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| Company type | Division of Speedway Motorsports |
|---|---|
| Industry | Radio Network |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, North Carolina |
Key people | Doug Rice, Gerry Horn, Brad Gillie, Harrill Hamrick, Alexis Erickson, Kent Bernhardt. |
| Products | NASCAR racing and radio programming |
Number of employees | Roughly 70 |
| Website | www.goprn.com |
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) is a radio syndication network controlled by Speedway Motorsports (SMI) founded in 1981. PRN airs NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series events held at Speedway Motorsports
PRN first began airing the NASCAR events at Charlotte Motor Speedway (Coca-Cola 600, the fall race, but not the NASCAR All-Star Race). After SMI acquired additional tracks, the network began airing the events at Atlanta, Austin (managed by SMI for the NASCAR event), Bristol, Dover, Kentucky, Las Vegas, Nashville, New Hampshire, Sonoma and Texas tracks as well. Starting in 2004, PRN has also aired the NASCAR weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway through a joint production with the IMS Radio Network.
Other NASCAR events (those operated by International Speedway Corporation (ISC), Curtis Francois and the Mattioli family), are broadcast by ISC-owned Motor Racing Network (MRN). On most occasions, PRN and MRN share the same radio affiliates in order to broadcast a complete NASCAR schedule. The only exception is if one station in the same market is a full-time NTT IndyCar Series radio affiliate, where the INDYCAR Radio affiliate has first right of refusal, and the Indianapolis races may belong to the IMS station if they oblige.
All PRN shows with the exception of all race broadcasts and the pre and post race shows originate from Performance Racing Network's studios at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
All PRN race broadcasts are available via Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Fast Talk is also carried on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. eastern time. Fast Talk, the O'Reilly Pit Reporters and Garage Pass can all be heard online at PRN's website.