1980 Indianapolis 500

Network: ABC

Date and time: May 25, 1980, 8:00 PM

Format: Tape-delayed

Length: 3 hours

Viewership: 18.6 million (-4%)

The race was shown on same-day tape delay on ABC, edited into a 3-hour window. Host Chris Schenkel rode along in one of the pace cars at the start of the race, reporting live. While the race was on tape delay, a live report was aired at the end of the broadcast at 11:00 PM, with Chris Schenkel and Dave Diles running down the results.

Personnel:

Hosts: Chris Schenkel, Dave Diles

Announcers: Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart

Pit reporters: Chris Economaki, Bill Flemming

Executive producer: Roone Arledge

Producers: Chuck Howard, Bob Goodrich

Associate producer: Ben Harvey

Directors: Chet Forte, Roger Goodman

Post-production directors: Jim Jennett, Larry Kamm

Technical directors: Werner Gunther, Joe Nesi

Associate directors: Norm Samet, Jeff Cohan, Bob Lanning