Fan Voting for SPEED Performance Awards Opens All Categories

SPEED™ opened the final three categories of its Third Annual SPEED Performance Awards for online fan voting Monday...

Erik Arneson | Posted December 01, 2008 Charlotte, North Carolina

Click here to vote for the 4th Annual SPEED Performance Awards. (Image: SPEED)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CANDIDATES UNVEILED

AS FINAL THREE SPEED PERFORMANCE AWARDS OPEN FOR FAN VOTING

SPEED™ opened the final three categories of its Third Annual SPEED Performance Awards for online fan voting Monday, highlighted by the Racer Magazine Rookie of the Year Award.

SPEED™ Performance Awards • Click Here to Vote!

Candidates for the award include stock car rookies Joey Logano and Scott Speed, F1 newcomer Sebastien Vettel, MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo and second-generation IRL shoe Graham Rahal.

Other categories open for fan voting on SPEEDtv.com include Best Rivalry, Best Comeback, Temper Temper, Biggest Upset, Best Finish, Biggest Hit, Best Move and the Oops Award. To vote, fans can visit www.SPEEDtv.com (keyword: Performance). Voting closes at midnight on Dec. 14.

In addition to the fan-selected SPEED Performance Awards, SPEED will once again present the Mario Andretti Trophy, created by bronze artist Elie Hazak, to the SPEED Performer of the Year. Nominations are made and voted on by a panel of SPEED personalities, producers, former trophy winners and Andretti. All of the awards will be part of a one-hour SPEED Performance Awards special to air in February.

SPEED™ Performance Awards • Click Here to Vote!

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.

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12/12 Hot Import Nights - 8:00pm ET
12/13 Livin' the Low Life - 5:00pm ET
12/14 Super Bikes! - 8:00pm ET
12/20 Pass Time - 5:00pm ET
12/21 Unique Whips - 8:00pm ET | Hot Import Nights - 11:00pm ET
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