| Thursday/Saturday Night Thunder | |
|---|---|
| Format | Auto Racing USAC Racing |
| Starring | Dave Despain Steve Chassey Larry Rice Gary Lee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 1 to 2 hours (depends on Live or Tape Delay event) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ESPN (Saturday) and ESPN2 (Thursday) |
Saturday Night Thunder is a former ESPN program that showed USAC racing on Saturday nights. It began on Thursday nights with the name Thursday Night Thunder on ESPN2.[1] It featured tracks around the United States, although it frequently featured tracks in the Indianapolis area. Various racing series were televised, including Silver Crown, midget, and sprint cars.[2] The series witnessed drivers like Jeff Gordon's rise prior to moving to NASCAR.[3] It also witness the death of driver Rich Vogler.