Nicole Manske

Nicole Manske (born 1980) is the current co-host of The Speed Report (formerly Speed News), a weekend motorsports program on Speed Channel at 8 PM EST on Sundays, a position she has held since July 1, 2006, replacing Connie LeGrand.

A native of Roscoe, Illinois, Manske also was Miss Illinois Teen USA and competed in the Miss Teen USA pageant broadcast live from Shreveport, Louisiana in August 1998. Manske was a semi-finalist in the pageant, which was won by Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina.

Manske attended Northern Illinois University in Rockford, Illinois, earning her first job while at Northern Illinois for the NBC station. She's worked as a general assignment reporter for WANE-TV in Fort Wayne, Indiana before going to WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana in April 2004. During her career at WISH-TV, Manske covered the Indianapolis 500, the United States Grand Prix, the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, and the NBA's Indiana Pacers. She also was a pit reporter for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. She dated 2005 Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon for a time.

In the May 15, 2006 edition of The Indianapolis Star , Manske announced that she would be leaving WISH-TV for Speed Channel in Charlotte, North Carolina with the 2006 Indianapolis 500 on May 28 being her last day.

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Manske was a cheerleader with auto racer Danica Patrick at Hononegah High School in Rockton, Illinois. Manske currently is dating part-time IRL IndyCar driver Ryan Briscoe.

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NAME	Manske, Nicole
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American sports journalists
DATE OF BIRTH	1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	Roscoe, Illinois
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH