Written by:
Erik Arneson
11/26/2006 - 07:00 PM
Charlotte, NC
On Friday, the crew from NASCAR RaceDay - John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace and Wendy Venturini will host a banquet-night special live from the famed Waldorf Astoria, beginning at 7 p.m. ET. ยป More Photos
SPEED will put an exclamation point on its coverage of the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series season, delivering a pair of one-hour specials from the Champions Week festivities in New York City on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1.
"Beginning with testing back in January and our 70-plus hours of coverage from Daytona, SPEED has delivered every exciting moment of the 2006 season to the NASCAR fans," said Hunter Nickell, SPEED EVP & General Manager. "Our Champions Week specials will put the final touches on a great season, but the cool thing is that 2007 looks to be even more electrifying for SPEED viewers. With the addition of the Gatorade Duels and the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge to the SPEED line-up beginning in 2007, SPEED will continue to be the season-long destination for NASCAR fans."
On Thursday, Steve Byrnes will host a special highlighted by coverage of the NASCAR/NMPA Myers Brothers Awards, beginning at 7 p.m.
On Friday, the crew from NASCAR RaceDay - John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace and Wendy Venturini will host a banquet-night special live from the famed Waldorf Astoria, beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Television personality Melissa Rivers, known for her red-carpet work at various award shows, joins the RaceDay crew to work Nextel's "yellow carpet" for SPEED.
SPEED, celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first and foremost cable 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 73 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest growing sports cable networks in the country, the home to NASCAR TV and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on-demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.













