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NASCAR Beyond the Wheel is adocumentary program that aired onSpeed Channel in the2005 and2006 seasons.
The program was produced byNASCAR Images and mixedfilm footage, audio from theFox/FX andNBC/TNT telecasts and the radio broadcasts fromMotor Racing Network,Performance Racing Network, andIndianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. In addition, a keydriver and/orcrew chief was 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 Wheel won theSports Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Event Turnaround program.[1]
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