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NBC Sports extends truck racing partnership

NBC Sports and Championship Off Road Racing (CORR) have extended their partnership through 2009 with NBC increasing its programmng commitment to the sport.

NBC Sports has increased its programming time for CORR by six and a half hours per year, agreeing to air nine, 90-minute programmes for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

"We are extremely pleased with the response from our audience in the first year of NBC Sports' broadcasts of CORR," said Jon Miller, Executive Vice President, NBC Sports. "This series is on the rise in popularity.”

The short course action of Championship Off Road Racing includes 2-wheel drive and 4-wheel drive trucks competing in closed course off road arenas.