1981 Watkins Glen 200
Planned network: ESPN
Planned date and time: August 9, 1981, 2:00 PM
Planned format: Live
Planned length: 2 and a half hours
Like at Milwaukee, this race was planned to be televised but wasn't. It was planned to be aired live and flag-to-flag on ESPN as part of their "Auto Racing '81" series. However, after a Formula 1 race scheduled for the track in October was cancelled, on August 5th, CART moved the Watkins Glen 200 to the planned Formula 1race date on October 4th, and ESPN did not air the rescheduled race.