1985 Daytona 500

Network: CBS

Date and time; February 17, 1985, 12:00 PM

Format: Live

Length: 4 hours

Viewership: 9.8 million (-20%)

The race was televised live and in full on CBS, billed as a "CBS Sports Special". The coverage continued to be impressive in technical features, using 16 cameras as well as a Blimp camera and 3 in-car cameras, in the cars of Geoff Bodine, Richard Petty, and Benny Parsons.

Personnel:

Announcers: Ken Squier, David Hobbs, Ned Jarrett

Pit reporters: Chris Economaki, Mike Joy

Producer: Bob Stenner

Associate producers: Daniel H. Forer, Cathy Barreto

DIrector: Bob Fishman

Associate director: Richard Drake

Technical directors: Bob Brown, Charles D'Onofrio, Herb Donley

Technical managers: John Pumo, Sandy Bell, Robert Brugo

Production supervisors: Fred Quartuccio, Matt Reardon

Technical supervisor: Anthony Filippi

Maintenance supervisors: George Guerin, Bob Chin

Production assistant: Diane Patterson

Broadcast associates: Suzanne Smith, William Herbstman

Pit coordinator: Sherman Eagan

Audio: Bob Seiderman, Jerry Jaick, Larry Gumpel, Fred Lopez, Jerry Sullivan

Video: Bill Berridge, Cal Marotta, Bert Amian, Frank Berger, Mark Ogden, Bob Squitteri, Harold Bailey, Chris Balomatis, Tom Durkin, Bob Hickson, Lou Liotta, Jesse Michnick, Gary Moore, Bill Van Den Noort, James Warden

Cameras: Kevin Bailey, Ray Chiste, Barry Drago, George Graffeo, Herman Lang, Michael Marks, Neil McCaffrey, Jim McCarthy, Tom McCarthy, Frank McSpedon, Sig Meyers, George F. Naeder, Jeff Pollack, George Rothweiler, Hans Singer, Joe Sokota, Walt Soucy

Graphics: Michael R. Singer, Rhon McGugins, Robert Dorgan

Racecam: John Porter, Peter Larsson, David Curtis, Jack Foster, Andre Nicoleascu, Michael Stephanak

Racecam assistance: Geoff Bodine, Hendrick Motorsports, Richard Petty, Curb Motorsports, Benny Parsons, Johnny Hayes Racing

Electronic maintenance: John Falkowski, Dan Klos, Bill Korbet, Walter Lupinski, Jim Smith

Production support: Bob Latford, Tom Curley, Marie McMillen, Greg Fielden, Ken Campbell, Judy Stropus, Mike Bailey, Jon Lennert, Susan Reisinger, Patrick Perrin, Fran Lennert, Judi Dowell, Paul Neumann, Frank Frulio, Scott Perrin, Chris Svendsen

Technical support: Anthony Cucurullo, Angelo Ditroia, Henry Mendoza, Greg O'Conner

Eng crew: Scott Carlson, Mike Harvey

A presentation of CBS Sports