Network: ABC
Date and time: December 30, 1978, 5:00 PM
Format: Tape-delayed
Length: 30 minutes
The National 500 was shown in a half-hour form on ABC's Wide World of Sports, alongside the Men's Downhill Skiing World Cup and World Acrobatics Championships. Once again it wasn't shown for two months for unknown reasons.
Personnel:
Announcers: Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart
Pit reporter; Chris Economaki