CMT’s ‘Racing Wives’ Reality Show To Showcase NASCAR, Lake Norman

MOORESVILLE, NC — NASCAR and the mega mansions housing some of the sport’s top drivers and their families dotting Lake Norman will soon take center stage on CMT. The network is premiering “Racing Wives,” a new reality show revving up in January that promises a peek inside the NASCAR lifestyle.

And if you believe the promotional teaser, it’s a life filled with drama.

Here’s what CMT says about the new show:

A stone’s throw away from the high-octane race tracks where legends rise and sometimes fall, “Racing Wives” offers a rare glimpse inside the opulent, eye-popping mansions and private planes that regally decorate the banks of Lake Norman, North Carolina. The cast features sisters-in-law Ashley and Samantha Busch, married to Kurt and Kyle Busch, who are each balancing family life with their own ambitions. Looking to take her rightful spot in the wives’ club is Whitney Ward Dillon, former cheerleader and now wife of a driver who is torn between fitting in with her fellow wives while staying true to her best friend and cheerleader ride-or-die, Mariel Lane. Also featured is Amber Balcaen, an aspiring race car driver who is new to the racing community and left everything, including her boyfriend, back home in Canada to come to North Carolina to pursue her dream.

WATCH: Sneak Peek of “Racing Wives”

“Racing Wives” premieres Thursday, Jan. 3 at 9 p.m. on CMT.

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