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