Network: WTBS
Date and time: November 6, 1983, 12:30 PM
Format: Live
Length: 4 hours
The race was televised live and flag to flag on WTBS.
Dave Despain, who hosted, was positioned in a building called the "STP Race Central". This featured a leaderboard, details on who was out of the race, pit stop details, laps completed, and more information. This feature would be a regular staple of WTBS broadcasts for the next few years.
Personnel:
Host: Dave Despain
Announcers: Ken Squier, Geoff Bodine
Pit reporters: Jim Roller, Dick Berggren
Produced by MotorWeek Productions
A presentation of TBS Sports