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Beyonce performs "Single Ladies" at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, September 13, 2009. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

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    TLC, NASCAR will track checkered lives

    James Hibberd
    Tue Jan 6, 2009 12:40am EST
    NASCAR Busch driver Kevin Harvick (L) kisses his wife Delana following his win at the NASCAR Busch series auto race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal August 4, 2007. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - TLC is gearing up a new reality show tracking the spouses of NASCAR drivers.

    Entertainment  |  Television

    The cable network has ordered a docusoap series titled "NASCAR Wives," starring women with surnames familiar to racing fans.

    TLC will air an hour of the series as a stand-alone special January 24 with a lead-in from the network's most-watched annual event, the Miss America pageant. A full season, including an undisclosed number of episodes, will follow in the spring.

    The concept mixes racing with the "wives genre" peppering cable primetime, from Lifetime's drama "Army Wives" to Bravo's reality show "The Real Housewives of Orange County."

    Lest it seem too male-skewing for a female-skewing genre, TLC president Eileen O'Neill said 40% of NASCAR fans are women.

    Participants include Delana Harvick (wife of Kevin, who has 11 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins), Shana Mayfield (wife of Jeremy, a 15-year Sprint Cup veteran), Kelley Earnhardt (sister of Dale Earnhardt Jr., NASCAR's most popular driver) and Angie Skinner (wife of Mike, who competes in NASCAR's top three national series).

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