Yep... NHRA has sold all of the professional class assets to a damn holding company associated with directv.. i can see this going bad places. from what i've heard, within the deal nhra also sold the 4 tracks that they owned to the company, including Indianapolis Raceway Park, and a long-term lease to Pomona (which they do not own)
here's the full article.
http://www.nhra.com/content/news/20723.htm