SPEED™ opened the last three categories of its Third Annual SPEED Performance Awards for online fan voting Monday, highlighted by the Racer Magazine Rookie of the Year Award. Candidates for the award include stock car rookies Joey Logano and Scott Speed, F1 newcomer Sebastien Vettel, MotoGP rookie Jorge Lorenzo and second-generation IRL shoe Graham Rahal. Other categories open for fan voting on SPEEDtv.com include Best Rivalry, Best Comeback, Temper Temper, Biggest Upset, Best Finish, Biggest Hit, Best Move and the Oops Award. To vote, fans can visit www.SPEEDtv.com (keyword: Performance). In addition to the fan-selected SPEED Performance Awards, SPEED will once again present the Mario Andretti Trophy, created by bronze artist Elie Hazak, to the SPEED Performer of the Year. Nominations are made and voted on by a panel of SPEED personalities, producers, former trophy winners and Andretti. All of the awards will be part of a one-hour SPEED Performance Awards special to air in February. 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.