SPEED sets lineup for inaugural coverage of NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge

by SPEED,

Updated: April 10, 2007, 10:27 PM EST

SPEED will deliver a full week of special All-Star programming in support of the network's inaugural exclusive broadcast of the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge on May 19 at 7 p.m. ET. Coverage will culminate with 48 consecutive hours of NASCAR programming over the All-Star Weekend.

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"All-Star Week on SPEED will be huge," said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. "Our only objective is for viewers to have a blast. We've got something going all week, leading into the first-ever '48 hours of NASCAR.' We know the racers will put on an awesome show, and we will give viewers every reason to say that about SPEED too."

Highlighted by exclusive coverage of the NASCAR Nextel Pit Crew Challenge, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, NASCAR Nextel Open and NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge, SPEED also will deliver special All-Star episodes of Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain, The SPEED Report, NASCAR RaceDay and NASCAR Victory Lane.

As part of a special three-hour NASCAR RaceDay All-Star Edition on May 19, SPEED will cover the inaugural Crew Chief Race from Lowe's Motor Speedway, an event featuring SPEED on-air personalities Larry McReynolds, Jeff Hammond and Chad Knaus.

In addition, SPEED is working with NASCAR Images to deliver a series of specials, All-Star Spotlight and All-Star Memories, taking a look at some of the most memorable All-Star events in NASCAR history.

SPEED All-Star Week broadcast schedule (All times ET and subject to change):

May 14
All-Star Spotlight (7 p.m., 30 minutes)
All-Star Spotlight (7:30 p.m., 30 minutes)
Inside Nextel Cup (8 p.m., 60 minutes)

May 15
All-Star Spotlight (7 p.m., 30 minutes)
All-Star Spotlight (7:30 p.m., 30 minutes)
All-Star Spotlight (8 p.m., 30 minutes)
The SPEED Report (8:30 p.m., 30 minutes)

May 16
Wind Tunnel All-Star Special (7 p.m., 90 minutes)
The SPEED Report (8:30 p.m., 30 minutes)

May 17
Larry Mac's All-Star BBQ (7 p.m. ET, 60 minutes)
Survival of the Fastest (8 p.m., 30 minutes)
SPEED Road Tour Challenge (30 minutes)

May 18 (Begins '48 Hours of NASCAR')
Larry Mac's All-Star BBQ (6 a.m. ET, replay)
All-Star Spotlight (7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., multiple episodes)
Survival of the Fastest (9:30 a.m., replay)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice (10 a.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series practice (1 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Live! (4 p.m., 30 minutes)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series qualifying (4:30 p.m., LIVE)
NASCAR Nextel Cup Series qualifying (6 p.m., LIVE)
NCTS Setup (8:30 p.m., LIVE, 30 minutes)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (9 p.m., LIVE)
Trackside (11:30 p.m., 60 minutes)
Survival of the Fastest (12:30 a.m., 30 minutes)
All-Star Memories (1 a.m., 60 minutes)
NCTS Setup (2 a.m., 30 minutes, replay)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race (2:30 a.m., replay)
All-Star Memories (5 a.m., 60 minutes)

May 19
All-Star Spotlight (6 a.m. to 8:30 a.m., multiple episodes)
Wind Tunnel All-Star Special (8:30 a.m., 90 minutes, replay)
All-Star Memories (10 a.m., 60 minutes)
Trackside (11 a.m., 60 minutes, replay)
NASCAR Live! (Noon, 30 minutes)
NASCAR Nextel Pit Crew Challenge (12:30 p.m.)
NASCAR Nextel All-Star Special (2:30 p.m., 30 minutes)
Tradin' Paint (3 p.m., 30 minutes)
NASCAR Performance (3:30 p.m., 30 minutes)
NASCAR RaceDay All-Star Special (4 p.m., LIVE, 3 hours)
NASCAR Nextel Open (7 p.m., LIVE)*
NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge (8 p.m., LIVE)*
NASCAR Victory Lane All-Star Edition (11 p.m., 60 minutes)
NASCAR Nextel Open (Midnight, replay)
NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge (1 a.m., replay)
NASCAR Victory Lane All-Star Edition (4 a.m., replay)
All-Star Spotlight (5 a.m., 30 minutes)
All-Star Spotlight (5:30 a.m., 30 minutes)

*Simulcast on 1,400-square foot News Astrovision by Panasonic Screen in New York's Times Square

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television 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 75 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.