NASCAR TV: Speedvision, the first and only 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to the excitement and heart-pumping action of motorsports, and NASCAR today announced the launch of NASCAR TV, the first channel-within-a-channel devoted to a single sport. NASCAR TV is scheduled to premiere on Monday, Feb. 11, when the cable network now known as Speedvision officially re-launches as SPEED Channel. NASCAR TV features complete behind-the-scenes. access to NASCAR, enhanced race replays and highlights and qualifying for NASCAR Winston Cup and Busch Series events.. Also included in the exclusive block are classic and historical races, original news and lifestyle programs, season previews and reviews, special event coverage, talk shows, FSN.s Totally NASCAR, NASCAR Victory Lane and NASCAR Tech, and coverage of the NASCAR Touring and NASCAR Weekly Racing Series. Available in 45 million homes, NASCAR TV on SPEED Channel provides NASCAR fans with an unprecedented, dedicated block of NASCAR-related programming. NASCAR TV augments the hundreds of hours of NASCAR Winston Cup and NASCAR Busch Series racing and related programs already slated for telecast on FOX, FX, Fox Sports Net and NBC/TNT. Come February [2002], NASCAR TV airs between 3:00 PM and Midnight ET on weekday afternoons and evenings. SPEED Channel’s NASCAR TV also features the return of the popular INSIDE WINSTON CUP program that provides highlights and results from the week’s NASCAR action and unique, in-depth access to series. drivers.. Other NASCAR-themed programs are in development and should be announced before SPEED Channel.s February re-launch.(NASCAR PR)(11-29-2001) (11-29-2001)
