1978 Rebel 500
Network: ABC
Date and time: April 9, 1978, 3:30 PM
Format: Live
Length: 1 hour
1 hour of the race was shown live on ABC's Wide World of Sports, intermixed with the South Carolina Skydiving Championship. Before the race came on the air at 3:30 PM, ABC provided four updates on the race during (the first one before) coverage of United States Amateur Boxing. The first was at 2:30 PM, the second at 2:50 PM, the third at 3:10 PM, and the final at 3:24 PM.
Personnel:
Announcers: Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart
Pit reporter: Chris Economaki