The NHRA Fantasy Drag Racing game will return for 2009 despite losing its major sponsor.

CompetitionPlus.com and last year's participants received the following statement from the commisioner.

"Sponsor or not, and right now it's not, we're back for another season of fantasy drag racing. We're finally ready for registrations so you can submit your eight starters in time for Pomona by this coming Friday at 12:00 AM Arizona time.

"Yes, 12:00 AM means midnight. Most people will say Thursday at midnight. That means if you wake up Friday morning and it's light outside you missed the deadline.

"Yes, you have to re-register. If you're a Private League player you'll have to start a new league or wait until a buddy sends notice that he or she has started a Private League and wants you to join. But remember, you can only be in one Private League per season.

"Our advice is to organize your players by email, phone, texting or smoke signals and pick one person to start the league before you do anything; otherwise you could have too many Private Leagues and not enough players.

"Also, players can not join your Private League until after they have registered for the game. NOTE: You won't see a report showing all Private League players until after the first race.

"To register and make your selections, go to www.nhrafantasygame.com now!

"P.S. We're starting the season with every intention of running all the way through November. If we can't find a sponsor we may have to pass around a PayPal hat to help with costs, but hopefully not.