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