List of Daytona 500 broadcasters

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List of Daytona 500 broadcasters.

Contents

[edit] 2000s

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2008 FOX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
2007 FOX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
2006 NBC Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2005 FOX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
2004 NBC Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2003 FOX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
2002 NBC Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2001 FOX Mike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds
2000 CBS Mike Joy Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker

[edit] 1990s

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1999 CBS Mike Joy Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker
1998 CBS Mike Joy Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker
1997 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker
1996 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Buddy Baker
1995 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Richard Petty
1994 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
1993 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett
1992 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett
1991 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs
1990 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki

[edit] Notes

  • Since 1995, U.S. television ratings for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the Indianapolis 500. The 2006 Daytona 500 attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.[1]

[edit] 1980s

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1989 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
1988 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
1987 CBS Ken Squier Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki
1986 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
1985 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
1984 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
1983 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett
1982 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
1981 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
1980 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs

[edit] 1970s

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
1979 CBS Ken Squier David Hobbs
1978 ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart
1977 ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart
1976 ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart
1975 ABC Bill Flemming Jackie Stewart
1974 ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart

[edit] Notes

  • In 1974, ABC began the first live coverage (joined-in-progress) of the Daytona 500. Coverage was normally timed to begin when the race was halfway over.
  • In 1979, CBS instituted the “flag-to-flag” coverage policy.[2] [3]

[edit] Prior to 1974

[edit] Notes

  • Before 1974, the Daytona 500 was shown as a filmed (before 1972) or videotaped highlight package the following week on ABC's Wide World of Sports[5].

[edit] See also

[edit] Sources

  1. ^ "World’s most watched TV sports events: 2006 Rank & Trends report", Initiative, 2007-01-19. Retrieved on 2007-01-30. 
  2. ^ Mark Aumann (January 23, 2003). 1979: Petty winds up in 'fist' place. Turner Sports Interactive. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  3. ^ 1979 Daytona 500. Amazon.com. Retrieved on 2007-06-09.
  4. ^ Ultimate NASCAR, ESPN Books, 2007, p. 42-43
  5. ^ NASCAR had puttered along for its first couple of decades -- stereotyped as redneck and relegated to "Wide World of Sports" segments when it could pitch the product to TV at all. Then came Daytona 1979 and the decision by CBS to televise the 500 from start to finish on a Sunday when a snowstorm paralyzed the East Coast. Stay-at-homes -- this was pre-cable, remember -- had few options to blunt cabin fever.