m.
Englishtown, N.J. Eliminations, Sun., June 7,9 p.m.-Midnight

NHRA New England Nationals Qualifying, Sat., June 13, 8-10 p.m.
Epping, N.H.
Eliminations,Sun., June 14, 5-8 p.m.

NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals Qualifying,Sat., June 20, 7-9 p.m.
Bristol, Tenn.
Eliminations,Sun., June 21, 3-6 p.m.(LIVE on ESPN)

Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Qualifying,Sat., July 4, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Norwalk, Ohio
Eliminations,Sun., July 5, 1-4 p.m.(LIVE on ESPN)

NHRA Route 66 Nationals Qualifying, Sat., July 11,10 p.m.-Midnight
Chicago
Eliminations,Sun., July 12, 2-5 p.m.(LIVE)

Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals Qualifying,Sat., July 25, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.
Denver
Eliminations, Sun., July 26,9 p.m.-Midnight

NHRA Sonoma Nationals Qualifying, Sat., Aug. 1, 7-9 p.m.
Sonoma, Calif.
Eliminations,Sun., Aug. 2, 8-11 p.m.

NHRA Northwest Nationals Qualifying, Sat., Aug. 8,11 p.m.-1 a.m.
Seattle
Eliminations,Sun., Aug. 9, 8-11 p.m.

Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Qualifying, Sat., Aug. 22, 11 p.m.-1 a.m.
Brainerd, Minn. Eliminations, Sun., Aug. 23, 9 p.m.-Midnight

Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals Qualifying, Sun., Sept. 6,11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.(ESPN)
Indianapolis
Qualifying, Sun., Sept. 6,11 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Eliminations,Mon., Sept. 7, 4-7 p.m.(ESPN)

NHRA Carolina Nationals Qualifying, Sat., Sept. 19, TBD
Charlotte, N.C.
Eliminations,Sun., Sept. 20, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals Qualifying,Sat., Sept. 26, TBD
St. Louis
Eliminations,Sun., Sept. 27, 8:30-11:30 p.m.

NHRA Keystone Nationals Qualifying, Sat., Oct. 3, TBD
Reading, Pa.
Eliminations,Sun., Oct. 4, 8-11 p.m.

AAA Texas NHRA FallNationals Qualifying, Sat., Oct. 17, TBD
Dallas
Eliminations,Sun., Oct. 18, 8-11 p.m.

NHRA Toyota Nationals Qualifying,Sat., Oct. 31, TBD
Las Vegas
Eliminations,Sun., Nov. 1, 8-11 p.m.

Auto Club NHRA Finals Qualifying,Sat., Nov. 14, TBD
Pomona, Calif.
Eliminations,Sun., Nov. 15, 7:30-10:30 p.m.