NASCAR on CBS

NASCAR on CBS
Genre	Auto racing telecasts
Created by	Neal Pilson
Directed by	Bob Fishman Larry Cavolina
Presented by	Ken Squier Mike Joy Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker See commentators section below
Theme music composer	Mark Wood [1] (1995–1997) Godfrey Nelson & Lorainne Nelson Wolf [2] (1998–2000)
Composers	Mark Wood (1995–1997) Godfrey Nelson & Lorainne Nelson Wolf (1998–2000)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Neal Pilson Rich Gentile Terry Ewert [3]
Producers	Bob Stenner [4] Eric Mann Lance Barrow
Production location	Various NASCAR venues
Editors	Charlie Liotta Ed Givnish
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	4 hours or until race ended (including commercials)
Production company	CBS Sports
Original release
Network	CBS Sports
Release	February 12, 1960 (1960-02-12) – July 15, 2000 (2000-07-15)
Related
NASCAR on Fox (2001-present) NASCAR on NBC (2001-2006) (2015-present) CBS Sports Spectacular NASCAR on TNN

NASCAR on CBS was the branding formerly used for broadcasts of NASCAR series races produced by CBS Sports, ^{[5] [6]} the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States from 1960 to 2000.

History of coverage

Races covered by CBS

Races covered by CBS
Race	Track	Years covered	Series
Gatorade 125s	Daytona International Speedway	1960, 1979–1981, 1985–2000	Winston Cup Series
Daytona 500	Daytona International Speedway	1960, 1979–2000 [7]	Winston Cup Series
Atlanta 500	Atlanta International Raceway	1964	Winston Cup Series
World 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway	1964, 1975–1981	Winston Cup Series
Winston 500	Alabama International Motor Speedway	1975–1977	Winston Cup Series
Champion Spark Plug 400	Michigan International Speedway	1975	Winston Cup Series
Riverside 400	Riverside International Raceway	1976	Winston Cup Series
Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario Motor Speedway	1976–1980	Winston Cup Series
Bud Shootout	Daytona International Speedway	1979–2000 [8]	Winston Cup Series
Kmart 400 [9]	Michigan International Speedway	1982–2000	Winston Cup Series
DirecTV 500	Texas Motor Speedway	1997–2000 [10]	Winston Cup Series
Pepsi 400* [11]	Daytona International Speedway	1999–2000	Winston Cup Series
Dixie 500	Atlanta Motor Speedway	1975–1977	Winston Cup Series
DieHard 500	Talladega Superspeedway	1976–1997	Winston Cup Series
Sears DieHard 200	The Milwaukee Mile	1995–2000	Craftsman Truck Series
Chevy Silverado 200	Nazareth Speedway	1998–2000 [12]	Craftsman Truck Series
Pikes Peak 300K	Pikes Peak International Raceway	1998	Craftsman Truck Series
Federated Auto Parts 250	Nashville Speedway USA	1999	Craftsman Truck Series
thatlook.com 200	New Hampshire International Speedway	2000	Craftsman Truck Series
NAPA Auto Parts 300	Daytona International Speedway	1997–2000	Busch Series: Grand National Division
Albertson's 300	Texas Motor Speedway	1997–2000	Busch Series: Grand National Division
CarQuest Auto Parts 250	Gateway International Raceway	1997–1998	Busch Series: Grand National Division
Jiffy Lube Miami 300	Miami-Dade Motorsports Complex	1995–1997	Busch Series: Grand National Division
BellSouth Mobility 320	Nashville Speedway USA	1999	Busch Series: Grand National Division
Sears DieHard 250	The Milwaukee Mile	1997, 2000	Busch Series: Grand National Division

Notes:

• 1. The 1998 Pepsi 400 at Daytona was scheduled to be broadcast by CBS, but due to wildfires occurring in the immediate Daytona Beach area, the race was postponed until later in the season, and the broadcast rights were moved to CBS' cable partner, TNN.
• 2. The Gatorade 125's were run on Thursday, but CBS would air them via tape-delay on Saturdays before or after the Busch Series race.

Pre-1979

The very first NASCAR races to ever be shown on television were broadcast by CBS. In February 1960, the network sent a "skeleton" production crew to Daytona Beach, Florida and the Daytona International Speedway to cover the Daytona 500's Twin 100 (now the Bluegreen Vacations Duel) qualifying races on February 12, 1960. ^[13]

1979 Daytona 500: The breakthrough

CBS Sports president Neal Pilson and motorsports editor Ken Squier believed that America would watch an entire stock car race live on television. Prior to 1979, television coverage of the Daytona 500 either began when the race was halfway over, or as an edited highlight package that aired a week later on ABC's Wide World of Sports . On February 18, 1979, CBS presented the first flag-to-flag coverage of the Daytona 500 ^[14] (and 500-mile race to be broadcast live on national television in general). The Indianapolis 500 was only broadcast on tape delay that evening in this era; most races were broadcast only through the final quarter to half of the race, as was the procedure for ABC's Championship Car racing broadcasts; with the new CBS contract, the network and NASCAR agreed to a full live broadcast. That telecast introduced in-car and low-level track-side cameras, which has now become standard in all forms of automotive racing broadcasts. The race drew incredible ratings, in part due to the compelling action both on and off the track, and in part because a major snowstorm on the East Coast kept millions of viewers indoors.

1980s

1980 World 600

Main article: Coca-Cola 600

On May 29, 1980, CBS paid a fee of roughly US$50,000 or $100,000 to Charlotte Motor Speedway to broadcast the World 600 NASCAR stock-car race. Benny Parsons edged out Darrell Waltrip to win a grand prize of $44,850 in a race that was watched by perhaps 3.7 million viewers on the network. ^[15]

1983 Daytona 500

During its coverage of the 1983 Daytona 500, CBS introduced an innovation which director Bob Fishman helped develop – a miniature, remote-controlled in-car camera called RaceCam. ^[16] Fishman ^[17] directed every Daytona 500 telecast on CBS, with the exception of 1992, 1994 and 1998 because Fishman was away directing CBS' figure-skating coverage for the Winter Olympics.

1990s

1990 and 1998 Daytona 500

After years of trying to win it, Dale Earnhardt appeared headed for certain victory in the 1990 Daytona 500 until a series of events in the closing laps. On lap 193, Geoff Bodine spun in the first turn, causing the third and final caution of the race. Everyone pitted except Derrike Cope, who stayed out. On the lap 195 restart, Earnhardt retook and held the lead, only to puncture a tire when he drove over a piece of metal bell housing from the failed engine of Rick Wilson's car on Lap 199. As Earnhardt's damaged car slowed, Cope drove past and earned his first Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup) victory. It was the first of two victories for the relatively unknown Cope in the 1990 season. ^[18] In an ironic twist, KIRO-TV, the local CBS affiliate serving Cope's hometown at the time in the Seattle suburb of Spanaway, opted to pre-empt the race to telecast a Seattle SuperSonics basketball game, and the race was delayed until 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time because of the pre-emption.

Earnhardt would eventually win the race in 1998 (under caution), with commentator Mike Joy describing Earnhardt's victory as the "most anticipated moment in the history of motor racing" after his "20 years of trying, 20 years of frustration" of failing to win the race.

1992 Busch Clash and Daytona 500

Main article: Busch Clash

For one year, Daytona 500 pole qualifying and the Busch Clash swapped days: the Busch Clash was held on Saturday, and qualifying was held Sunday. This move was made at the request of CBS, who wanted the additional time on Sunday for its coverage of the 1992 Winter Olympics.

The network had aired the Busch Clash since it began in 1979. The race debuted on a Sunday, which CBS broadcast live. Pole position qualifying for the Daytona 500 would start Sunday at 10:00 a.m., followed by the Daytona ARCA 200. The Busch Clash would be held after the ARCA race at 3:00 p.m.

1996 DieHard 500

Main articles: 1996 DieHard 500 and Alabama 500

Dale Earnhardt took a horrifying tumble down the front straightaway in "The Big One," after Ernie Irvan got into the side of Sterling Marlin which caused him to hit Earnhardt. After he hit the wall hard, Earnhardt was hit by multiple cars upside down and on the car's side. He ended up breaking his collarbone, and this helped begin a winless streak that spanned the rest of the 1996 season and all of the 1997 season. The race was cut short due to the wreck, and a rainstorm earlier in the race added the factor of darkness, with Jeff Gordon winning. These events helped push the DieHard 500 from the heat, humidity, and almost commonly occurring afternoon thunderstorms of late July to a much cooler, and in the case of the weather, more stable early October date. This was the last Cup race to not be televised live because of the rain delay; the broadcast of the race aired one week later, as an abridged broadcast on CBS.

1998 Craftsman Truck Series

Main article: NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series

In 1998, a CBS-televised race at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado, scheduled for 186 laps ran 12 extra laps (totaling 198) because of multiple attempts at a successful green-white-checkered finish.

1999 Daytona 500

20 years after its Daytona 500 broadcast, CBS used at least 200 people and more than 80 cameras for their coverage: ^[19]

• 33 in-car cameras - three cameras in 11 different cars.
• 10 "pole" cameras above the pits.
• 35 cameras around the track.
• A camera in a blimp.
• A camera with each of the three pit reporters.
• A camera in the booth.

CBS also planned to use more computerized graphics and a super slow-motion camera with a long lens.

Affiliation with The Nashville Network (TNN)

Main article: NASCAR on TNN

TNN ^{[20] [21]} had two self-operating and self-promoting sub-divisions, TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports. TNN Outdoors was responsible for the programming of hunting and fishing shows; TNN Motor Sports was responsible for production of all the network's racing coverage, including NASCAR Winston Cup, Indy Racing League, and smaller outfits such as USAC, NHRA and ARCA. Motorcycle and speedboat racing was also broadcast. TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports also marketed themselves, selling a variety of merchandise and licensing their brands for use on video games.

In 1995, the motorsports operations were moved to Concord, North Carolina into the industrial park located at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where TNN had purchased controlling interest in motorsports production company World Sports Enterprises. Among TNN personalities from the motorsports operation were Mike Joy, Eli Gold, Buddy Baker, Neil Bonnett, Randy Pemberton, Ralph Sheheen, Dick Berggren and Rick Benjamin.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, which at the time owned the CBS networks and had an existing relationship with TNN through its Group W division, purchased TNN and its sister network CMT outright in 1995 to form CBS Cable (along with the short-lived startup network Eye On People).

Most of the original entertainment-oriented programming ceased production, and the network began to rely more on TNN Outdoors and TNN Motor Sports for programming. The network's ties to CBS allowed it to pick up country-themed dramas from the 1980s that originally aired on the broadcast network such as The Dukes of Hazzard and Dallas , neither of which had been seen on television since their original runs ended, and also allowed it to serve as an overflow feed for CBS Sports broadcasts, which happened during a NASCAR Busch Series race at Texas Motor Speedway in 1999 (though the network was a center of controversy by not airing the following year's second-tier race at Texas following a rain delay) ^[22] and also during a PGA Tour event at Firestone Country Club. The 1998 Pepsi 400 was also moved to TNN when the race was postponed from the then-traditional July date to October 17, 1998, as a result of the 1998 Florida wildfires.

The end of NASCAR on CBS (2000)

NASCAR wanted to capitalize on its increased popularity at the start of the 21st century, so the organization decided that future television deals would be centralized; that is, the networks would negotiate directly with NASCAR for a regular schedule of telecasts. That deal was struck on December 15, 1999. ^[23] The old deal arrangement saw each track negotiate with the networks to broadcast their races. As a result, NASCAR had races on CBS, TNN, ESPN, ABC, NBC and TBS. ESPN and its parent network ABC broadcast the most races during the 2000 season (18). TNN had the second most (8, plus the All-Star Race, then known as The Winston), followed by CBS (4, plus the Busch Clash and 125-mile qualifying races for the Daytona 500), TBS (3), and NBC, who covered just one Cup race and had only joined the ranks the year before with the inaugural race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

With many tracks now falling under the ownership of either the France-family led International Speedway Corporation or the Bruton Smith led Speedway Motorsports, it was much easier for consolidated television packages to be negotiated. NASCAR wanted to increase the number of races by each partner, and have as many races on broadcast networks as possible, to prevent fans from missing races.

The first consolidated TV deal was struck on December 15, 1999. ^[24]

Under the new deal,, Fox Sports, FX, NBC and TBS (later moved to TNT) agreed to pay $2.4 billion for a new six-year package, ^[25] covering the Winston Cup (now NASCAR Cup) Series and Busch (now Xfinity) Series schedules.

• Fox and FX would televise the first 16 races of the 2001, 2003 and 2005 seasons and races 2 through 17 of the 2002, 2004 and 2006 seasons. Fox would air the Daytona 500 in the odd-numbered years. All Busch Series races during that part of the season would also be on Fox/FX.
• NBC and TNT would televise the final 17 races of the even-numbered years as well as the Daytona 500 and the last 18 races of the odd-numbered years, as well as all Busch Series races held in that time of the year.

CBS also had broadcasting rights to college and NFL football, college basketball and golf, therefore scheduling conflicts prevented them to air as many races as NASCAR wanted. ^[26] As a result, NASCAR's relationship with CBS, its oldest television partner, concluded at the end of the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series. While the 2000 Pepsi 400 was the last Winston Cup Series race to be broadcast on CBS, their true final NASCAR race in general was the Craftsman Truck Series' Chevy Silverado 200, broadcast on July 15, 2000.

In June 2021, CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus reiterated that viewers shouldn't expect ^[27] for CBS to bid on any NASCAR broadcasting rights in the foreseeable future, due to in large part to its heavy commitment to golf.

Ratings

See also: NFL on CBS § Losing the NFL to Fox (1994–1997), and 1994–1996 United States broadcast television realignment

The television ratings ^[28] for the Daytona 500 ^[29] have surpassed those of the Indianapolis 500 since 1995, even though the 1995 race was available in fewer homes than in the past. CBS had lost affiliates in several major markets as a result of a realignment in the wake of Fox landing the broadcast television rights to the National Football Conference of the NFL, ^[30] and was actually not available in a NASCAR Busch Series market, Milwaukee; that city's new CBS affiliate, WDJT-TV, was not available to some Southeastern Wisconsin cable providers.

On-air staff

See also: List of Daytona 500 broadcasters

Races

Cup

Year	Date	Event	Track	Network	Coverage	Host	Commentary		Pit Reporters
							Lap-by-lap	Color
1976	May 2	Winston 500	Talladega	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Lee Petty	Ned Jarrett
1977	May 29	World 600	Charlotte	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
	August 7	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Lee Petty
	November 20	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
1978	May 28	World 600	Charlotte	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
	August 6	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Lee Petty
	November 19	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
1979	February 11	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
	February 15	Twin 125's	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Dick Stockton	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
	February 18	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	May 27	World 600	Charlotte	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	August 5	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Lee Petty	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	November 18	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Brock Yates
1980	February 10	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	February 14	Twin 125's	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	February 17	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	May 25	World 600	Charlotte	CBS	Live/Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	August 3	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Dick Stockton	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	November 15	Los Angeles Times 500	Ontario	CBS	Live	Dick Stockton	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
1981	February 8	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Dale Earnhardt	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs
	February 12	Twin 125's	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	February 15	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	May 24	World 600	Charlotte	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
	August 2	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Donnie Allison	Ned Jarrett Brock Yates
1982	February 7	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Richard Petty A. J. Foyt	Ned Jarrett
	February 14	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber
	June 20	Gabriel 400	Michigan	CBS	Live/Delayed	—	Ken Squier	Tom Sneva	Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber
	August 1	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber
1983	February 13	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Delayed	—	Ken Squier	Richard Petty A. J. Foyt	David Hobbs
	February 20	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber
	June 19	Gabriel 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Larry Nuber
	July 31	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Larry Nuber
1984	February 12	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy
	February 19	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	David Hobbs	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki Mike Joy
	June 17	Miller High Life 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
	July 29	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Benny Parsons	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
1985	February 10	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Chris Economaki	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett
	February 14	7-Eleven Twin 125's	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
	February 17	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
	June 16	Miller 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
	July 28	Talladega 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
1987	February 8	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy
	February 12	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 15	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	June 28	Miller American 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	July 26	Talladega DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Chris Economaki Mike Joy
1988	February 7	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy
	February 11	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 14	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dave Despain
	June 26	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	July 31	Talladega DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
1989	February 12	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy
	February 16	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 19	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dave Despain
	June 25	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	July 30	Talladega DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy Dave Despain
1990	February 11	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 15	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dave Despain
	February 18	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dave Despain
	June 24	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	July 29	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Mike Joy Dave Despain
1991	February 10	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 14	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	February 17	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett David Hobbs	Mike Joy Dave Despain
	May 19	The Winston	Charlotte	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Neil Bonnett
	June 23	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Neil Bonnett
	July 28	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Neil Bonnett
1992	February 9	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy
	February 13	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	February 16	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	June 21	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy Chris Economaki
	July 26	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy Randy Pemberton
1993	February 7	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy
	February 11	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	February 14	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	June 20	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	July 25	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett [a]	Mike Joy David Hobbs
1994	February 13	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy
	February 17	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	February 20	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Chris Economaki	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	June 19	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	July 24	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Richard Petty	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
1995	February 12	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	February 16	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy David Hobbs
	February 19	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Richard Petty	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	June 18	Miller Genuine Draft 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Richard Petty	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	July 23	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Richard Petty	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
1996	February 11	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Kenny Wallace	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	February 15	Gatorade Twin 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	February 18	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	June 23	Miller 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	July 28	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Delayed [b]	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
1997	February 9	Busch Clash	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	February 13	Gatorade 125s	Daytona	CBS	Highlights	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	February 16	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	April 6	Interstate Batteries 500	Texas	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	June 15	Miller 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	—	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	October 12	DieHard 500	Talladega	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
1998	February 8	Bud Shootout	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 12	Gatorade 125s	Daytona	CBS	Delayed	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 15	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	April 5	Texas 500	Texas	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	June 14	Miller Lite 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	July 4	Pepsi 400	Daytona	CBS	Live [c]	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
1999	February 7	Bud Shootout	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 11	Gatorade 125s	Daytona	CBS	Delayed	Ken Squier Greg Gumbel	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 14	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier Greg Gumbel	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	March 28	Primestar 500	Texas	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	June 13	Kmart 400	Michigan	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	July 3	Pepsi 400	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier Greg Gumbel	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
2000	February 13	Bud Shootout	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 17	Gatorade 125s	Daytona	CBS	Delayed	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	February 20	Daytona 500	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	April 2	DirecTV 500	Texas	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	June 11	Kmart 400	Michigan	CBS TNN	Live [d]	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	July 1	Pepsi 400	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens

Xfinity

Year	Date	Event	Track	Network	Coverage	Commentary		Pit Reporters
						Lap-by-lap	Color
1995	June 25	Lysol 200	Watkins Glen	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Kenny Wallace	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	November 5	Jiffy Lube Miami 300	Homestead–Miami	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Geoff Bodine	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
1996	June 30	Lysol 200	Watkins Glen	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Larry McReynolds	Dick Berggren Bill Stephens
	July 27	Humminbird Fishfinder 500K	Talladega	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren
	November 3	Jiffy Lube Miami 300	Homestead–Miami	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Larry McReynolds	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
1997	February 15	Gargoyles 300	Daytona	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	April 5	Coca-Cola 300	Texas	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Darrell Waltrip	Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	July 6	Sears Auto Center 250	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	July 26	Gateway 300	Gateway	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	November 9	Jiffy Lube Miami 300	Homestead–Miami	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Larry McReynolds	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
1998	February 15	NAPA Auto Parts 300	Daytona	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	April 5	Coca-Cola 300	Texas	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	October 17	Carquest Auto Parts 250	Gateway	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett	Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
1999	February 13	NAPA Auto Parts 300	Daytona	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	March 27	Coca-Cola 300	Texas	CBS TNN	Live [e]	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	April 3	BellSouth Mobility 320	Nashville	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
2000	February 19	NAPA Auto Parts 300	Daytona	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	April 1	Albertsons 300	Texas	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	July 2	Sears DieHard 250	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Buddy Baker Jerry Glanville	Glenn Jarrett Steve Byrnes

Truck

Year	Date	Event	Track	Network	Coverage	Commentary		Pit Reporters
						Lap-by-lap	Color
1995	July 1	Sears Auto Center 125	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Kenny Wallace	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	July 15	Total Petroleum 200	Colorado	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
1996	June 1	Total Petroleum 200	Colorado	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	June 30	DeVilbiss Superfinish 200	Nazareth	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Buddy Baker	Glenn Jarrett
	July 6	Sears Auto Center 200	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	July 20	Ford Dealers 225	Louisville	CBS	Live	Ken Squier	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	November 3	Carquest 420K	Las Vegas	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Buddy Baker	Glenn Jarrett Bill Stephens
1997	June 29	NAPA AutoCare 200	Nazareth	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	July 5	Sears Auto Center 200	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Mike Joy Dick Berggren
	July 12	Link-Belt Construction Equipment 225	Louisville	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	July 19	Colorado 250 By Snap-On Tools	Colorado	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Bill Stephens
	November 9	Carquest Auto Parts 420K	Las Vegas	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Buddy Baker	Glenn Jarrett Bill Stephens
1998	July 4	Sears Auto Center 200	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Buddy Baker	Glenn Jarrett Steve Byrnes
	July 11	NAPA AutoCare 200	Nazareth	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett	Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens
	July 25	Tempus Resorts 300K	Pikes Peak	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
1999	July 3	DieHard 200	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Rick Carelli	Glenn Jarrett Steve Byrnes
	July 10	Federated Auto Parts 250	Nashville	CBS	Live
	July 18	NAPA AutoCare 200	Nazareth	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
2000	July 1	DieHard 200	Milwaukee	CBS	Live	Eli Gold	Jerry Glanville	Glenn Jarrett Steve Byrnes
	July 8	thatlook.com 200	New Hampshire	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen
	July 15	Chevy Silverado 200	Nazareth	CBS	Live	Mike Joy	Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker	Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen

Former commentators

• Buddy Baker – color commentator (1996–2000) ^[31]
• Dick Berggren – pit reporter (1994–2000) ^[32]
• Neil Bonnett – color commentator (1990–1993)
• Dave Despain – pit reporter (1987–1991)
• Chris Economaki – color commentator/pit reporter (1984–1994)
• Eli Gold ^[33] – lap-by-lap commentator
• Jerry Glanville – analyst
• Greg Gumbel ^[34] – anchor (1999 Daytona 500 and Pepsi 400 only) (1999)
• David Hobbs – color commentator/pit reporter (1979-1996) ^[14]
• Ned Jarrett ^[35] – pit reporter (1979-1984) / color commentator (1984-2000)
• Mike Joy – pit reporter (1983–1997) / lap-by-lap commentator (1997–2000) (Now with Fox Sports) ^{[36] [37]}
• Randy Pemberton – pit reporter (covered pit road for the 1992 DieHard 500 at Talladega)
• Richard Petty – color commentator (1994-1995) ^[14]
• Ralph Sheheen ^[38] – pit reporter (1997-2000)
• Bill Stephens ^[39] – pit reporter (1997-2000)
• Ken Squier ^[40] – lap-by-lap announcer (1979–1997) / studio anchor beginning with the 1997 DieHard 500 at Talladega. (1997–2000)
• Darrell Waltrip – color commentator (NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races, 1995 & 1997 Busch Clash's, and 1999 Bud Shootout only) (now with Fox Sports)
• Brock Yates – pit reporter (1979-1982)

Notes

1. The 1993 DieHard 500 saw Neil Bonnett drive in this race, making his first start since his sidling crash at Darlington in March of 1990. He crashed in spectacular fashion and joined Ken Squier and Ned Jarrett for the finish of the race.
2. The 1996 DieHard 500 had a three hour Rain delay and CBS switched to Golf, Race was aired on CBS in its entirety on August 4th.
3. The 1998 Pepsi 400 was scheduled to be held on July 4th but the 1998 Florida wildfires occurred. At 10am on July 2, NASCAR announced that the race was being postponed and the decision was made to reschedule the race for October 17, to allow additional time for the wildfires to be controlled. The rescheduling meant that the race would not be televised on CBS, as the network did not want to compete against Fox's broadcast of Game 1 of the Major League Baseball World Series which was held the same day. TNN took over broadcasting the race with their own crew.
4. The 2000 Kmart 400 saw coverage start on CBS but move to TNN after two rain delays and CBS needed to air the SBC Senior Open. TNN used CBS's graphics and commentary for the rest of the race.
5. The 1999 Coca-Cola 300 saw coverage move from CBS to TNN due to a rain delay. TNN used CBS's graphics and commentary for the rest of the race.

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External links

• Official website
• Auto Racing - CBS SportsLine.com at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• rec.autos.sport.nascar
• "CBS, analysts prepare for final 500 race-day telecast" . Retrieved October 1, 2017.^{[ dead link ‍]}
• World Sports Enterprises to Cease Production Operations

Preceded by ABC	Daytona 500 television broadcaster 1979–2000	Succeeded by Fox (odd numbered years) and NBC (even numbered years)
Preceded by None	NASCAR pay television carrier in the United States 1979–2000 (shared with TBS, ABC/ESPN; and TNN)	Succeeded by Fox