CMT's 3-Night Event NASCAR: THE RISE OF AMERICAN SPEED Premieres 5/8

Each week millions of NASCAR fans - a massive television and digital audience - tune in to watch NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES events. CMT will be premiering an unprecedented six hour, three night special event dedicated to the fearless men who took stock car racing out of the backwoods and into the national spotlight with NASCAR: THE RISE OF AMERICAN SPEED on Sunday May 8, May 15 and May 22 at 9 pm ET/PT.

From Stephen David Entertainment, the Emmy Award-winning company behind the miniseries "The Men Who Built America," "Gold Fever" and "The World Wars," the special event is not only a unique look into NASCAR's legendary beginnings, but in the spirit of racing, it is a no-holds-barred account of the sport's early PIONEERS and ASCENSION to national prominence.

The film features archival footage, reenactments and interviews with NASCAR personalities and experts including Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Richard Petty, Tony Stewart and Darrell Waltrip.