SPEED Center

SPEED Center
Format	Motor sports news
Starring	Bob Varsha, Krista Voda, Leigh Diffey, Adam Alexander
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Speed Channel
Original airing	February 13, 2011
External links
Website

SPEED Center is a motor sports news program on Speed Channel's news show. Debuting on February 13, 2011, it has rotating anchors though its most noted are Leigh Diffey, Adam Alexander, Bob Varsha, and Krista Voda.

History

SPEED Center and its predecessors have been a staple of Speed Channel since the network opened as SpeedVision in 1996. Among the names were Speedvision News RaceWeek (1996 - February 2002), SPEED News (February 2002 - 30 July 2006), and The SPEED Report (6 August 2006 - 30 January 2011). The show was first known as SpeedVision News Race Week featuring anchors such as Dave Despain and Bob Varsha. Prior to The Speed Report arriving in August 2006, the show was called Speed News, with anchors including Bob Varsha, Ralph Sheheen, Bob Jenkins, Connie LeGrand, and Krista Voda. On January 23, 2008 it was announced that Manske was leaving Speed Channel to become the new host of NASCAR Now on ESPN. Drew Johnson also had his last day with Manske on January 27, 2008.For the 2008 season, the new hosts were Bob Varsha and on a part-time basis, Leigh Diffey and Krista Voda. In 2011, the program's name was changed to SPEED Center. The first episode took place on February 13, 2011 with Alexander hosting.

Former hosts

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• Dave Despain
• Drew Johnson
• Connie LeGrand - 2002 to June 25, 2006
• Bob Jenkins - March 2005 to May 2006 [1]
• Nicole Manske - July 2, 2006 to January 27, 2008
• Ralph Sheheen - c. 2004