NASCAR Camping World Truck Series CONTINUES TO DRAW HIGHER RATINGS ON SPEED™

With only six points separating driver Johnny Benson and defending champ Ron Hornaday and only two races remaining in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, race fans continue to tune to SPEED in increasing numbers. Last weekend's race from Texas scored a Nielsen Household Rating of .76 (558,000 households), up 38 percent from last year's .55 (398,000 households). The Texas race peaked at a .89 (654,000 households), up 33 percent from last year's peak of .67 (491,000 households).

The Texas increase marks the 16th time in 18 races on SPEED that Nielsen Household Ratings have topped last year's numbers, 13 times by double digits.

SPEED added 200,000 households to its universe in October, bringing the network reach to 73,293,000 U.S. households and more than five million in Canada. The network has added 752,000 U.S. households in the last year.

Coverage of the next NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race on SPEED begins Friday at 7:30 p.m. with the popular pre-race show NCTS Setup, followed by live and exclusive race coverage at 8 p.m. ET from Phoenix.

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 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.