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What happened to SPEED channel?

What happened to SPEED channel? On Aug. 17, SPEED becomes FOX Sports 1 on all major pay-TV providers. Many of the auto racing events previously airing on SPEED will now air on FS1. On Saturday, Aug. 17, at 8am ET, SPEED will become FOX Sports 1, a new national sports network featuring live college football, auto racing, UFC, soccer, news shows and more. In most cases, the FOX Sports 1 channel will be the same channel formerly held by SPEED.  Many of the auto racing events previously airing on SPEED will still air on FS1, including the NASCAR Camping World […]

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24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 dates, times and TV channel

24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 dates, times and TV channel: SPEED and speedtv.com air full coverage of the 81st Le Mans 24 Hours sports car endurance race from the legendary 8.469-mile Circuit de la Sarthe near Le Mans, France, June 22-23. Live streaming and bonus coverage featuring Corvette onboard and pit camera footage is also available on 24 Hours of Le Mans On-Board Pass Presented by Chevrolet. Actor Patrick Dempsey and Italian soccer star Alessandro Del Piero’s Dempsey/De Piero Racing have entered their Michelin-shod GTE-Am class Porsche 911 GT3 RSR (pictured below) in partnership with Proton Competition racing team. […]

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2013 on SPEED

NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race 2013 on SPEED has the best Cup Series drivers in action at Charlotte Motor Speedway to chase a $1 million prize and a new $1 million bonus. The 29th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race takes place at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 18, at 7pm ET on SPEED, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize. Drivers qualify by winning a race in 2012 or 2013, winning a past All-Star Race, winning a past Sprint Cup Series championship, finishing in the top two in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap preliminary race or by winning the Sprint Fan […]

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F1 2012 U.S. Grand Prix Sunday on SPEED

F1 2012 U.S. Grand Prix takes place Nov. 18 at the brand new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, live on SPEED. Formula One racing returns to U.S. soil for the first time since 2007 when the F1 2012 U.S. Grand Prix takes place Nov. 18 at the brand new Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Drivers will do 56 laps around the 20-turn, 5.513 km (3.4 miles) circuit for a total race distance of 308.405 km (191.9 miles). Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button lead the F1 standings heading into […]

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NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Saturday on SPEED

RELATED: 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brickyard 400 Sunday on ESPN The 28th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race takes place Saturday, May 19, at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize. Drivers qualify by winning a race in 2011 or 2012, winning a past All-Star Race, winning a past Sprint Cup Series championship, finishing in the top two in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap preliminary race or by winning the Sprint Fan Vote. New this year, the race is split into four 20-lap segments and a 10-lap sprint to the finish, with pit road strategy playing a bigger […]

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2012 Formula 1 racing TV schedule

The 2012 Formula 1 racing series gets underway early Sunday, March 18, at 1:30am ET with the Australian Grand Prix from Albert Park Circuit. SPEED Channel and FOX air live and same-day taped coverage of all 20 F1 races in 2012: RELATED: F1 2012 U.S. Grand Prix on SPEED 2012 Formula 1 Racing TV Schedule (All times Eastern. All races live unless otherwise indicated. Schedule subject to change.) March 18 — Australian Grand Prix, Albert Park Circuit, 1:30am (early Sunday), SPEED March 25 — Malaysian Grand Prix, Sepang International Circuit, 3:30am (early Sunday), SPEED April 15 — Chinese Grand Prix, […]

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2011 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race live May 21 on SPEED

By Ryan Berenz (Twitter: @ChannelGuideRAB) The 27th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race airs on SPEED Channel from Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 21, at 7pm ET, with the winner receiving a $1 million prize. Drivers qualify by winning a race in 2010 or 2011, winning a past All-Star Race, winning a past Sprint Cup Series championship, finishing in the top two in the Sprint Showdown 40-lap preliminary race or by winning the Sprint Fan Vote. Last year, Kurt Busch held off Martin Truex Jr. to win his first All-Star Race. Other coverage surrounding All-Star week includes the NASCAR Sprint Pit […]

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2011 NASCAR racing TV schedules

TV schedules and start times have been announced for the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series. FOX again opens coverage of the Sprint Cup Series, with the first 13 points races of the season, including the Daytona 500 on Feb. 20. TNT has coverage of six races beginning in June. ESPN and ABC share 17 races, with 14 of those on ESPN. All but one of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup races airs on ESPN. All three races on ABC are on Saturday nights. SPEED Channel again has coverage of the […]

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Where to watch the 2010 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race

NASCAR has made a few adjustments to its non-points All-Star race. Last year, the 10-lap shootout was added as the final segment. This year, the lineup for that shootout will be set by how fast pit crews can change four tires and get their drivers back on the track, as the order in which the cars exit pit road will be how they line up for the final 10 laps. The 26th NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race airs Saturday, May 22, at 7pm ET on SPEED Channel (HD) from Charlotte Motor Speedway. Drivers qualify by winning a race in 2009 or […]

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SPEED Channel is on the “Fast Track to Fame”

By Ryan I suppose it was only a matter of time before someone created a NASCAR-themed reality talent/game show. SPEED Channel announced that Fast Track to Fame will premiere March 1, filling that hole in the TV schedule for people who still miss Hee-Haw. Here’s the full release from SPEED: SPEED INTRODUCES FAST TRACK TO FAME MARCH 1 FROM LAS VEGAS MICHAEL WALTRIP TO HOST NEW TALENT SHOW FOR NASCAR NATION Charlotte, NC – What would you get if you mixed a grassroots America talent search with a dash of Michael Waltrip’s gregarious personality and spread it liberally over NASCAR […]