1979 National 500

Network: NBC

Date and time: October 21, 1979, 4:30 PM

Format: Tape-delayed

Length: 30 minutes

The National 500 was moved from ABC to NBC, shown as a half-hour edit on NBC Sportsworld, alongside the U.S Gymnastics Federation Men's competition and Part 4 of the bowling mini-series. It was the first race shown on NBC since 1964.

Personnel:

Announcers: Paul Page, Johnny Rutherford