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SPEED: New Fan-Vote Site For SPEED Performance Awards
The SPEED Performance Awards offer nine categories for voting exclusively by viewers and race fans...
Eighteen finalists are in the running for the 2010 Mario Andretti Trophy. (Image: SPEED)
SPEED™ ROLLS OUT NEW FAN-VOTE SITE FOR 5TH ANNUAL SPEED PERFORMANCE AWARDS
FAN VOTING OPENS NOV. 22; TELEVISION SPECIAL SET FOR FEBRUARY
As the SPEED Performance Awards roll into its fifth year, SPEED is updating the interactive fan-voting Web page with social media hooks and sharing functionality, along with an optimized video player that can be seen on iDevices and Android mobile devices.
“The SPEED Performance Awards continue to be a great way to capture the extreme emotions race fans go through over the course of a season,” said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. “All of the hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat, laugh-out-loud moments packaged together … and the fans get to pick their favorites.”
Highlighted by the prestigious panel-voted SPEED Performer of the Year and the presentation of the Mario Andretti Trophy, the SPEED Performance Awards offer nine categories for voting exclusively by viewers and race fans:
• Best Finish
• Best Move
• Biggest Comeback
• Best Rivalry
• Biggest Upset
• Biggest Hit
• Temper, Temper
• Oops Award
• RACER Magazine Rookie of the Year
Fan voting opens Nov. 22 with the television special scheduled for February.
The SPEED Performance Awards debuted in 2006, with SPEED combining on-line video elements, fan voting, SPEED expertise and support from multiple motor sports sanctioning bodies and media partners. The culminating one-hour awards show first aired in February of 2007.
Past winners and runner-ups for the Mario Andretti Trophy:
• 2006 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR. Nicky Hayden, MotoGP
• 2007 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Donny Schatz, WoO
• 2008 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Tony Schumacher, NHRA
• 2009 – Tony Schumacher, NHRA; Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
Past winners of the fan-voted RACER Magazine Rookie of the Year:
• 2006 – Colin Braun, Grand Am
• 2007 – Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
• 2008 – Joey Logano, NASCAR
• 2009 – Ben Spies, World Superbike
About SPEED™ - SPEED, anchored by its popular and wide-ranging coverage of NASCAR, is the nation’s first and only cable television network dedicated to automotive and motorcycle racing, performance and lifestyle. Now available in more than 80 million homes in North America, SPEED, a member of the FOX Sports Media Group, is among the industry leaders in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEED.com, the online motor sports authority.
About FOX Sports Media Group - FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets under Chairman & CEO David Hill. Built with brands that are capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG now includes FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; Fox’s 19 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; SPEED and SPEED2; Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus; FUEL TV; and Fox College Sports. In addition, FSMG also includes FOX Sports Interactive Media, which comprises FOXSports.com on MSN, whatifsports.com and scout.com, reaching over 20 million unique visitors monthly. Also included are Fox’s interests in joint-venture businesses FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network, FOX Sports Skybox restaurants and FOX Sports Grills.
FAN VOTING OPENS NOV. 22; TELEVISION SPECIAL SET FOR FEBRUARY
As the SPEED Performance Awards roll into its fifth year, SPEED is updating the interactive fan-voting Web page with social media hooks and sharing functionality, along with an optimized video player that can be seen on iDevices and Android mobile devices.
“The SPEED Performance Awards continue to be a great way to capture the extreme emotions race fans go through over the course of a season,” said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. “All of the hold-your-breath, edge-of-your-seat, laugh-out-loud moments packaged together … and the fans get to pick their favorites.”
Highlighted by the prestigious panel-voted SPEED Performer of the Year and the presentation of the Mario Andretti Trophy, the SPEED Performance Awards offer nine categories for voting exclusively by viewers and race fans:
• Best Finish
• Best Move
• Biggest Comeback
• Best Rivalry
• Biggest Upset
• Biggest Hit
• Temper, Temper
• Oops Award
• RACER Magazine Rookie of the Year
Fan voting opens Nov. 22 with the television special scheduled for February.
The SPEED Performance Awards debuted in 2006, with SPEED combining on-line video elements, fan voting, SPEED expertise and support from multiple motor sports sanctioning bodies and media partners. The culminating one-hour awards show first aired in February of 2007.
Past winners and runner-ups for the Mario Andretti Trophy:
• 2006 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR. Nicky Hayden, MotoGP
• 2007 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Donny Schatz, WoO
• 2008 – Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR; Tony Schumacher, NHRA
• 2009 – Tony Schumacher, NHRA; Jimmie Johnson, NASCAR
Past winners of the fan-voted RACER Magazine Rookie of the Year:
• 2006 – Colin Braun, Grand Am
• 2007 – Lewis Hamilton, Formula One
• 2008 – Joey Logano, NASCAR
• 2009 – Ben Spies, World Superbike
About SPEED™ - SPEED, anchored by its popular and wide-ranging coverage of NASCAR, is the nation’s first and only cable television network dedicated to automotive and motorcycle racing, performance and lifestyle. Now available in more than 80 million homes in North America, SPEED, a member of the FOX Sports Media Group, is among the industry leaders in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEED.com, the online motor sports authority.
About FOX Sports Media Group - FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets under Chairman & CEO David Hill. Built with brands that are capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG now includes FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; Fox’s 19 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; SPEED and SPEED2; Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus; FUEL TV; and Fox College Sports. In addition, FSMG also includes FOX Sports Interactive Media, which comprises FOXSports.com on MSN, whatifsports.com and scout.com, reaching over 20 million unique visitors monthly. Also included are Fox’s interests in joint-venture businesses FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network, FOX Sports Skybox restaurants and FOX Sports Grills.
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