INSIDE NASCAR WEDNESDAY at 10pm

News & Notes: Episode 17


SHOWTIME® To Simulcast This Week’s Episode of Inside NASCAR

FREE at NASCAR.COM – Wednesday at 10p ET/PT

President Mike Helton to Discuss State of Sport; Bobby Hutchens Spotlight;

And All The Highlights From Michigan


NEW YORK (June 15, 2010) – During this week’s initial airing of Inside NASCAR on SHOWTIME, the premium network will offer non-subscribers a chance to watch the new program for free in High Definition at NASCAR.COM. On Wednesday, June 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, as this week’s episode premieres on SHOWTIME, fans can go to NASCAR.COM to sample the series.

Airing every Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET/PT, Inside NASCAR is the newest program in the SHOWTIME Sports® lineup. Inside NASCAR features breathtaking and comprehensive highlights from every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race (38 weeks) as well as exclusive interviews, never-before-seen audio and video of race week and in-depth feature stories and opinions from the cast: Racing legend Michael Waltrip, NBA All-Star and NASCAR team owner Brad Daugherty, racing reporter Randy Pemberton and EMMY® Award winning host Chris Myers.

The official site of NASCAR, NASCAR.COM is managed by Turner Sports, which is currently airing the Summer Series of NASCAR Sprint Cup races on TNT. SHOWTIME is currently offering a $25 cash back incentive for new subscribers. For more information, go to www.SHO.com/order.

This week

NASCAR President Mike Helton will be on the set to discuss the state of the sport. In addition, Stewart Hass Racing Competition Director Bobby Hutchens will be featured in a special Father’s Day Spotlight.

Helton, who the assumed the role of president for NASCAR in November 2000, succeeded Bill France, Jr., who had served as president since 1972. Helton became the first person outside the France family to take over the day-to-day operations at NASCAR when he was promoted from his position as vice president of competition and was named senior vice president and chief operating officer in February 1999.

Bobby Hutchens, who was named director of competition for Stewart-Haas Racing on Nov. 14, 2008, spent 20 years at Richard Childress Racing helping engineer 56 Sprint Cup wins with drivers such as Dale Earnhardt, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon and Jeff Burton, including victories in the prestigious Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in 1995 (Earnhardt) and 2003 (Harvick) and the Daytona 500 in 1998 (Earnhardt) and 2006 (Harvick).

In addition to these rare interviews, exclusive highlights, expert analysis and behind-the-wheel action from Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway, the Inside NASCAR panel looks ahead to the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.

Inside NASCAR is produced in conjunction with the NASCAR Media Group. New episodes air on SHOWTIME Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET/PT for 38 weeks corresponding with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. The co-executive producers are Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports and Jay Abraham, Chief Operating Officer, NASCAR Media Group. The executive in charge of production is Jim Jorden with Mike Wells acting as consulting director.

For additional bonus content including behind-the-scenes video and photos visit the SHOWTIME Sports website at http://www.sho.com/sports.

About NASCAR Media Group

NASCAR Media Group (NMG) is NASCAR’s media, marketing and entertainment company that creates and produces programming related to the sport, manages its media partnerships, and forges relationships to integrate NASCAR into mainstream entertainment. Projects developed by NMG include award-winning television programs and theatrical releases, such as the acclaimed biopic “DALE”; Quest for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup; “NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience"; and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.” Earlier this year, in partnership with BET, NASCAR Media Group announced the development of a new program, “Changing Lanes,” which will spotlight up and coming drivers and those supporting them behind the scenes, and this fall began producing Quest for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, an up close HD look at the drivers competing in NASCAR’s playoffs, for VERSUS.

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