1978 Daytona 500

Network: ABC

Date and time: February 19, 1978, 3:00 PM

Format: Live

Length: 1 and a half hours

Viewership: 20.9 million (+31%)

The Daytona 500 was shown for the last time on ABC. Once again, they recapped the beginning followed by live coverage of the last 90 minutes.

Personnel:

Announcers: Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart

Pit reporter: Chris Economaki