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SPEED Notes: NASCAR, SPEED2 And Barrett-Jackson
A big weekend of programming is ahead on SPEED, SPEED.com and SPEED2.com...
SPEED Staff  |  Posted June 21, 2012   Charlotte, NC
SPEED has completed track shooting for its new competition series, R U You Faster Than a Redneck? Hosted by comedian Jon Reep, the series pits domestic hot rods against custom imports. (Photo: SPEED)
MODERN HOTRODZ GOES BEHIND SCENES AT RICHARD PETTY GARAGE: SPEED has agreed to an eight-episode deal taking viewers inside the famed Level Cross, N.C., race shop that now builds one-of-a-kind custom cars for a broad array of clients, including A-list celebrities.

Watch as former and current mechanics share first-hand experiences, lessons learned, and the tricks they had up their sleeves to repeatedly guide the King to Victory Lane. With 200 NASCAR premier series wins and more than 700 top-ten finishes, no team did it better.

With a mix of storytelling and modern custom car building, Modern HotrodZ is expected to premiere late in 2012.

EARNHARDT JR. WIN IMPACTS SPEED: It was quite clear that NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver ending a four-year win drought delivered viewers to SPEED’s post-race programming on Sunday. With Dale Earnhardt Jr., back in the winner’s circle, NASCAR Victory Lane enjoyed a 152% year-to-year ratings increase; Wind Tunnel with Dave Despain was up 56%.

SHOOTING COMPLETE ON R U YOU FASTER THAN A REDNECK? SPEED has completed track shooting for its new competition series, R U You Faster Than a Redneck? Hosted by comedian Jon Reep (http://www.jonreep.com/), the series pits domestic hot rods against custom imports in a series of races on a South Carolina track. The series is expected to premiere in the fourth quarter of this year.

BARRETT-JACKSON ORANGE COUNTY LIVE ON SPEED: SPEED begins its exclusive live coverage of the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction from Orange County on Friday at 5 p.m. ET. For more information on the auction and three-day television lineup, please visit http://www.speedtv.com/programs/barrett-jackson-automobile-auction and keep up with the ongoing action through the SPEED Social Garage (hashtag #BJA2012).

STACY DAVID’S GEARZ BACK FOR 2013: SPEED has renewed the popular program Gearz for a sixth season on the network, ordering a minimum of 13 new episodes of the automotive repair and restoration program. For more information on the program, please visit http://staceydavid.com/. New episodes are expected to premiere in February.

SPEED2 ADDS CANADIAN MOTOCROSS TO LINEUP: SPEED2, the authenticated broadband network complementing the SPEED linear network and now available to more than 35 million subscribers, recently added Canadian Motocross to its lineup. For a complete list of offerings on the rapidly growing broadband network, please visit www.SPEED2.com.
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