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NHRA GAINESVILLE RACE REPORT EVENT WINNERS Josh Hart (Top Fuel) Sean Bellemeur (Top Alcohol Funny Car) JR Todd (Funny Car) Greg Kamplain (Comp) Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) Sterling Simmons (Super Stock) Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) Jimmy Hildago (Stock) Jose Gonzalez (Pro Mod) Ray Miller (Super Comp) Randal Andras (Top Fuel Harley) Jonathan Anderson (Super Gas) Aaron Stanfield (Factory Stock Showdown) Brandon Miller (Top Sportsman) Rachel Meyer (Top Alcohol Dragster) Jeff Strickland (Top Dragster) TELEVISION • Through March 14th, the Gainesville broadcasts on FOX and FS1 collected 1.756M+ viewers with re-airs still to air. • NHRA projects total viewership, with re-airs, to reach 2.3M—2.4M for the 2021 Gainesville broadcasts. • The Gainesville NHRA on FOX broadcast received the 3rd best viewership since NHRA launched on FOX in 2016. • The Gainesville NHRA on FOX broadcast was the highest viewership since the 2017 Pomona Winternationals. NHRA.TV FOX SPORTS APP • The Gainesville broadcast was streamed by over • The Gainesville broadcast collected 69.9K+ stream 51.4K viewers, with 13.6K+ hours watched. starts, with 15.9K+ total hours watched. AS SEEN ON TV...SEE, SHARE, POST & EMBED • NHRA on FOX 2021 Gatornationals Show Open • 2021 Dodge Drag Pak debuts • Toyota’s historic first two decades in NHRA racing • Cruz Pedregon’s all-new expert team • Goodyear Best of Super-Slow-Motion • Street Car Shootout 2021 NHRA Gatornationals Above are sharable links to select features created for our NHRA on FOX broadcasts. SOCIAL MEDIA (for the week of March 9—15, 2021) • 3.33M Facebook impressions • 1.24M Twitter impressions • 6.98M total social media impressions • 2.09M total social video views MAKING HEADLINES Josh Hart's Top Fuel Win Was Not the Only Eye-Opener at the NHRA Gatornationals - Autoweek.com Camping World's first season-opening NHRA event and Hart's surprising Top Fuel win gave fans plenty to talk about. Tradition went out the window a bit with the AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville, Fla., as the NHRA opened its season in Florida over the weekend rather than at the traditional Winternationals at Pomona. Hart wins in Top Fuel debut to lead Gatornationals champs – Racer.com Rookie Josh Hart won in his Top Fuel debut on Sunday, powering to the victory at the season-opening AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals in his first career NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series start. J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in their respective categories… J.R. Todd wins Gatornationals to end DSR streak, spoil John Force Racing’s return - NBCSports.com J.R. Todd won the season-opening Gatornationals, ended the longest NHRA winning streak by one juggernaut and spoiled the much-hyped return of another. Todd beat Robert Hight in the Funny Car finale Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, crossing the finish line first after both drivers had trouble getting traction on a hot and slippery track. NHRA launches electric race car initiative; bringing automakers, racers, and aftermarket together - NHRA.com The National Hot Rod Association held its first panel discussion with original equipment and aftermarket manufacturers, safety equipment partners, and EV racers to develop strategies to race and showcase this new technology. Wally Parks recognized the importance of connecting automakers and drag racers to allow them both... COMING UP NEXT — DENSO Spark Plugs NHRA Four-Wide Nationals — Las Vegas — April 16 -18, 2021 4/16/2021 NHRA Friday Qualifying (1.5 hours-LIVE) 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET 4/18/2021 NHRA Sunday Qualifying 7:00 AM PT / 10:00 AM ET 4/18/2021 NHRA Final Eliminations 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET *Subject to change .