1978 Tony Bettenhausen 200
Network: CBS
Date and time: August 20, 1978, 1:00 PM
Format: Live
Length: 2 hours
VIewership: 3.4 million
The race was shown live and flag-to-flag, billed as a "CBS Sports Special". The race was billed as the "Milwaukee 200". Post-race coverage due to length was slim, no interviews were shown and the broadcast ended as soon as winner Danny Ongais pulled into victory lane.
Personnel:
Announcers: Ken Squier, David Hobbs
Pit reporter: Brock Yates
Producers: Suzy Friendly, Mike Pearl
Associate producers: Bill Lacy, Nancy Bucher, Diane Keoch
Director: Bob Fishman
Associate director: John McDonough
Field operations engineer: Marty Murphy
Produced by Trans World International