hearing Speed Channel will sponsor the #74 BACE Motorsports Chevy with Speed Racer [ see another Speed Racer story below in the TV Section ] at Homestead as the cartoon [and Jayski all-time fave] Speed Racer will debut on Speed Channel 6:00pm/et on Tuesday, November 18th. Hope they paint it up like the Mach 5.(11-13-2003) UPDATE: Tony Raines will have a teammate for the seasons final race as the legendary animated race car driver Speed Racer will grace the hood of the #74 Chevrolet for the Ford 400 this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. BACE Motorsports has joined forces with SPEED Channel to help build anticipation for the debut of Speed Racer on SPEED. This is a pretty cool way to end our season, said Raines. Its great to see that Speed Racer has found a new home on SPEED Channel, a network that does so much to promote all levels of our sport. Hopefully we will have a repeat of last week at Rockingham and be able to bring home a top-10 finish with Speed on the car. If my car runs anything like the Mach 5 this weekend, I think we should be in pretty good shape. After his completing his duties in Homestead on Sunday, Speed Racer will join Wind Tunnel host Dave Despain for an exclusive interview Monday, November 17th at 9:00pm/et on SPEED Channel where he will discuss his storied career behind the wheel of the Mach 5 as well as giving viewers updates on the Speed Racer gang. The launch of Speed Racer on SPEED Channel has been a lot of fun for us, said SPEED Channel President Jim Liberatore. The opportunity to put Speed and the Mach 5 back on the race track for the last race of the season with a driver like Tony Raines is a great way to tell race fans about the programs Tuesday debut. Its great that the cartoons that we grew up watching as kids are now the same ones that our children are watching, said Larry Carter, crew chief for BACE Motorsports. Im glad to see that SPEED Channel will be able to introduce a new generation of viewers to Speed Racer and that they chose our team to be a part of that. Not only do I think that it is cool to have Speed Racer on the car but Im sure it will score some points with my eight year-old son too. Viewers will have the opportunity to watch Speed Racer on SPEED seven days a week starting with the first episode, entitled The Great Plan, which will debut Tuesday, November 18 at 6 p.m. EST. Speed Racer will run Monday thru Friday at 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday mornings beginning at 7 a.m., and late night Friday with replays from midnight to 2 a.m.(BACE Motorsports PR)(11-14-2003)
