NASCAR Beyond the Wheel
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NASCAR Beyond the Wheelis adocumentaryprogram that aired onSpeed Channelin the2005and2006seasons.
The program was produced byNASCAR Imagesand mixedfilm footage,audio from theFox/FXandNBC/TNTtelecasts and the radio broadcasts fromMotor Racing Network,Performance Racing Network,andIndianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network.In addition, a keydriverand/orcrew chiefwas interviewed each week. Late in the show's run, the driver interview was almost always with the race winner.
George Lee was the narrator in 2005 and the start of 2006, but Lee died in 2006.Jim Birdsall,who has also been heard onNFL Films,took over during the 2006 season.
NASCAR Beyond the Wheel,as well as7 Days,were cancelled by Speed Channel after the 2006 season finale atHomestead-Miami Speedway.(Another related show on the network,NBS 24/7,had been canned in June.)
On April 30, 2007,NASCAR Beyond the Wheelwon theSports Emmy Awardfor Outstanding Live Event Turnaround program.[1]
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[edit]- ^Gough, Paul J. (May 1, 2007)."NASCAR outpaces Winter Olympics at Sports Emmys".Reuters.RetrievedJune 12,2022.
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