1986 Winston Western 500
Network: WTBS
Date and time: November 16, 1986, 11:00 AM
Format: Live
Length: 3 and a half hours
The race was broadcast live and flag-to-flag on WTBS.
Personnel:
Host: Dave Despain
Announcers: Ken Squier, Phil Parsons
Pit reporters: Chris Economaki, Jerry Garrett
MotorWeek News: Bob Varsha
Executive producers: Fred Rheinstein, Ken Squier
Senior producer: Fred Rheinstein
Producers: Ben Estavillo, Jim Roller
Director: Bernie Hoffman
Associate director: Mark Johnson
Technical director: Charlie Stenberg
Production manager: Joe Stovcsik
Engineer in charge: Dick Horan
Audio: Klaus Landsberg, Dennis Baxter, Gary Kunde, John A. Young
Video: Ross Elliott, Steve Gaughen
Tape producer: Jeffrey Green
Tape assistant director: Patty Wheeler
Production coordinator: Leslie Thorpe
Unit manager: Robbie Brooks
Production associates: Blyth Dalgleish, Maria Gleckl, Patrick Perrin, Sonny Cesare, Bryan Bell, Steve Furry, Patrick Dempsey, Cathy Calloway, Carol Saviez, Terry Visage, Kevin Bowler, Kevin Duell, Fred Nelson, Anne Tiller, Jim Lennert, Jeff Lennert, Dan Brown
Camera operators: Louis Hocevar, Fred Gates, Bunt Young, Derrell Harmon, Brad Hinton, Rick Lasch, Mark Gleckl, Mike Joseph, Ed Nelson, Greg Sherrow, Cliff Miracle, Bob Sloan,
Video tape editor: Lanny Grubbs
VTR: Joe Gareri, Doc Faulkenberg, Larry Myers
Still frame storer: Cindie Craven
Chyron: Abby Smith, Don Thompson
In-car camera provided by The Vision Group
Microwave: Gene Mikell, Denny Fussell, Mike Hampton, Karl Smith, R.E. Lanier,
Maintenance: Roy Patton
Utility: John P. Miska, Mark Pfister, Dick Smith, Miles Ghormley, Scratch Greiner, Billy Sephus, Phil Roberson, David Sullivan
Statistician: Greg Fielden
Booth coordinators: Jon Lennert, Fran Lennert
P.C.C. coordinator: Judi Dowell
Chief spotter: Larry Dye
Spotters: Bill Bowen, Bob Melton, Rod Castelle, William Goodson, Lynette Duensing, Joel Dancer, Milton Rouge, Bart Cleary, Ken Clark
Scenic: Steve Yaeger
Finance: Cindy Blackwell
WTBS Coordinating producer: Ken Noland
Produced by MotorWeek Productions and Turner Program Services
A presentation of TBS Sports