Network: ESPN
Date and time: May 31, 1987, 12:00 PM
Format: Live
Length: 5 hours (scheduled for 4 and a half hours)
The race was broadcast live and flag-to-flag on ESPN, billed as part of their ESPN Speedworld series of broadcasts. Bobby Allison was scheduled to be one of the in-car reporters, but his radio broke midway through the race.
With 9 caution flags, the broadcast ran long, signing off at 5:00 PM instead of the planned 4:30 PM. This pre-empted the airing of a planned film.
Personnel:
Announcers: Larry Nuber, Jerry Punch
Pit reporters: Marty Reid, Dick Berggren