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CUP: Preseason Coverage Starts Jan. 7 from Daytona on SPEED
Written by: SPEED Staff
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01/04/2008
Charlotte, North Carolina
 
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SPEED will provide comprehensive NASCAR Preseason Thunder coverage of all three national series including Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman trucks starting Monday and for the first time, multiple shows from the upcoming 2008 Sprint Cup Series Media Tour presented by Lowe's.

SPEED will be setting up shop in Daytona, Charlotte, Las Vegas and Fontana to bring NASCAR fans 22 days of testing coverage as part of NASCAR Preseason Thunder beginning Jan. 7.

"This season opens with quite a few questions to be answered," said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. "There will be a lot of interest in seeing NASCAR back on the track for the first time in '08 ... Dale Jr. in a Hendrick car, Kyle Busch in a Gibbs car, the COT at every track, new title sponsors ... there is no shortage of storylines for 2008 and SPEED will be there from the very beginning ... we'll be there all season ... and we'll be there at the end. NASCAR fans have come to expect that from SPEED and our team will deliver."

Testing coverage will be comprehensive as SPEED will cover sessions for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In addition, for the first time, SPEED will offer multiple shows from the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour, hosted by Lowe's Motor Speedway.

John Roberts will anchor SPEED's NASCAR Sprint Cup coverage on-site, with assistance from Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond and Bob Dillner. Roberts also will host NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series session, with analysis from Ray Dunlap and Phil Parsons, and Nationwide Series testing, with Dunlap providing analysis. The full NASCAR on SPEED on-air team will participate in the 30-minute shows throughout the month, both on-site and from the Charlotte-based SPEED studios.

NASCAR Preseason Thunder
on SPEED schedule (All times ET; subject to change):

NASCAR Sprint Cup Testing from Daytona – Jan. 7-10 (7:00 pm)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Testing from Daytona – Jan. 11 (7:00pm)
NASCAR Sprint Cup Testing from Daytona – Jan. 14-17 (6:30 pm)
NASCAR Nationwide Series Testing from Daytona – Jan. 21-22 (7:00 pm)
2008 NASCAR Sprint Media Tour – Jan. 23-25 (7:00 pm)
NASCAR Testing from Las Vegas – Jan. 28-30 (7:00 pm)
NASCAR Testing from Fontana – Jan. 31-Feb. 1 (7:00 pm)
NASCAR 2008 Team Previews – Feb. 4-6 (7:00 pm)

Following coverage of NASCAR Preseason Thunder, SPEED will make the much-anticipated move to HD for 100 hours of coverage from Daytona Speedweeks beginning Thursday, February 7th. In addition, SPEEDtv.com will re-launch in widescreen format February 6th.

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.

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