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Derrick Beach Joins PDRA Announcing Team
PITTSBORO, N.C. January 22, 2015: One of the youngest
standouts in motorsports broadcasting is joining the
Professional Drag Racers Association for 2015.
Derrick Beach started announcing when he was just 12
years old at his home track, National Trail Raceway in
Columbus, Ohio. At the age of 16 he then joined the NHRA as Division 3 announcer. At just 18 years of age,
he went on the NHRA national event tour, where he
announced for two years. Last year he stepped back
from the busy travel schedule and focused on specialty
events, such as the Spring Fling at Bristol Dragway.
Now in 2015, he joins the PDRA team of announcers.
Together with seasoned veteran Brian Olson, Beach will
bring voice to the action on and off the track at all
PDRA National Events in 2015. Although still early in
his career, Beach has announced events from Super
Chevy to NMCA and NMRA. He even made ESPN
guest-commentator appearances when he was still in
Junior Dragster competition. He’s also been on
Horsepower TV for the NHRA Hot Rod Reunion.
“Brian Olson and I are really good friends,” Beach
recounted. “We were working an event together last
September. He kept talking about the PDRA and what a
great company it was to work for. Bob and I got
together at PRI, and we agreed it would be a good fit
for me to come on board with the PDRA for 2015.
“I’m really excited for this,” continued Beach who
will also be the Official Announcer for the NHRA’s
North Central Division in 2015. “I love eighth mile
Pro Mod drag racing. I think it will be a good home.
There’s good people over there and the organization
seems
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like
it’s headed in the right direction.
I’ve got a lot of people to meet at
the PDRA. Gotta learn everybody’s
families. I’m really excited about
that.”
Beach began his passion for drag
racing behind the wheel of a Junior
Dragster, where he won four
back-to-back championships and the
NHRA Division 3 Junior Dragster Race
of Champions before moving up to the
Super Comp ranks at the age of 16. He
plans to continue racing on his off
weekends.
Notably, Beach is also the youngest
member of the NHRA Announcer’s Guild.
When not at the track, Beach still has
his mind on racing, running his
marketing company, Beach Marketing
Solutions, in his hometown of
Columbus, Oh.
Look for Beach as he makes his PDRA
debut at the Texas Nationals, March
19-21.
For more on the world’s premier eighth
mile drag racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
Follow the PDRA:
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
YouTube.
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
704.692.4636
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