Event From McReynolds' Lakefront Home Sets Fun, Relaxed Tone for NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Weekend

For the second consecutive year, SPEED will set up camp in the backyard of NASCAR crew chief and television personality Larry McReynolds, delivering Larry Mac's Second Annual All-Star BBQ on May 17 at 7 p.m. ET. The one-hour television will be part of the network's weeklong programming lineup in support of its inaugural coverage of the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge.

"The porch didn't fall off … the pool was mostly OK … so, we're glad to have everybody back," said McReynolds, who will be serving BBQ provided by Famous Dave's Legendary Pit Barbecue. "The SPEED family, and our racing fraternity, we see them at the race track, the atmosphere they work in. We see them on shows where we're asking them how their car is doing and this, this and this. This is a show SPEED has come up with where we see our group of characters in an atmosphere where you never get to see them.

"I think it's a very neat deal," McReynolds added. "Our sport is about what we do at the race track, what happens on the race track and all those elements. But our sport is also about the characters of all these different people, whether it's the personalities on SPEED or whether it's the drivers that we are talking about each week. That's one of the things we're trying to show with this second annual Larry Mac All-Star BBQ show."

"Larry, his wife Linda and their neighbors have been great sports with this," said SPEED President Hunter Nickell. "NASCAR drivers, SPEED television personalities and invited guests are all over their house, television trucks are in the driveway, cables are running everywhere … the fact that they are welcoming us back for a second year is awesome. We're having a lot of fun with this and we'll keep coming back as long as Larry Mac and Linda will have us."

SPEED is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 75 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.