1985 The Winston
Network: Jefferson-Pilot
Date and time: May 25, 1985, 4:00 PM
Format: Live
Length: 1 hour
The inagural running of this event was shown live, flag-to-flag, syndicated through the Jefferson-Pilot network. It was blacked out in North Carolina, South Carolina, and parts of Virginia and Tennessee. On some stations, post-race coverage was ended prematurely due to it overrunning ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Personnel:
Announcers: Mike Joy, Kyle Petty, Neil Bonnett
Pit reporters: Johnny Hayes, Larry Nuber, Bob Hice
Produced by Jefferson-Pilot Teleproductions.