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