In 2008, SPEED will use a wide variety of hosts for The SPEED Report, the network’s signature Sunday motor sports news program, headlined by veterans Bob Varsha, Krista Voda and Leigh Diffey. The new format will begin Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. ET, following the 50th running of the Daytona 500. “SPEED has the most informed and well-connected motor sports experts in the business, and we plan to take full advantage of that on The SPEED Report in 2008,” said Frank Wilson, SPEED VP of Production. “From NASCAR to Formula One to sports cars to motorcycles, SPEED viewers will get news and perspective from the experts closest to the action.” In addition, the long-running Monday night Inside Nextel Cup will undergo a format change for 2008, as veteran NASCAR personality Steve Byrnes takes over hosting duties on the newly named This Week in NASCAR, set to premiere Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. ET

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