With the passing today of NASCAR’s Bill France Jr., Dave Despain will host a special edition of The SPEED Report tonight at 8:00pm/et on SPEED. Despain will be joined in-studio by Larry McReynolds and Steve Byrnes, with Junior Johnson and Humpy Wheeler joining via satellite. In addition, The SPEED Report also will deliver comments from NASCAR President Mike Helton, as well as NASCAR drivers and team members. Statement from SPEED President Hunter Nickell: “Very few leaders in American sports earn the title of visionary, but NASCAR’s Bill France Jr. certainly was one of the elite few who delivered on his vision of the future, leaving a true signature on the sport of NASCAR. He was a true giant in the world of motor sports, and SPEED joins the NASCAR family in mourning his loss.”(6-4-2007)
