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NASCAR Nationwide Series Banquet Highlights Air Sunday on ESPN2

Sunday November 30, 2008

 

NASCAR Nationwide Series Banquet Highlights Air Sunday on ESPN2

NASCAR fans eager for an off-season fix can watch highlights of the NASCAR Nationwide Series awards banquet from Orlando, Fla., on Sunday, Nov. 30, at noon ET on ESPN2.

Series champion Clint Bowyer, runner-up Carl Edwards and rookie of the year Landon Cassill are among the drivers honored during the black-tie ceremony. Other drivers in the top 10 of the series standings recognized include Brad Keselowski, David Ragan, Mike Bliss, Kyle Busch, David Reutimann, Mike Wallace and Jason Leffler.

NASCAR on ESPN announcers Allen Bestwick and Shannon Spake co-host the one-hour program, which also features a performance by recording artist O.A.R.

ESPN Classic will air live coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series awards banquet from the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City on Friday, Dec. 5, at 9 p.m. ET.

About NASCAR on ESPN:
ESPN and ABC have comprehensive, multi-platform coverage featuring telecasts of the final 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup races, including the 10-race “Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup” on ABC. Additionally, ESPN2 is the home of the NASCAR Nationwide Series all season. All programming is produced totally in high definition. ESPN’s comprehensive, multimedia NASCAR coverage extends to ESPN.com, SportsCenter, ESPN the Magazine, ESPN Classic, ESPNEWS, ESPNRadio and ESPN International, among other ESPN platforms. ESPN aired 262 NASCAR Cup Races over a 20-year period starting in 1981 and returned to NASCAR coverage in 2007. The network’s award-winning, live flag-to-flag coverage on ESPN has been honored with 18 Sports Emmy Awards, as well as many industry honors. It is widely credited for helping to popularize the sport nationwide. NASCAR races have appeared on ABC for decades, beginning with broadcasts on the award-winning Wide World of Sports program in the 1960s.

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This report was provided by an outside PR source and posted by Ren Jonsin.

 

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