CUP: Champion Crew Chief Doug Richert Joins SPEED Broadcast Team

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CUP: Champion Crew Chief Doug Richert Joins SPEED Broadcast Team

Former Earnhardt Wrench Doug Richert to Prvide Chase Analysis for SPEED Report.

Erik Arneson | Posted June 20, 2008 Charlotte, NC

Doug Richert, the newest SPEED Personality, won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 1980 with legendary driver Dale Earnhardt. (Photo: Jonathan Ferrey, Getty Images)

SPEED has hired veteran NASCAR crew chief Doug Richert to provide analysis for multiple NASCAR programs, with a lead role during the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in the weekly news program The SPEED Report.

“I'm thrilled to death to have a shot at this side of the sport,” said Richert, who, as a 20 year old, won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 1980 with legendary driver Dale Earnhardt. “This is something my wife and I have always talked about, but the timing and the demand of the crew chief position didn’t let it work.”

Richert, who served as crew chief for three-time champ Ron Hornaday and 2003 NCTS Rookie of the Year Carl Edwards in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, also will work in the SPEED booth for select NCTS races, spelling Michael Waltrip.

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.