CMT REVS ITS ENGINE FOR ITS NEWEST SERIES
“THE DRIVE” PREMIERING ON APRIL 21
Minor League Race Car Drivers Strive
for Major League’s Victory Lane in the
Documentary Following the Lives of Seven Drivers
- including 2 RACERCHICKS!
NASHVILLE – February 25, 2004 – Each
weekend, thousands of stock car drivers battle
each other to reach their ultimate dream of
becoming a NASCAR driver. In the new CMT series
THE DRIVE, premiering Wednesday, April 21
immediately after the CMT 2004 FLAME WORTHY
VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT,*
cameras will follow seven minor league drivers –
two women
 and five men – as they risk
their money, their families and their lives for
the opportunity to compete in America’s most
watched sport. THE DRIVE will begin airing in
its regular weekly Friday 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
timeslot on Friday, April 30 with a re-telecast
of the premiere episode at 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT
and premiere of episode two at 10:00-11:00 PM,
ET/PT.
THE DRIVE puts you behind the wheel and
inside the lives of young and hungry unknown
drivers willing to give up everything to climb
through the ranks of racing’s farm leagues.
NASCAR Nextel Cup is the biggest spectator sport
in the nation, yet it has the least number of
opportunities for its competitors. Compared to
other sports with hundreds or even thousands of
athletes, only 43 drivers touch the steering
wheel of a Nextel Cup car each week. For many,
trying to get to the upper levels of NASCAR is
an uphill and perilous battle. In a series of
eight one-hour episodes, THE DRIVE takes the
millions of NASCAR fans closer to the heart of
racing than ever before through the lives of a
few determined men – and women – chasing their
ultimate dreams, and paying costly dues for
their one shot.
THE DRIVE features drivers from across the
country: David Stover from Tulsa, Oklahoma;
Davin Scites from Wayne, West Virginia; Michael
Ritch of High Point,
 North Carolina; Michelle
Theriault of Bristol, Connecticut; Mike
Herman of Kannapolis, North Carolina; Sarah
McCune from Perrysburg, Ohio; and Zach
Niessner from Royal City, Washington.
For more information on THE DRIVE, visit
CMT.com.
CMT, America’s No. 1 country music
network, carries original programming, specials,
and live concerts and events, as well as a mix
of videos by established country music artists
and new cutting-edge acts, including world
premiere exclusive videos. Founded March 6,
1983, CMT, owned and operated by MTV Networks,
reaches more than 73.5 million households in the
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