SPEED to air Earnhardt Special
Brian Williams, a personal friend of Earnhardt’s and host of NBC Nightly News, will narrate the special that features a never-before-aired interview with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the days following his father’s death in February 2001. The program also includes interviews with Richard Childress, Kevin Harvick, Brian France, Mike Helton, Tony Eury Sr. and Tony Eury Jr., as well as perspective from some of Earnhardt’s fans.
SPEED also has aired one-hour biographies on Bill France Sr., Bill France Jr., Junior Johnson and Richard Petty in the weeks leading up to the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on May 23 (live on SPEED beginning at 12 p.m. ET). These will replay consecutively May 23 from 7 a.m.-noon ET as part of SPEED’s NASCAR Hall of Fame biography marathon in the hours preceding the Induction Ceremony.
Select replay times of the five inductee biographies include:
Tuesday, May 11
Richard Petty – 9 a.m. ET
Wednesday, May 12
Richard Petty – 9 p.m. ET
Friday, May 14
Richard Petty – 6 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 15
Richard Petty – 7 p.m. ET
Dale Earnhardt – 8 p.m. ET
Sunday, May 16
Richard Petty – 5 p.m. ET
Dale Earnhardt – 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET
Monday, May 17
Bill France. Sr. – 5 p.m. ET
Bill France Jr. – 6 p.m. ET
Dale Earnhardt – 8 p.m. ET
Tuesday, May 18
Dale Earnhardt – 8 a.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET
Bill France Sr. – 10 p.m. ET
Wednesday, May 19
Dale Earnhardt – 9 a.m. ET
Bill France Sr. – 10 a.m. ET
Richard Petty – 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET
Thursday, May 20
Junior Johnson – 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET
Bill France Jr. – 10 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 22
Bill France Sr. – 6 a.m. ET
Bill France Jr. – 7 a.m. ET
Junior Johnson – 8 a.m. ET
Richard Petty – 9 a.m. ET
Dale Earnhardt – 10 a.m. ET
Sunday, May 23
Bill France Sr. – 7 a.m. ET
Bill France Jr. – 8 a.m. ET
Junior Johnson – 9 a.m. ET
Richard Petty – 10 a.m. ET
Dale Earnhardt – 11 a.m. ET