All about the money IMO.
"Getting to those numbers, the NHRA’s qualifying and eliminations broadcasts have averaged a .02 rating and little more than 300,000 viewers and a .03 rating and just under 400,000 viewers, respectively. Likewise, Street Outlaws, which airs on Monday nights on Discovery, has averaged in the neighborhood of 1.5 million viewers and a 0.6 rating. That’s more than four times the number of Americans tuned in to watch the one-hour program on Discovery versus those watching NHRA drag racing."
http://www.dragzine.com/project-silv...ra-broadcasts/
I would say the NHRA is wanting a piece of the pie and if one is to believe cast member posts on YB, it seems they asked to get involved with the show and were told to F off early on.
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Originally Posted by BonzoHansen
I'm not sure what is dumber, that show or the NHRA's letters
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But unlike horrbilby boring drag racing on late night ESPN, what other show show cases high HP drag cars to such success? While it pretends to be something illegal, its drawing a ton of attention to the car aspect of things. I appericate that. Much better than another housewives of kazxaskstan.