Beginning in 2003, the NASCAR automotive licensing program and its 30-minute weekly television show will take on a new look and new name, changing from NASCAR Tech to NASCAR Performance. The name change will more clearly define for NASCAR fans and television viewers that NASCAR Performance is the place to go behind the scenes of NASCAR cars and crew members and learn how race teams’ performance on the track can be applied to street vehicles. The revamped show will air Wednesdays on SPEED Channel at 6:00pm/et, beginning Wed., Feb. 19, leading into SPEED Channel’s [and Fox Sports Net’s] nightly NASCAR news show Totally NASCAR. Veteran NASCAR announcer John Roberts serves as the weekly host for NASCAR Performance with Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond and other NASCAR personalities appearing on the program. Gary Nelson, NASCAR’s managing director of competition, will examine a series of rules and how they are defined in NASCAR Winston Cup racing. NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver Kenny Wallace will instruct viewers on how to perform simple maintenance on their car.( Speed Channel PR )(2-19-2003)
