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The crew from Chicago's O'Hare Towing & Recovery returns for another season of the Thursday night SPEED prime time show "Wrecked." (Photo: Business Wire)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Bill, Marci, Joey Gratzianna and the rest of the crew at Chicago's O'Hare Towing & Recovery return to television next week as SPEED launches Season Two of the Thursday night prime time series Wrecked on May 21 at 9:30 p.m. ET.

"Last winter was one of the harshest in recent Chicago history, and as a result the sophomore season of Wrecked is bigger, colder and more intense than ever," said SPEED VP of Programming and Executive Producer Robert Ecker. "The crew at O'Hare was really put to the test, and the production team on site experienced the rigors of working in sub-zero temperatures right along with them. There's a palpable sense of the danger and duress caused by these extreme weather conditions that adds tremendous urgency and immediacy to these new episodes."

The 2009 season, produced by North/South Productions, calls for 20 new, 30-minute episodes in 720p High-Definition format. In addition, North/South will deliver 15 original Webisodes to air on SPEEDtv.com

Wrecked full-length episodes, advanced screenings and free clips also will be available on SPEEDtv.com and for electronic download via iTunes, Amazon and other electronic download distributors. Exclusive Wrecked short-form content will continue to be made available all season through SPEEDtv.com, VOD cable, iTunes video podcasts, mobile phones, cable broadband sites and viral distribution.

On the mobile front, long-form episodes will be available on Sprint wireless handsets via Sprint TV. SPEED clips and original short-form content will be made available to Sprint, Cingular, MobiTV and others.

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.

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Erik Arneson, 704-501-5795
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