NASCAR on television in the 1980s

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Before the existence of ESPN, live coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup races on television was limited. CBS covered the Daytona 500, the June race at Michigan and the July race at Talladega. ABC usually did the Atlanta race in the spring.

List of races televised[]

1980[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/10 Busch Clash[1] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/14 Twin 125's[2] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/17 Daytona 500[3] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
3/16 Atlanta 500[4] ABC Al Michaels Jackie Stewart
5/25 World 600[5] (Charlotte) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
7/4 Firecracker 400[6] (Daytona) ABC Jim McKay Sam Posey
7/27 Coca-Cola 500[7] (Pocono) ABC Chris Economaki Jackie Stewart
8/3 Talladega 500[8] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
9/1 Southern 500[9] (Darlington) ABC Jim Lampley Sam Posey
10/5 National 500[10] (Charlotte) NBC Paul Page
11/15 Los Angeles Times 500[11] (Ontario) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
  • On May 29, 1980, CBS paid a fee of roughly US$50,000 or $100,000 to Charlotte Motor Speedway to broadcast the World 600 NASCAR stock-car race. Benny Parsons edged out Darrell Waltrip to win a grand prize of $44,850 in a race that was watched by perhaps 3.7 million viewers on the network.[12]
  • Prior to the original 1999 contract between NASCAR and NBC, the network aired races such as the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1979[13][14][15] to 1981,[16] the 1981 Mountain Dew 500[17] at Pocono International Raceway, the Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1983[18][19] to 1985, and the Miami 300[20] and Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in both 1999[21] and 2000.[22]

1981[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/8 Busch Clash[23] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier Dale Earnhardt
2/12 UNO Twin 125's[24] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/15 Daytona 500[25][26] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
3/1 Carolina 500[27] (Rockingham) ESPN Bob Jenkins Eli Gold
3/15 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) ABC
4/26 Virginia 500[28] (Martinsville) ESPN Bob Jenkins Eli Gold
5/3 Winston 500[29] (Talladega) ESPN Dave Despain Larry Nuber
5/17 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/24 World 600[30] (Charlotte) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
7/4 Firecracker 400[31] (Daytona) ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart
7/26 Mountain Dew 500[32] (Pocono) NBC Paul Page Gary Gerould
8/2 Talladega 500[33] (Talladega) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
9/7 Southern 500[34] (Darlington) ABC Bill Flemming Jackie Stewart
10/11 National 500[35] (Charlotte) NBC Paul Page Gary Gerould
11/8 Atlanta Journal 500[36] ESPN Mike Joy
  • ESPN broadcast its first race in 1981, from North Carolina Motor Speedway[37] (its first live race was later in the year at Atlanta International Raceway), and TNN followed in 1991. All Cup races were nationally televised by 1985; networks struck individual deals with track owners, and multiple channels carried racing action. Many races were shown taped and edited on Wide World of Sports and syndication services like Mizlou and SETN, but almost all races were live by 1989.

1982[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/7 Busch Clash[38] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/14 Daytona 500[39] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/21 Richmond 400[40] ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
3/21 Coca-Cola 500[41] (Atlanta) ABC Al Michaels Sam Posey
4/4 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500[42] (Darlington) ABC Al Michaels Jackie Stewart
5/2 Winston 500[43] (Talladega) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/30 World 600[44] (Charlotte) Mizlou Dave Despain Dick Brooks
6/6 Van Scoy 500[45] (Pocono) Mizlou Dave Despain Dick Brooks
7/25 Mountain Dew 500[46] (Pocono) Mizlou Rick Benjamin Dick Brooks
8/22 Champion Spark Plug 400[47] (Pocono) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
9/12 Wrangler 400[48] (Richmond) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
9/19 CRC Chemicals 500 (Dover) Diamond P
11/7 Atlanta Journal 500 ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
11/21 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) Mizlou/TBS Buddy Baker
  • From 1982 to 1984, USA Network broadcast the UNO Twin 125s[49][50] (now the Gander RV Duel). USA used CBS'[51][52] crew, graphics and announcers. USA also aired the Atlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised several NASCAR Busch Series races in the late 1980s.

1983[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/14 Busch Clash (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/17 UNO Twin 125's[53][54] (Daytona) USA Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/20 Daytona 500[55][56] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/27 Richmond 400[57] TBS Ken Squier Cale Yarborough
3/13 Warner W. Hodgdon 500 (Rockingham) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/1 Winston 500[58] (Talladega) NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
5/7 Marty Robbins 420[59] (Nashville) TNN Brock Yates Steve Evans
5/15 Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) Mizlou Ken Squier Phil Parsons
5/29 World 600[60](Charlotte) Mizlou Ken Squier Phil Parsons
7/4 Firecracker 400[61] (Daytona) ABC Bill Flemming Sam Posey
7/24 Like Cola 500[62] (Pocono) Mizlou Ken Squier Buddy Baker
7/31 Talladega 500 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
9/18 Budweiser 500[63] (Dover) TNN Brock Yates Steve Evans
10/9 Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte) Mizlou Ken Squier Donnie Allison
11/6 Atlanta Journal 500 TBS Ken Squier Geoff Bodine
11/20 Winston Western 500 (Riverside) TBS Ken Squier Cale Yarborough
  • During its coverage of the 1983 Daytona 500, CBS introduced an innovation which director Bob Fishman helped develop – a miniature, remote-controlled in-car camera called RaceCam.[64][65] Fishman[66][67] directed every Daytona 500 telecast on CBS, with the exception of 1992, 1994 and 1998 because Fishman was away directing CBS' figure-skating coverage for the Winter Olympics.
  • TBS broadcast the Richmond spring race, held the week after Daytona Speedweeks, from 1983 to 1995, as well as the fall races at Rockingham (1985-1987), Atlanta (1983-1985) and Riverside (1982-1987).

1984[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/12 Busch Clash[69] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
2/16 UNO Twin 125's[70] (Daytona) USA Ken Squier David Hobbs
2/19 Daytona 500[71][72][73] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
2/26 Richmond 400[74] (Richmond) TBS Ken Squier
3/4 Carolina 500 (Rockingham) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
3/18 Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) ABC
4/15 TransSouth 500[75][76] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/12 Coors 420[77] (Nashville) TBS Ken Squier Benny Parsons
5/20 Budweiser 500[78] (Dover) Mizlou Mike Joy Phil Parsons
6/10 Van Scoy 500[79] (Pocono) Mizlou/ESPN Mike Joy Donnie Allison
7/4 Firecracker 400[80] (Daytona) ABC Jim Lampley Sam Posey
7/22 Like Cola 500[81][82] (Pocono) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
7/29 Talladega 500[83] (Talladega) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
9/2 Southern 500[84] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Jack Arute
10/21 American 500[85] (Rockingham) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
11/11 Atlanta Journal 500[86] (Atlanta) TBS Ken Squier Glenn Jarrett
11/18 Winston Western 500[87] (Riverside) TBS Ken Squier Phil Parsons
  • Special Events Television Network (SETN) is the name of a defunct syndicated television package that broadcast tape delayed NASCAR races from 1984 to 1988. SETN aired races (typically from Martinsville and Pocono as well as from Rockingham, Charlotte, Richmond and Daytona for good measure) that didn't have live television deals at the time. The broadcasts were aired on tape delay because certain promoters still feared that live telecasts would hurt their gate.

1985[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/10 Busch Clash[88] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
2/17 Daytona 500[89][90][91] CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
2/24 Richmond 400[92] TBS Ken Squier Benny Parsons
3/3 Carolina 500[93] (Rockingham) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
4/6 Valleydale Meats 500[94] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons
4/14 Transouth 500[95] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
4/21 Northwestern Bank 400[96] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
4/28 Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
5/5 Winston 500[97] (Talladega) NBC
5/25 The Winston[98] (Charlotte) Jefferson Pilot Mike Joy Neil Bonnett
5/26 Coca-Cola World 600[99] (Charlotte) Jefferson Pilot Mike Joy Kyle Petty
6/2 Budweiser 400[100] (Riverside) TNN Steve Evans Brock Yates
6/9 Van Scoy 500[101] (Pocono) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
6/16 Miller 400[102] (Michigan) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
7/4 Pepsi Firecracker 400[103] (Daytona) ABC Al Trautwig Sam Posey
7/28 Talladega 500[104] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett
8/24 Busch 500[105] (Bristol) ESPN Larry Nuber Benny Parsons
9/1 Southern 500[106] (Darlington) ESPN Larry Nuber Jack Arute
9/8 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400[107] (Richmond) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
9/15 Delaware 500[108] (Dover) Mizlou Mike Hogewood Dick Brooks
9/22 Goody's 500[109] (Martinsville) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
10/6 Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Charlotte) Jefferson Pilot
10/20 Nationwise 500[110] (Rockingham) TBS Ken Squier
11/3 Atlanta Journal 500[111] TBS Ken Squier Dick Brooks
11/17 Winston Western 500[112] (Riverside) TBS Ken Squier Benny Parsons

1986[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/9 Busch Clash[113] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
2/16 Daytona 500[114] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
2/23 Richmond 400[115][116] TBS Ken Squier Benny Parsons
3/16 Motorcraft 500[117] ABC Jim Lampley Sam Posey
4/6 Valleydale Meats 500[118] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
4/13 Transouth 500[119][120] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Jack Arute
4/20 First Union 400[121][122] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Benny Parsons and Larry Nuber
4/27 Sovran Bank 500[123] (Martinsville) SETN Mike Joy Benny Parsons
5/4 Winston 500[124][125] (Talladega) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/11 The Winston[126] (Atlanta) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber and Benny Parsons
5/18 Budweiser 500[127] (Dover) Mizlou Steve Grad Dick Brooks
6/1 Budweiser 400[128] (Riverside) TNN Steve Evans Brock Yates
6/8 Miller High Life 500[129] (Pocono) SETN Mike Joy Jerry Punch
7/20 Summer 500[130] (Pocono) SETN Mike Joy Jerry Punch
7/27 Talladega 500[131][132] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett
8/10 Bud at the Glen[133] (Watkins Glen) ESPN Bob Jenkins Rick Mears
8/17 Champion Spark Plug 400[134] (Michigan) ESPN Jack Arute Larry Nuber
8/23 Busch 500[135] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber and Benny Parsons
9/14 Delaware 500[136] (Dover) Mizlou Steve Grad Dick Brooks
9/21 Goody's 500[137] (Martinsville) SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
9/28 Holly Farms 400[138] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Larry Nuber Benny Parsons
10/19 Nationwise 500[139] (Rockingham) TBS Ken Squier Benny Parsons
11/2 Atlanta Journal 500[140][141] ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
11/16 Winston Western 500[142] (Riverside) TBS Ken Squier Phil Parsons

1987[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/8 Busch Clash[143] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
2/12 7-Eleven Twin 125's[144] (Daytona) CBS (tape delayed to 2/14) Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
2/15 Daytona 500[145][146] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
3/8 Miller High Life 400[147][148] (Richmond) TBS Ken Squier Lake Speed
3/15 Motorcraft 500[149][150] ABC Jim Lampley Sam Posey
3/29 TranSouth 500[151] (Darlington) ESPN Larry Nuber Jerry Punch
4/5 First Union 400[152] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
4/12 Valleydale Meats 500[153] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
4/26 Sovran Bank 500[154] (Martinsville) SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
5/3 Winston 500[155][156] (Talladega) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
5/17 The Winston[157][158] (Charlotte) ABC Keith Jackson Donnie Allison
5/31 Budweiser 500[159] (Dover) ESPN Larry Nuber Jerry Punch
6/14 Miller High Life 500[160] (Pocono) SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
7/4 Pepsi Firecracker 400[161] (Daytona) ABC Keith Jackson Donnie Allison
8/22 Busch 500[162] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
9/13 Wrangler Indigo 400[163] (Richmond) SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
9/20 Delaware 500[164][165] (Dover) ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber
9/27 Goody's 500[166] (Martinsville) SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
11/8 Winston Western 500[167] (Riverside) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Buddy Baker
11/22 Atlanta Journal 500[168] ESPN Bob Jenkins Larry Nuber

1988[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/7 Busch Clash[169][170] (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
2/11 Twin 125's[171] (Daytona) CBS (tape delayed to 2/13) Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
2/14 Daytona 500[172][173][174][175] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
2/21 Pontiac Excitement 400[176] (Richmond) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
3/20 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500[177] ABC Keith Jackson Jerry Punch
3/27 TranSouth 500[178][179] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett
4/10 Valleydale Meats 500[180] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
4/17 First Union 400[181] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
5/1 Winston 500[182][183] (Talladega) ESPN Bob Jenkins Gary Nelson and Ned Jarrett
5/22 The Winston[184] (Charlotte) ABC Keith Jackson Jerry Punch
5/29 Coca-Cola 600[185][186] (Charlotte) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
6/12 Budweiser 400[187][188] (Riverside) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett
6/19 Miller High Life 500[189] (Pocono) FNN/Score Pat Patterson Bob Latford
6/26 Miller High Life 400[190] (Michigan) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
7/2 Pepsi Firecracker 400[191][192] (Daytona) ABC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
7/31 DieHard 500[193] (Talladega) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
8/21 Champion Spark Plug 400[194] (Michigan) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
8/27 Busch 500[195] (Bristol) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
9/4 Southern 500[196][197] (Darlington) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
9/11 Miller High Life 400[198] (Richmond) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
9/18 Delaware 500[199] (Dover) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
9/25 Goody's 500[200][201] (Martinsville) ESPN Bob Jenkins Gary Nelson and Ned Jarrett
10/16 Holly Farms 400[202][203] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Jerry Punch Ned Jarrett
10/23 AC Delco 500[204] (Rockingham) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
11/6 Checker 500[205][206][207] (Phoenix) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett
11/20 Atlanta Journal 500[208] ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
  • After SETN folded, one Pocono race a year was produced by Jim Wiglesworth on pay-per-view for Viewer's Choice (now In Demand) from 1988 to 1990. They were not a huge success, as fans were reluctant to pay for what they could see last week for free. The Viewer's Choice shows were noteworthy in that they premiered viewer phone-in questions during the races.

1989[]

Date Event Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2/12 Busch Clash (Daytona) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
2/16 Twin 125's[209] (Daytona) CBS (tape delayed to 2/18) Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
2/19 Daytona 500[210][211] CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
3/19 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500[212] (Atlanta) ABC Paul Page Bobby Unser and Sam Posey
4/16 First Union 400[213] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson
5/7 Winston 500[214] (Talladega) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
5/21 The Winston[215] (Charlotte) ABC Paul Page Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser
5/28 Coca-Cola 600[216][217] (Charlotte) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes
6/4 Budweiser 500[218](Dover) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
6/11 Banquet Frozen Foods 300[219] (Sears Point) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
6/18 Miller High Life 500[220] (Pocono) PPV Dave Despain Lyn St. James and Gary Nelson
7/1 Pepsi 400[221] (Daytona) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
7/23 AC Spark Plug 500[222] (Pocono) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
7/30 DieHard 500[223] (Talladega) CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
8/13 Bud at the Glen[224] (Watkins Glen) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
9/10 Miller High Life 400[225] (Richmond) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Phil Parsons
9/17 Peak Performance 500[226] (Dover) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
9/24 Goody's 500[227] (Martinsville) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
10/8 All Pro Auto Parts 500[228][229] (Charlotte) TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Joe Ruttman
10/15 Tyson Holly Farms 400[230] (North Wilkesboro) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
11/5 Autoworks 500[231] (Phoenix) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
11/19 Atlanta Journal 500[232] (Atlanta) ESPN Bob Jenkins Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons
  • At the 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 NASCAR event, ESPN/ABC broadcaster Dr. Jerry Punch was reporting from the pit stall of Richard Petty when a fire broke out, injuring two crew members who Punch proceeded to treat on the spot. Following the incident, in which several items of Punch's clothing were singed or melted, ESPN mandated that its pit reporters wear fire-retardant suits. Other networks have since adopted the practice.[233]

References[]

  1. ^ 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Busch Clash on YouTube
  2. ^ 1980 Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  3. ^ 1980 DAYTONA 500 on YouTube
  4. ^ NWC 1980 Atlanta 500 on YouTube
  5. ^ 1980 World 600 on YouTube
  6. ^ 1980 Firecracker 400 on YouTube
  7. ^ 1980 Coca-Cola 500 on YouTube
  8. ^ 1980 Talladega 500 on YouTube
  9. ^ 1980 Southern 500 on YouTube
  10. ^ 1980 National 500 on YouTube
  11. ^ 1980 NASCAR Winston Cup Los Angeles Times 500 @ Ontario Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
  12. ^ "TV Racing's Mantra: 'Show Me the Money!'". Car & Driver. May 2002.
  13. ^ 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup NAPA National 500 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
  14. ^ 1980 National 500 on YouTube
  15. ^ 1980 Winston Cup National 500 on YouTube
  16. ^ 1981 National 500 @ Charlotte on YouTube
  17. ^ 1981 Mountain Dew 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
  18. ^ 1983 Winston 500 on YouTube
  19. ^ 1984 Winston 500 @ Talladega - NBC Highlights on YouTube
  20. ^ 2000 NBS Miami 300 At Homestead-Miami Speedway on YouTube
  21. ^ 1999 Pennzoil Miami 400 - Part 1 of 19 on YouTube
  22. ^ 2000 Pennzoil Miami 400 At Homestead-Miami Speedway on YouTube
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  24. ^ 1981 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  25. ^ 1981 Daytona 500 | Full Race on YouTube
  26. ^ 1981 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  27. ^ 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Carolina 500 @ Rockingham [aka ESPN's First NASCAR Telecast] (Full Race) on YouTube
  28. ^ 1981 Virginia 500 @ Martinsville on YouTube
  29. ^ 1981 Winston 500 on YouTube
  30. ^ 1981 World 600 on YouTube
  31. ^ 1981 Firecracker 400 on YouTube
  32. ^ 1981 Mountain Dew 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
  33. ^ 1981 Talladega 500 on YouTube
  34. ^ 1981 Southern 500 on YouTube
  35. ^ 1981 Southern 500 on YouTube
  36. ^ 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 on YouTube
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  39. ^ 1982 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  40. ^ 1982 Richmond 400 on YouTube
  41. ^ 1982 Coca-Cola 500 on YouTube
  42. ^ 1982 CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 on YouTube
  43. ^ 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Winston 500 @ Talladega (Full Race) on YouTube
  44. ^ 1982 World 600 on YouTube
  45. ^ 1982 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 on YouTube
  46. ^ 1982 Mountain Dew 500 on YouTube
  47. ^ 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Champion Spark Plug 400 @ Michigan (Full Race) on YouTube
  48. ^ 1982 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (Missing Last 100 Laps) on YouTube
  49. ^ Feb 14, 1982 - The 1979— Daytona 500 was a classic race, and it happened to be the first one televised live, start to finish, by The network could hardly ... and made a deal with the USA cable network to furnish the qualifiers for cablecasting Fri day night. doing this, in effect, satisfies the inter ...
  50. ^ Feb 16, 1984 - The trucks which pulled Into Daytona International Speedway last week were all not necessarily those containing the cars of the NASCAR drivers ... The USA Network will show the two 125 mile qualifying races Friday night at 8 but that Is under an agreement where the cable network ...
  51. ^ Mar 29, 1982 - ... ... th Nabisco Dinah Shore Invitational Sports has signed a pact with video evangelist Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcast Network for the Dinah ... the right to tape them for replay later which has been in the business of cable since it split coverage of the Daytona 500 with USA Cable ...
  52. ^ Apr 10, 1982 - an undisclosed fee for two days of broadcast rights USA had so little to do with the telecasts that it had just one of its own people on air ... as he stated it has worked Ratings for the Daytona 500 improved Bait the viewer with cable hook him with the network broadcast not saying I ...
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  54. ^ 1983 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  55. ^ 1983 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  56. ^ 1983 DAYTONA 500 on YouTube
  57. ^ 1983 Richmond 400 on YouTube
  58. ^ 1983 Winston 500 on YouTube
  59. ^ 1983 Marty Robbins 420 on YouTube
  60. ^ 1983 World 600 on YouTube
  61. ^ 1983 Firecracker 400 on YouTube
  62. ^ 1983 Like Cola 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
  63. ^ 1983 Budweiser 500 on YouTube
  64. ^ http://www.news-journalonline.com/2000/Feb/17/TAB13.htm. Retrieved 2017-09-14. Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link] Quote: As pivotal as that first 500 for CBS was, Squier considered Yarborough's win in 1983 to be just as important in furthering the sport's popularity. An innovation which director Bob Fishman helped develop - a miniature, remote-controlled in-car camera called RaceCam - was mounted inside Yarborough's car. The pictures gave the viewing audience a better portrayal of the drivers as what Squier called "real people taking real risks" instead of the perception of a bunch of good ol' boys simply making one left-hand turn after another. "You got a sense of the control it took and the judgment those people had to have to survive," he said. "And it changed the American perspective."
  65. ^ Archive index at the Wayback Machine Quote: "Then in 1983, we introduced the in-car camera. We put the average race fan in the driver's seat. They got a sense for speed, a sense of how close the traffic was. Until 1983, cars didn't look that fast on a 19-inch television screen. All of a sudden you're behind the wheel and you learned these cars drive like a sailboat going 200 mph. You got a sense of what it's like to be a driver. It was reality and fantasy television all in one."
  66. ^ http://www.news-journalonline.com/2000/Feb/17/TAB13.htm. Retrieved 2017-09-14. Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link] Quote: Fishman has directed every 500 telecast except for the three years (1992, 1994 and 1998) when he was at the Winter Olympics directing CBS' figure-skating coverage. Fishman and producer Bob Stenner were almost inseparable at the Speedway until Stenner left for Fox in 1994 after Pat Summerall and John Madden insisted that he continue being part of the NFL games which they called.
  67. ^ Fay, John (February 12, 1999). "Sports on TV-Radio: CBS to let wheels do the talking". The Cincinnati Enquirer. E. W. Scripps Company. Bob Fishman plans to give viewers a few laps of pure, roaring speed. “We have some great low-angle shots,” Fishman said. “It brings those cars right in your face. You see the cars roaring by. I plan to show some laps with nothing but speed shots.”
  68. ^ TNN decided to get into the game in 1991 and that pretty much guaranteed that each weekend's NASCAR race would be shown somewhere on television, whether it was CBS, ABC, WTBS, ESPN or TNN.
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  70. ^ 1984 UNO Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  71. ^ 1984 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  72. ^ 1984 Daytona 500 (SPEED Channels NASCAR Classics) on YouTube
  73. ^ 1984 DAYTONA 500 on YouTube
  74. ^ 1984 Miller High Life 400 @ Richmond Fairgrounds on YouTube
  75. ^ 1984 Transouth 500 on YouTube
  76. ^ 1984 NASCAR Winston Cup Coors 420 @ Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
  77. ^ 1984 Coors 420 on YouTube
  78. ^ 1984 Budweiser 500 at Dover Part 1 of 7 on YouTube
  79. ^ 1984 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
  80. ^ The Day 1984 Firecracker 400 on YouTube
  81. ^ 1984 Like Cola 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  82. ^ 1984 Like Cola 500 on YouTube
  83. ^ 1984 Talladega 500 on YouTube
  84. ^ 1984 Southern 500 on YouTube
  85. ^ 1984 Warner W. Hodgdon American 500 on YouTube
  86. ^ 1984 Atlanta Journal 500 on YouTube
  87. ^ 1984 Winston Cup Winston Western 500 part 1 of 4 on YouTube
  88. ^ 1985 Busch Clash won by Terry Labonte on YouTube
  89. ^ 1985 Daytona 500 (Full Race) on YouTube
  90. ^ 1985 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  91. ^ February 17, 1985 - Daytona 500 at Daytona on YouTube
  92. ^ 1985 Richmond 400 on YouTube
  93. ^ 1985 Carolina 500 @ Rockingham on YouTube
  94. ^ 1985 Valleydale Meats 500 on YouTube
  95. ^ 1985 Transouth 500 on YouTube
  96. ^ 1985 Northwestern Bank 400 on YouTube
  97. ^ 1985 Winston 500 on YouTube
  98. ^ 1985 The Winston on YouTube
  99. ^ 1985 The Winston on YouTube
  100. ^ 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Budweiser 400 @ Riverside (Full Race) on YouTube
  101. ^ 1985 Van Scoy Diamond Mine 500 on YouTube
  102. ^ 1985 Michigan 400 on YouTube
  103. ^ 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pepsi Firecracker 400 at Daytona on YouTube
  104. ^ NASCAR Winston Cup 1985 R09 Talladega 500 on YouTube
  105. ^ 1985 BUSCH 500 on YouTube
  106. ^ 1985 Southern 500 on YouTube
  107. ^ 1985 Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 on YouTube
  108. ^ 1985 Delaware 500 on YouTube
  109. ^ 1985 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Goody's 500 on YouTube
  110. ^ 1985 Nationwise 500 on YouTube
  111. ^ 1985 Atlanta Journal 500 on YouTube
  112. ^ 1985 Winston Western 500 on YouTube
  113. ^ 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Busch Clash on YouTube
  114. ^ 1986 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  115. ^ 1986 Miller High Life 400 on YouTube
  116. ^ Richmond 400 Feb 23, 1986 on YouTube
  117. ^ 1986 Motorcraft 500 on YouTube
  118. ^ 1986 Valleydale 500 on YouTube
  119. ^ 1986 Transouth 500 on YouTube
  120. ^ NWC 1986 transouth 500 at Darlington part 1 on YouTube
  121. ^ 1986 First Union 400 on YouTube
  122. ^ 1986 FIRST UNION 400 on YouTube
  123. ^ 1986 Sovran Bank 500 @ Martinsville on YouTube
  124. ^ Winston 500 May 4, 1986 on YouTube
  125. ^ 1986 Winston 500 on YouTube
  126. ^ NASCAR The Winston May 11, 1986 - Atlanta on YouTube
  127. ^ NWC 1986 Budweiser 500 on YouTube
  128. ^ 1986 Budweiser 400 on YouTube
  129. ^ 1986 Miller High Life 400 on YouTube
  130. ^ 1986 Summer 500 on YouTube
  131. ^ 1986 Talladega 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  132. ^ 1986 Talladega 500 - Full Race on YouTube
  133. ^ 1986 Budweiser At The Glen on YouTube
  134. ^ 1986 Champion Spark Plug 400 on YouTube
  135. ^ 1986 Busch 500 - Part 1/3 on YouTube
  136. ^ 1986 Delaware 500 @ Dover (Highlights) on YouTube
  137. ^ 1986 Goody's 500 on YouTube
  138. ^ 1986 Holly Farms 400 on YouTube
  139. ^ 1986 Nationwise 500 @ Rockingham on YouTube
  140. ^ 1986 NASCAR Winston Cup Atlanta Journal 500 @ Atlanta Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
  141. ^ 1986 Atlanta Journal 500 @ Atlanta on YouTube
  142. ^ 1986 Winston Western 500 on YouTube
  143. ^ 1987 Busch Clash on YouTube
  144. ^ 1987 7-Eleven Twin 125s @ Daytona (Highlights) on YouTube
  145. ^ 1987 Daytona 500 (CBS Broadcast) on YouTube
  146. ^ 1987 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  147. ^ NWC 1987 Miller High Life 400 Richmond on YouTube
  148. ^ 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Miller High Life 500 @ Pocono (Full Race) on YouTube
  149. ^ 1987 Atlanta Motorcraft 500 on YouTube
  150. ^ 1987 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 on YouTube
  151. ^ 1987 Transouth 500 on YouTube
  152. ^ NWC 1987 First Union 400 on YouTube
  153. ^ NWC 1987 Valleydale Meats 500 on YouTube
  154. ^ 1987 Sovran Bank 500 on YouTube
  155. ^ 1987 Winston 500 on YouTube
  156. ^ 1987 Winston 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  157. ^ 1987 Winston All Star Part 1 Of 11 on YouTube
  158. ^ 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series The Winston on YouTube
  159. ^ 1987 Budweiser 500 @ Dover Downs on YouTube
  160. ^ 1987 Miller High Life 500 on YouTube
  161. ^ 1987 Pepsi Firecracker 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  162. ^ NWC 1987 Busch 500 Bristol on YouTube
  163. ^ 1987 Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400 on YouTube
  164. ^ 1987 Delaware 500 @ Dover Downs on YouTube
  165. ^ 1987 Delaware 500 on YouTube
  166. ^ 1987 Goody's 500 on YouTube
  167. ^ 1987 Winston Western 500 on YouTube
  168. ^ 1987 Winston Western 500 on YouTube
  169. ^ 1988 Busch Clash on YouTube
  170. ^ 1988 Winston Cup Busch Clash part 1 of 2 on YouTube
  171. ^ 1988 Twin 125 Qualifiers @ Daytona (Highlights) on YouTube
  172. ^ 1988 DAYTONA 500 on YouTube
  173. ^ February 14, 1988 - Daytona 500 at Daytona on YouTube
  174. ^ 1988 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  175. ^ 1988 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  176. ^ 1988 Pontiac Excitement 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  177. ^ 1988 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 on YouTube
  178. ^ 1988 TranSouth 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  179. ^ 1988 Transouth 500 on YouTube
  180. ^ 1988 Valleydale Meats 500 on YouTube
  181. ^ 1988 First Union 400 Part 1 on YouTube
  182. ^ 1988 Winston 500 on YouTube
  183. ^ 1988 Winston 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  184. ^ 1988 The Winston @ Charlotte on YouTube
  185. ^ NWC 1988 Coca Cola 600 on YouTube
  186. ^ 1988 Coca Cola 600 on YouTube
  187. ^ 1988 Budweiser 400 on YouTube
  188. ^ 1988 Budweiser 400 @ Riverside on YouTube
  189. ^ NWC 1988 Miller High Life 500 Pocono on YouTube
  190. ^ NWC 1988 Miller High Life 400 Michigan on YouTube
  191. ^ 1988 Pepsi Firecracker 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  192. ^ 1988 Firecracker 400 on YouTube
  193. ^ 1988 Talladega DieHard 500 on YouTube
  194. ^ NWC 1988 Champion Spark Plug 400 on YouTube
  195. ^ 1988 Busch 500 @ Bristol on YouTube
  196. ^ 1988 Southern 500 on YouTube
  197. ^ NWC 1988 Southern 500 on YouTube
  198. ^ 1988 Miller High Life 400 on YouTube
  199. ^ NWC 1988 Delaware 500 (re-upload) on YouTube
  200. ^ 1988 Goody's 500 on YouTube
  201. ^ NWC 1988 Goody's 500 on YouTube
  202. ^ 1988 Holly Farms 400 @ North Wilkesboro on YouTube
  203. ^ 1988 Winston Cup Holly Farms 400 part 1 of 4 on YouTube
  204. ^ NWC 1988 AC Delco 500 on YouTube
  205. ^ 1988 Checker 500 on YouTube
  206. ^ 1988 CHECKER 500 on YouTube
  207. ^ 1988 Checker 500 [1/7] (Start) on YouTube
  208. ^ 1988 Atlanta Journal 500 on YouTube
  209. ^ 1989 Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
  210. ^ 1989 Daytona 500 on YouTube
  211. ^ 1989 DAYTONA 500 on YouTube
  212. ^ 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  213. ^ 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Season on YouTube
  214. ^ 1989 Winston 500 on YouTube
  215. ^ 1989 The Winston (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
  216. ^ NWC 1989 Coca Cola 600 on YouTube
  217. ^ 1989 Coca-Cola 600 on YouTube
  218. ^ 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Budweiser 500 on YouTube
  219. ^ 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Banquet Frozen Foods 300k @ Sears Point/Infineon/Sonoma (Full Race) on YouTube
  220. ^ 1989 Miller High Life 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
  221. ^ 1989 Pepsi 400 on YouTube
  222. ^ 1989 AC Spark Plug 500 on YouTube
  223. ^ 1989 Talladega DieHard 500 on YouTube
  224. ^ 1989 The Budweiser At The Glen on YouTube
  225. ^ 1989 Miller High Life 400 on YouTube
  226. ^ 1989 Peak Performance 500 on YouTube
  227. ^ 1989 Goody's 500 on YouTube
  228. ^ 1989 All Pro Auto Parts 500 on YouTube
  229. ^ 1989 All Pro 500 on YouTube
  230. ^ 1989 Tyson Holly Farms 400 on YouTube
  231. ^ 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Checker Autoworks 500 @ Phoenix (Full Race) on YouTube
  232. ^ 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Atlanta Journal 500 @ Atlanta Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
  233. ^ Hall, Andy (April 10, 2012). "Punch's near miss led to safety gear for ESPN's NASCAR pit reporters". ESPN Front Row. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

See also[]

  • List of Daytona 500 broadcasters
  • List of Wide World of Sports (American TV series) announcers
  • List of events broadcast on Wide World of Sports (American TV series)
  • NASCAR on television in the 1960s
    • NASCAR on television in the 1970s
    • NASCAR on television in the 1990s
    • NASCAR on television in the 2000s
    • NASCAR on television in the 2010s
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