1976 Daytona 500

Network: ABC

Date and time: February 15, 1976, 1:00 PM

Format: Live

Length: 1 and a half hours

Viewership: 18.3 million (+21%)

Portions of the race were carried live. The first half hour of the race was shown live, before at 1:30 PM ABC diverted to coverage of the Winter Olympic Games. ABC returned to Daytona at 3:30 PM to televise the last hour of the race.

The race drew 18.3 million viewers, a 21% increase over 1975 (15.1 million).

Personnel:

Announcers: Bill Flemming, Jackie Stewart

Pit reporter: Chris Economaki