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CUP: SPEED Kicks Off 2012 Season With 21 Hours Of Live Daytona Testing Coverage
SPEED and SPEED.com present live coverage of Daytona Preseason Thunder testing from Daytona International Speedway Jan. 12-14...
SPEED Staff  |  Posted January 05, 2012   Charlotte, NC
Daytona International Speedway’s Preseason Thunder Fan Fest is set to coincide with preseason testing at the track Jan. 12-14. (Image: Daytona International Speedway)
SPEED™ KICKS OFF 2012 SPRINT CUP SERIES SEASON WITH 21 HOURS OF LIVE TESTING FROM DAYTONA

SPEED AND SPEED.COM OFFER LIVE, MULTI-PLATFORM COVERAGE OF ENTIRE THREE-DAY DAYTONA PRESEASON THUNDER TEST SESSION

SPEED and SPEED.com present live coverage of Daytona Preseason Thunder testing in its entirety from Daytona International Speedway Jan. 12-14 as racing roars back to life after a short but very lively offseason.

SPEED and SPEED.com combine to offer 21 hours of live coverage during the three-day test session, with SPEED live from all afternoon sessions and SPEED.com streaming the morning sessions.

“With all the changes, teams better bring their kitchen sinks to Daytona next week because they’ll be throwing those at their race cars in desperation, as well,” said SPEED and NASCAR on FOX analyst Darrell Waltrip, who will be part of SPEED’s broadcast team for the test. “Never have we had so many changes to deal with at Daytona at one time. We’ve got car and engine styles and the style of racing there possibly changing, not to mention set-up changes. With all these variables, I think some of the crew chiefs will resemble Larry Mac (Larry McReynolds, SPEED and NASCAR on FOX analyst) and his balding head when the test is over with.”

John Roberts hosts SPEED’s on-air coverage from the studio above pit road at the start/finish line at Daytona. Rick Allen and Jeff Hammond call the on-track action during the morning sessions (9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET) on SPEED.com while Wendy Venturini and Hermie Sadler cover pit road. Steve Byrnes, Waltrip and Larry McReynolds handle the TV booth duties for the afternoon sessions (1-3 p.m. ET and 3-5 p.m. ET) on SPEED with pit road reporting by Bob Dillner and Randy Pemberton. Additionally, Senior NASCAR Editor Mike Hembree will be onsite to anchor SPEED.com's coverage.

SPEED invites fans to submit questions and comments through Twitter @SPEED (http://www.twitter.com/speed) using the #daytonatesting hashtag during the test sessions to be answered on-air and on Twitter, and the network also plans to incorporate driver Tweets from the test into its comprehensive coverage.

In addition, special driver chat sessions will be held after testing is complete on Thursday and Friday evenings on Daytona’s Twitter and Facebook pages (www.twitter.com/disupdates and www.facebook.com/DaytonaInternationalSpeedway).

The 2012 season premiere of NASCAR Race Hub, SPEED’s nightly news program hosted by Steve Byrnes (Mon.-Thurs. at 6 p.m. ET), is slated for Jan. 23 at 6 p.m. ET. NASCAR Race Hub will recap Daytona testing and discuss the latest happenings in NASCAR, plus look ahead to the upcoming Charlotte Motor Speedway Sprint Media Tour and the beginning of the 2012 season.

SPEED schedule for Daytona testing (all times Eastern and live unless otherwise indicated):

Thursday, Jan. 12
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (SPEED.com)
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (SPEED)
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (SPEED encore of 3-5 p.m. session)

Friday, Jan. 13
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (SPEED.com)
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (SPEED)
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (SPEED encore of 3-5 p.m. session)

Saturday, Jan. 14
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. (SPEED.com)
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. (SPEED)
6 p.m. - 8 p.m. (SPEED encore of 3-5 p.m. session)

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 nearly 84 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, including SPEED2, a groundbreaking new broadband network featuring live, streaming and on-demand events complementing offerings of the linear network. 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 nearly 30 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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