| SPEED Center | |
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| 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 |
SPEED Center is Speed Channel's news show that debuted on February 13, 2011, replacing The SPEED Report. Airing on Sunday evenings at 7:00 PM EST, it has rotating anchors though its most noted are Leigh Diffey, Adam Alexander, Bob Varsha, and Krista Voda.
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).
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.
Before that, the show was called SpeedVision News Race Week featuring anchors such as Dave Despain and Bob Varsha.
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.
Starting on February 3, 2008, the new hosts were Bob Varsha and on a part-time basis, Leigh Diffey and Krista Voda.
In 2011, the show's name was changed to SPEED Center. The first episode took place on 13 February 2011 with Alexander hosting.
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