NASCAR on television in the 1990s
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As time passed, more Winston Cup races ended up on TV. ESPN broadcast its first race in 1981, from North Carolina Motor Speedway[1] (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. By 2000, the last year of this arrangement, six networks televised at least one Cup series race: CBS, ABC, ESPN, TNN, TBS, and NBC.
Also, a growing number of races in the Busch Grand National Series and Craftsman Truck Series were made available for broadcast, and some track owners even threw in support races in lesser series. Likewise, Winston Cup qualifying aired on ESPN2 or regional sports network Prime Network.
NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity even more, so they decided that future deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts.
List of races televised[]
1990[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/15 (Shown 2/17) | Twin 125's[2] (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett |
2/18 | Daytona 500[3][4][5] | CBS | Ken Squier | Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett |
2/25 | Pontiac Excitement 400[6] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Chris Economaki |
3/4 | Goodwrench 500[7] (Rockingham) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
3/18 | Motorcraft 500[8] (Atlanta) | ABC | Paul Page | Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser |
4/1 | Transouth 500[9] (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/8 | Valleydale Meats 500[10] (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/22 | First Union 400[11] (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/29 | Hanes 500[12] (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/6 | Winston 500[13][14] (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/20 | The Winston[15] (Charlotte) | ABC | Paul Page | Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser |
5/27 | Coca-Cola 600[16] (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett and Lyn St. James |
6/3 | Budweiser 500[17] (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
6/10 | Banquet Frozen Foods 300[18] (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
6/17 | Miller Genuine Draft 500[19] (Pocono) | PPV | Dave Despain | Lyn St. James and Benny Parsons |
6/24 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
7/7 | Pepsi 400[20] (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/22 | AC Spark Plug 500[21] (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/29 | DieHard 500[22] (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
8/12 | Bud at the Glen[23] (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/19 | Champion Spark Plug 400[24] (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/25 | Busch 500[25] (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/2 | Heinz Southern 500[26] (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/9 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[27] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes and Chris Economaki |
9/16 | Peak 500[28] (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/23 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/30 | Tyson Holly Farms 400[29] (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
10/7 | Mello Yello 500[30] (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes and Chris Economaki |
10/21 | AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
11/4 | Checker 500 (Phoenix) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
11/18 | Atlanta Journal 500[31] (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
- After years of trying to win it, Dale Earnhardt appeared headed for certain victory in the 1990 Daytona 500 until a series of events in the closing laps. On lap 193, Geoff Bodine spun in the first turn, causing the third and final caution of the race. Everyone pitted except Derrike Cope, who stayed out. On the lap 195 restart, Earnhardt retook and held the lead, only to puncture a tire when he drove over a piece of metal bell housing from the failed engine of Rick Wilson's car on Lap 199. As Earnhardt's damaged car slowed, Cope drove past and earned his first Cup Series victory. It was the first of two victories for the relatively unknown Cope in the 1990 season.[32] In an ironic twist, KIRO-TV, the local CBS affiliate serving Cope's hometown at the time in the Seattle suburb of Spanaway, opted to pre-empt the race to telecast a Seattle SuperSonics basketball game, and the race was delayed until 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time because of the pre-emption.
- SportsChannel America's coverage began in 1990.[33] For instance, SportsChannel America broadcast the Roses Stores 200 and the Chevy Dealers of New England 250.[34]
- 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). For several years in the 1990s, the only Cup Series races aired on TBS were the two races from Charlotte Motor Speedway (Coca-Cola 600 from 1988-2000, UAW-GM Quality 500 from 1989-2000); TBS did not have rights to The Winston, which usually aired on TNN. Also, the channel aired the July race at Pocono Raceway from 1993 to 2000. TBS was also the home of the postseason exhibition races held at Suzuka Circuit and Twin Ring Motegi in Japan from 1996–1998. The now defunct Prime Network meanwhile, was the first to televise NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying races on a regular basis. The telecasts were mainly for races that would be televised by TBS.
- 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.
1991[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/10 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
2/14 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/16) | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
2/17 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
2/24 | Pontiac Excitement 400[35] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett and Ken Stabler |
3/3 | Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
3/17-18 | Motorcraft 500[36] (Atlanta) | ABC (The race was rained out after 51 laps on Sunday, ran the next day, but ABC couldn't televise the remainder of the race due to its daytime programming) | Paul Page | Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser |
4/7 | Transouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/14 | Valleydale Meats 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/21 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/28 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/6 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/19 | The Winston[37] (Charlotte) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
5/26 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
6/2 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Phil Parsons |
6/9 | Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
6/16 | Champion Spark Plug 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett |
6/23 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[38] (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett |
7/6 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/21 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/28 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
8/11 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/18 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/24 | Bud 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/1 | Heinz Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/7 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[39] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett and Ken Stabler |
9/15 | Peak Antifreeze 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
9/22 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/29 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
10/6 | Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
10/20 | AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
11/3 | Pyroil 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
11/17 | Hardee's 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
- TNN started showing races live in 1991,[40] but it had aired taped coverage of a few Winston Cup races in the 1980s on its American Sports Cavalcade program. TNN had a self-operating and self-promoting sub-division called TNN Motor Sports, and aired races produced by that division from 1991 to 2000.[41] Under the TNN Motor Sports umbrella, NASCAR series races (including those of the then-Winston Cup Series and Busch Grand National Series, as well as the Craftsman Truck Series) were the most prominently featured, but races of smaller circuits such as the International Motor Sports Association IMSA Sports Car Series, ASA, USAC, the NHRA, and ARCA were also showcased, as was motorcycle and speedboat racing. TNN picked up several of the "second tier" Winston Cup races of the time, whose rights packages were allowed to expire by ESPN. Races at tracks such as Rockingham,[42] Dover, Pocono, Loudon, and Phoenix, were among the events signed. In general, ESPN abandoned slower, longer, races which used large broadcast windows. 500-mile races at Rockingham, Dover and Pocono were known to last upwards of five hours, requiring a broadcast window as long as six hours (to include pre-race and post-race coverage). The races at Rockingham and Dover were shortened to 400 miles in 1995 and 1997, respectively, but remained part of the TNN lineup. TNN's relatively open schedule for Sunday afternoons allowed large NASCAR broadcast windows. TNN also picked up rights to The Winston when it was moved to prime time.
1992[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/8 | Busch Clash[43] (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
2/13 | Gatorade Twin 125's[44] (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/15) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
2/16 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
3/1 | Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
3/8 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
3/15 | Motorcraft 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Paul Page | Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser |
3/22 | Transouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/5 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/12 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
4/26 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/3 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
5/16 | The Winston (Charlotte) | TNN | Mike Joy | Neil Bonnett and Buddy Baker |
5/24 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
5/31 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
6/7 | Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
6/14 | Champion Spark Plug 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
6/21 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Chris Economaki and Ned Jarrett |
7/4 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/19 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
7/26 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
8/9 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/16 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
8/29 | Bud 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/6 | Heinz Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
9/12 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
9/20 | Peak Antifreeze 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
9/28 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
10/5 | Tyson Holly Farms 400[45] (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN (Postponed from 10/4 due to rain) | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
10/11 | Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
10/25 | AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
11/1 | Pyroil 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
11/15 | Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
- For one year, Daytona 500 pole qualifying and the Busch Clash swapped days: the Busch Clash was held on Saturday, and qualifying was held Sunday. This move was made at the request of CBS, who wanted the additional time on Sunday for its coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics. The network had aired the Busch Clash since it began in 1979. The race debuted on a Sunday, which CBS broadcast live. Pole position qualifying for the Daytona 500 would start Sunday at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Daytona ARCA 200. The Busch Clash would be held after the ARCA race at 3:00 p.m.
1993[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/10 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
2/11 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/13) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
2/14 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
2/28 | Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
3/7 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
3/20 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500[46] (Atlanta) | TNN (see note 1) | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
3/28 | Transouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/4 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/18 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/25 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/2 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/16 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/22 | The Winston (Charlotte) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
5/30 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
6/6 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
6/13 | Champion Spark Plug 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
6/20 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
7/3 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/11 | Slick 50 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
7/18 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
7/25 | DieHard 500[47] (Talladega) | CBS (see note 2) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
8/8 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/15 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/28 | Bud 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/5 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/11 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[48] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
9/18 | Splitfire Spark Plug 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
9/25 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/3 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/10 | Mello Yello 500[49] (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Neil Bonnett |
10/24 | AC Delco 500[50] (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
10/31 | Slick 50 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Neil Bonnett |
11/14 | Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
Notes[]
1- ABC was originally scheduled to televise this race on 3/14, but the Storm of the Century had it postponed a week. ABC bailed out, so a frozen TNN crew stepped in to show the race; in trade they gave up the Busch Series race they were going to show on that weekend to ESPN.
2- Bonnett drove in this race, making his first start since his sidling crash at Darlington in March of 1990. He crashed in spectacular fashion and joined Squier and Jarrett for the finish of the race.
1994[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/17 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/19) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
2/20 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
2/27 | Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Glenn Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
3/6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Dave Marcis and Kenny Wallace |
3/13 | Purolator 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/27 | Transouth 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/10 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/17 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/24 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/1 | Winston Select 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/15 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/21 | The Winston Select (Charlotte) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker |
5/29 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Richard Petty |
6/5 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Kenny Wallace |
6/12 | UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (Pocono) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Kenny Wallace |
6/19 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[51] (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
7/2 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/10 | Slick 50 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Kenny Wallace |
7/17 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Barry Dodson |
7/24 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty |
8/6 | Brickyard 400[52] (Indianapolis) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
8/14 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett, Benny Parsons and Dorsey Schroeder |
8/21 | GM Goodwrench 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/27 | Goody's 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/4 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Jerry Punch | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/10 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[53] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Chuck Bown |
9/18 | Splitfire Spark Plug 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker |
9/25 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/2 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/9 | Mello Yello 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Chuck Bown and Cale Yarborough |
10/23 | AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker |
10/30 | Slick 50 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker |
11/13 | Hooters 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
- The 1994 Brickyard 400 broadcast was billed as "A Special Presentation of ABC Sports," and technically did not fall under the moniker of Wide World of Sports. Starting with the 1995 Indianapolis 500, ABC Sports started billing their races at Indy under the WWOS banner (that is, of course, not including 1965-1970). The 1995 BY400 shifted to tape delay on ESPN, so the first BY400 to be a WWOS presentation would be the 1996 race. That means that the "first...since" NASCAR race to be a WWOS presentation might have been the 1995 or 1996 spring race at Atlanta (Purolator 500). It is also worth noting that the first permanent "score bug" used on ABC for perhaps ANY sport broadcast was during the 1994 Purolator 500 (spring race) at Atlanta. It was a transparent digit counting down the number of laps left in the race. It was used 2 months later during the Indianapolis 500 (with a different font), then again at the 1994 BY400.
- In 1994, the Brickyard 400 was shown on same-day tape delay on WRTV instead of live. In 1995 (due to the rain delay), it was shown on same-day tape delay on WRTV, while the rest of the country had to wait until Sunday afternoon. From 1996-2000, it was on same-day tape delay on WRTV. When BY400 switched to NBC for 2001, WTHR-13 (by 2005) ditched the blackout, and reverted to a live broadcast. Once it moved to ESPN in 2007, it has not been blacked out locally.
- The Winter Heat Series, aired during the winter months between November and January (during NASCAR's offseason). The program began during the 1994-1995 winter and ran through the 1998-1999 winter. The races were held at the 3/8 mile Tucson Raceway Park in Tucson, Arizona. TNN originally broadcast the races before ESPN took over.
1995[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/12 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip |
2/16 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/18) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty |
2/19 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty |
2/26 | Goodwrench 500 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
3/5 | Pontiac Excitement 400[54] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Ernie Irvan and Chuck Bown |
3/12 | Purolator 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/26 | Transouth 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/2 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/9 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/23 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/30 | Winston Select 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/7 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/20 | The Winston Select (Charlotte) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/28 | Coca-Cola 600[55] (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Ernie Irvan and Richard Petty |
6/4 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/11 | UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (Pocono) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/18 | Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty |
7/1 | Pepsi 400[56] (Daytona) | ESPN/ESPN2 (see note 1) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/9 | Slick 50 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/16 | Miller Genuine Draft 500[57] (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Dick Berggren and Chad Little |
7/23 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty |
8/5 | Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ESPN (see note 2) | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
8/13 | Bud at the Glen[58] (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/20 | GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/26 | Goody's 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/3 | Mountain Dew Southern 500[59] (Darlington) | ESPN/ESPN2 (see note 1) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/9 | Miller Genuine Draft 400[60] (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Chad Little and Dick Berggren |
9/17 | MBNA 500 (Dover) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/24 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/1 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/8 | UAW-GM Quality 500[61] (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Dick Berggren and Ernie Irvan |
10/22 | AC Delco 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/29 | Dura-Lube 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Mike Joy | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/12 | NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
- Speedvision launched on December 31, 1995. It was founded by Roger L. Werner, E. Roger Williams, Nickolas Rhodes, and Robert Scanlon; the network's original ownership included cable providers Cox Communications and Continental Cablevision, and AT&T Corporation.[62] Speedvision's initial lineup featured various automotive programs, including various documentary-style series focusing on prolific vehicles, manufacturers, and racing teams (such as Victory by Design and Legends of Motorsport), series focusing on classic automobiles (such as Dream Car Garage, coverage of Barrett-Jackson's auctions, and My Classic Car, which moved to the network from TNN), an AutoWeek-branded television series, along with MotorWeek and Autoline Detroit – two programs respectively syndicated from PBS member stations in Maryland and Detroit. Speedvision also carried coverage of various minor and professional auto racing series, including the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series (of which it also acquired title sponsorship of in 1999, becoming the Speedvision World Challenge).
Notes[]
1- For the Pepsi 400 and Southern 500, ESPN ran what was a bit of prelude to DirecTV's Hotpass. ESPN showed the race, while ESPN2 showed onboard cameras and radio with some of the teams. Sadly, it didn't work out ESPN's liking and was dropped after that.
2- After being delayed all day due to rain, the race was about to start, but ABC decided to bail out; ESPN showed the race the next day.
1996[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/15 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/17) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/18 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/25 | Goodwrench Service 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
3/3 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/10 | Purolator 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/24 | Transouth 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/31 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/14 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/21 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/28 | Winston Select 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett |
5/5 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/18 | The Winston Select (Charlotte) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/26 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/2 | Miller 500 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/16 | UAW-GM Teamwork 500 (Pocono) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/23 | Miller 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
7/6 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/14 | Jiffy Lube 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/21 | Miller 500 (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/28 | DieHard 500[63] (Talladega) | CBS (note 1) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
8/3 | Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Danny Sullivan |
8/11 | The Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/18 | GM Goodwrench Dealer 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/24 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/1 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/7 | Miller 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/15 | MBNA 500 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/22 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/29 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/6 | UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/20 | AC-Delco 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/27 | Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/10 | NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
11/24 | NASCAR Thunder Special (Suzuka, Japan) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
- Dale Earnhardt took a horrifying tumble down the front straightaway in "The Big One," after Ernie Irvan got into the side of Sterling Marlin which caused him to hit Earnhardt. After he hit the wall hard, Earnhardt was hit by multiple cars upside down and on the car's side. He ended up breaking his collarbone, and this helped begin a winless streak that spanned the rest of the 1996 season and all of the 1997 season. The race was cut short due to the wreck, and a rainstorm earlier in the race added the factor of darkness, with Jeff Gordon winning. These events helped push the DieHard 500 from the heat, humidity, and almost commonly occurring afternoon thunderstorms of late July to a much cooler, and in the case of the weather, more stable early October date. This was the last Cup race to not be televised live because of the rain delay; the broadcast of the race aired one week later, as an abridged broadcast on CBS.
Notes[]
1- Due to the race being delayed by rain, CBS went to golf and showed the race on 8/4.
1997[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/13 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/15) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/16 | Daytona 500 (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/23 | Goodwrench Service 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
3/2 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/9 | Primestar 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/23 | Transouth Financial 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/6 | Interstate Batteries 500 (Texas) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
4/13 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/20 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/4 | Save Mart Supermarkets 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/10 | Winston 500[64] (Talladega) | ESPN (postponed from 4/27 due to rain) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/17 | The Winston (Charlotte) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/25 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/1 | Miller 500 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/8 | Pocono 500 (Pocono) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/15 | Miller 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
6/22 | California 500 | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/5 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/13 | Jiffy Lube 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/20 | Pennsylvania 500[65] (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Greg Sacks |
8/3 | Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
8/10 | The Bud At The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/17 | DeVilbiss 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/23 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/31 | Mountain Dew Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/6 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/14 | CMT 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/21 | MBNA 400 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/28 | Hanes 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/5 | UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/12 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
10/27 | AC-Delco 400[66] (Rockingham) | TNN (postponed from 10/26 due to rain) | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/2 | Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/16 | NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
11/23 | NASCAR Thunder Special (Suzuka, Japan) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
1998[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/7 | Bud Shootout Qualifier (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Kyle Petty |
2/7 | Bud Shootout (Daytona) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/12 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/14) | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/15 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/22 | Goodwrench Service 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
3/1 | Las Vegas 400 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/9 | Primestar 500[67] (Atlanta) | ESPN (postponed from 3/7 was going to be shown on ABC) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/22 | Transouth Financial 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/29 | Food City 500[68] (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/5 | Texas 500 | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
4/20 | Goody's Headache Powder 500[69] (Martinsville) | ESPN (postponed from 4/19 due to rain) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/26 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
5/3 | California 500 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/16 | The Winston (Charlotte) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/24 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/31 | MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/6 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
6/14 | Miller Lite 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/21 | Pocono 500 | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/28 | Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sears Point) | ESPN2/ESPN (ESPN2 aired the first couple laps due to a golf tournament going into a playoff) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/12 | Jiffy Lube 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/26 | Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
8/1 | Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
8/9 | The Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/16 | Pepsi 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/22 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/30 | Farm Aid on CMT 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/6 | Pepsi Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/12 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/20 | MBNA Gold 400 (Dover) | TNN | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/27 | NAPA AutoCare 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/4 | UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/11 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/17 | Pepsi 400[70] (Daytona) | TNN (postponed from 7/4 due to wildfires and moved from CBS to TNN) | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/25 | Dura Lube/Kmart 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/1 | AC Delco 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/8 | NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN/ESPN2 (ESPN2 aired the finish due to a rain delay) | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
11/22 | Coca-Cola 500 (Motegi, Japan) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
- In 1998, a CBS-televised race at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado, scheduled for 186 laps ran 12 extra laps (totaling 198) because of multiple attempts at a successful Green-White-Checkered Finish.
- In 1998, TNN acquired the one-time rights (from CBS) of the Pepsi 400. Due to wildfires, the race was postponed from July 4 to October.
1999[]
Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
2/7 | Bud Shootout (Daytona) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Darrell Waltrip |
2/11 | Gatorade Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (shown 2/13) | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/14 | Daytona 500 (Daytona) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
2/21 | Dura Lube/Big Kmart 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
3/7 | Las Vegas 400 (Las Vegas) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/14 | Cracker Barrel 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
3/21 | TranSouth Financial 400 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
3/28 | Primestar 500 (Texas) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
4/11 | Food City 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/18 | Goody's Body Pain 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
4/25 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
5/2 | California 500 | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/15 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
5/22 | The Winston (Charlotte) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
5/30 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/6 | MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/13 | Kmart 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
6/20 | Pocono 500 | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
6/27 | Save Mart/Kragen 350 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
7/3 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker |
7/11 | Jiffy Lube 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
7/25 | Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
8/7 | Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis) | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
8/15 | Frontier at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/22 | Pepsi 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
8/28 | Goody's Headache Powder 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/5 | The 50th Pepsi Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/11 | Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
9/19 | Dura Lube/Kmart 300 (New Hampshire) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
9/26 | MBNA Gold 400 (Dover) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/3 | NAPA Autocare 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/11 | UAW-GM Quality 500[71] (Charlotte) | TBS | Allen Bestwick | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
10/18 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
10/24 | Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (Rockingham) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/7 | Checker Auto Parts/DuraLube 500 (Phoenix) | TNN | Eli Gold | Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren |
11/14 | Pennzoil 400 (Homestead) | NBC | Allen Bestwick | Joe Gibbs and Mike Wallace |
11/21 | NAPA 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
20 years after its Daytona 500 broadcast, CBS used at least 200 people and more than 80 cameras for their coverage:[72]
- 33 in-car cameras - three cameras in 11 different cars.
- 10 "pole" cameras above the pits.
- 35 cameras around the track.
- A camera in a blimp.
- A camera with each of the three pit reporters.
- A camera in the booth.
CBS also planned to use more computerized graphics and a super slow-motion camera with a long lens.
- 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[73][74][75] to 1981,[76] the 1981 Mountain Dew 500[77] at Pocono International Raceway, the Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1983[78][79] to 1985, and the Miami 300[80] and Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in both 1999[81] and 2000.[82]
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 1980s
- NASCAR on television in the 2000s
- NASCAR on television in the 2010s
References[]
- ^ "Behind the Microphone with Mike Joy, NASCAR on Fox". Speedcouch.com. February 16, 2007. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
- ^ 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Twin 125 Qualifiers on YouTube
- ^ February 18, 1990 - Daytona 500 at Daytona on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Daytona 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Pontiac Excitement 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 GM Goodwrench 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 @ Atlanta on YouTube
- ^ 1990 TranSouth 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Valleydale Meats 500 Bristol on YouTube
- ^ 1990 First Union 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Hanes Activewear 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Winston 500 (Raw Satellite Feed) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Winston 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 The Winston on YouTube
- ^ 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 (Raw Satellite Feed) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Budweiser 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Pepsi 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 AC Spark Plug 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 DieHard 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Bud At The Glen on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Champion Spark Plug 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Busch 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Heinz Southern 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Peak 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Tyson Holly Farms 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Mello Yello 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1990 Atlanta Journal 500 on YouTube
- ^ "The 1990 Daytona 500". NASCAR.com. July 28, 2003. Archived from the original on August 17, 2007.
- ^ Apr 28, 1990 - While ESPN was accepting two sports Emmys for "SpeedWorld" on Monday night, its taped show of the previous day's NASCAR Winston Cup event failed ... MORE CARS: SportsChannel America's new auto racing series begins today at 4 pm, when the cable network airs the Grand National event at ...
- ^ Oct 14, 1990 - SportsChannel America is offering a race today at noon for auto fans -the Chevy Dealers of New England 250 in Loudon, NH NASCAR's Darrell Waltrip heads the field. . . . Ken Burns, the creator of "The Civil War" series on PBS that was such a hit, has been given $1 million in seed money ...
- ^ 1991 Pontiac Excitement 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1991 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1991 The Winston (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1991 NWC Miller Genuine Draft 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1991 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 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.
- ^ TNN Tribute
- ^ NASCAR Television Graphics (Episode 1): TNN Motor Sports (1991-2000) on YouTube
- ^ 1991 The Winston & 1992 Busch Clash on YouTube
- ^ 1992 Gatorade Twin 125's on YouTube
- ^ 1992 Tyson Holly Farms 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1993 NASCAR Winston Cup Motorcraft 500 @ Atlanta Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
- ^ 1993 DieHard 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1993 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1993 Mello Yello 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1993 AC-Delco 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED) on YouTube
- ^ 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Satellite Feed) on YouTube
- ^ 1994 Brickyard 400 [Full race] on YouTube
- ^ 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Miller Genuine Draft 400 @ Richmond (Full Race) on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400 At Richmond - Part 1 of 12 (INTRO / STARTING GRID) on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Pontiac Excitement 400 At Richmond - Part 1 of 12 (INTRO / STARTING GRID) on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Pepsi 400 at Daytona on YouTube
- ^ NWC 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 500 Pocono on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Bud at the Glen on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Mountain Dew Southern 500 @ Darlington on YouTube
- ^ 1995 Miller Genuine Draft 400 (Richmond) on YouTube
- ^ 1995 UAW-GM Quality 500 on YouTube
- ^ "The final days of Speed". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
- ^ 1996 DieHard 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1997 Winston 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1997 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Pocono 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1997 AC Delco 400 @ Rockingham on YouTube
- ^ 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Primestar 500 Monday on YouTube
- ^ March 29, 1998 - Food City 500 at Bristol on YouTube
- ^ NWC 1998 Goody s Headache Powder 500 (Martinsville) on YouTube
- ^ 1998 Pepsi 400 on YouTube
- ^ 1999 NASCAR Winston Cup Series UAW GM Quality 500 Raw Feed on YouTube
- ^ "CBS to let wheels do the talking". The Cincinnati Enquirer. E. W. Scripps Company. February 12, 2012.
- ^ 1979 NASCAR Winston Cup NAPA National 500 @ Charlotte Motor Speedway (Full Race) on YouTube
- ^ 1980 National 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1980 Winston Cup National 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1981 National 500 @ Charlotte on YouTube
- ^ 1981 Mountain Dew 500 @ Pocono on YouTube
- ^ 1983 Winston 500 on YouTube
- ^ 1984 Winston 500 @ Talladega - NBC Highlights on YouTube
- ^ 2000 NBS Miami 300 At Homestead-Miami Speedway on YouTube
- ^ 1999 Pennzoil Miami 400 - Part 1 of 19 on YouTube
- ^ 2000 Pennzoil Miami 400 At Homestead-Miami Speedway on YouTube
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