Thank you for clearing that up Brett, my feelings pretty much agreed with everyone posting so far. I can sleep better tonight knowing NHRA is not that ignorant about publicity for sportsman racers. ESPN's stand on this issue is pretty much obvious.
But with that said, I think the door is pretty much wide open for the Stock/Super Stock organizations to pick the ball up and run with it. Here is a video made earlier in the year at the Combo in the Hills race and the format with first round reaction times and et's. OUTSTANDING!
The fact is, first round of Super Stock at the recent division 1 LODRS race I looked in the stands while under the tower and counted the fans in the stands with both hands… And I put half my fingers down, LOL. The video posted had over 1100 fans (views). If sportsman racing is ever going to grow with publicity, video of non NHRA/LODRS events is the only answer I can see from here forward.