Television
Speed Channel televised the World Challenge starting in 1996, with the series being called the Speed World Challenge until 2010.
In recent years, the World Challenge has been broadcasted on weekdays as opposed to the traditional weekends. For 2009, the races were combined into an hour-long block.
On January 4, 2010, Versus (now NBC Sports Network) announced they would televise 90-minute broadcasts beginning in the 2010 season. Each broadcast featured all the races from each round. The entire 2010 season was shown on the channel. The series later returned to weekend telecasts.
The series has established a new website providing race videos, posted shortly after each telecast. The website currently has coverage from as far back as 2008.
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