NASCAR Race Hub is a NASCAR

NASCAR

The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...

 race-themed show on Speed Channel

SPEED Channel

Speed , is a cable and satellite television network broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States...

. It essentially is a replacement for NASCAR Nation

NASCAR Nation

NASCAR Nation was a program on the Speed Channel, which aired Monday nights, discussing the lifestyle of NASCAR drivers when they are not on the track. It was cancelled after the 2005 season....

and This Week in NASCAR

This Week in NASCAR

This Week in NASCAR , was a 60-minute program that aired Monday nights on the Speed Channel. It was hosted by veteran NASCAR personality Steve Byrnes with panel members Michael Waltrip and Greg Biffle. Other panelists such as Chad Knaus, Bootie Barker and Dave Blaney made regular appearances...

(formerly NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup

NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup

NASCAR Inside Nextel Cup is a show that aired Monday nights on Speed Channel during the NASCAR season. Inside Nextel Cup was hosted by Dave Despain. The show was taped every Monday morning at SPEED's studios in Charlotte, North Carolina about 11 a.m., unless a race is postponed to Monday, in which...

) (both former NASCAR on SPEED–related shows). The show gets its name in part since it is broadcast from Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

, which is the 'hub' of most NASCAR teams. It initially was a half-hour show, but eventually became the hour-long show it is today. It currently airs at 6 pm Monday through Thursday, but is expected to return to its initial start time of 7 pm at the beginning of the 2012 NASCAR season.

At first the show was hosted by a rotating group which included NASCAR RaceDay

NASCAR RaceDay

NASCAR RaceDay is a pre-race show on Speed Channel. Hosted by John M. Roberts, the show features driver–analysts Kenny Wallace and Kyle Petty, as well as pit reporter Wendy Venturini, who provide news from the track right before each weekend's race. Hermie Sadler came on board in 2008...

 and NASCAR Victory Lane

NASCAR Victory Lane

NASCAR Victory Lane is a post-race show on Speed Channel that recaps every Sprint Cup event. Hosted by John Roberts, NASCAR Victory Lane also features driver/analysts Kenny Wallace and Kyle Petty as well as reporter Bob Dillner. The show analyzes the day's event with highlights, post-race...

 host John Roberts

John Roberts (SPEED Channel host)

John Roberts is host of the Speed Channel shows NASCAR RaceDay, and NASCAR Victory Lane. John was born in Washington, D.C.. His career started in 1986 at WHSV TV in Harrisonburg, Virginia. He then worked at WBTV in Charlotte before moving to Fox Network owned Speed Channel to host NASCAR RaceDay...

, Camping World Truck Series Setup show host and occasional NASCAR Trackside

NASCAR Trackside

NASCAR Trackside is a NASCAR race themed show on Speed Channel. Hosted by Steve Byrnes & Krista Voda , the show features former NASCAR Crew Chiefs Larry McReynolds , Jeff Hammond, former Cup Champion Darrell Waltrip , Kyle Petty & Rutledge Wood...

host Krista Voda

Krista Voda

Krista Voda is an American sportscaster who covers auto racing. Voda is a pit reporter for NASCAR on Fox and is the host of The Setup, the pre-race show for coverage of the Camping World Truck Series, as well as Trackside on Speed Channel.Voda was born and raised in Clinton, Iowa and attended the...

 and Byrnes, but in August 2010 Byrnes was announced as the permanent host of the show and has been in that capacity ever since, though it does not affect his duties as a pit reporter during the NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR on FOX

NASCAR on Fox is the Emmy-winning branding used for Fox Sports's broadcasts of NASCAR races airing on the Fox network since 2001. The production has been in high-definition since 2005.-Background:...

 races of a given Sprint Cup Series season.

The show breaks down the previous weekend's race and looks forward to the upcoming one, providing analysis and interviews along the way. Jimmy Spencer

Jimmy Spencer

Jimmy Spencer is a current television commentator, and a former NASCAR driver. He formerly hosted the NASCAR inspired talk show, “What’s the Deal?”, on SPEED. He is the former co-host, with John Roberts and Kenny Wallace, of the SPEED's pre-race and post-race NASCAR shows NASCAR RaceDay and...

 has a segment on the Tuesday and Thursday editions of the show where he provides commentary (Tuesday) and answers viewer emails/tweets

Twitter

Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...

(Thursday). His segments have become popular for the various 'awards' he gives drivers and teams such as the crying towel, cigars, strait jackets. Also on Tusedays, one of the three NASCAR Miss Sprint Cup's presents the tweets of the week from NASCAR Drivers and Crewman. Danielle Trotta contributes segments to the show and does interviews with drivers, crew chiefs, car owners as well. She also acts as a fill-in host in Byrnes' absence.