Live Coverage
| Year | Network | Host | Lap-by-lap announcer | Color commentators | Pit reporters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever | Jerry Punch, Vince Welch, Jamie Little and Rick DeBruhl |
| 2011 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever | Jerry Punch, Vince Welch, Jamie Little and Rick DeBruhl |
| 2010 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever | Jerry Punch, Vince Welch, Jamie Little and Rick DeBruhl |
| 2009 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever | Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo and Jamie Little |
| 2008 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever | Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo and Jamie Little |
| 2007 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Rusty Wallace | Jack Arute, Vince Welch, Brienne Pedigo and Jamie Little |
| 2006 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Marty Reid | Scott Goodyear and Rusty Wallace | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Vince Welch and Jamie Little |
| 2005 | ABC | Brent Musburger | Todd Harris | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Vince Welch, Jamie Little and Penn Holderness |
| 2004 | ABC | Terry Gannon | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear and Jack Arute | Jerry Punch, Gary Gerould, Vince Welch, Todd Harris and Jamie Little |
| 2003 | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Gary Gerould and Vince Welch |
| 2002 | ABC | Bob Jenkins | Paul Page | Scott Goodyear | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Gary Gerould and Vince Welch |
| 2001 | ABC | Al Michaels | Bob Jenkins | Larry Rice and Jason Priestley | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Vince Welch and Leslie Gudel |
| 2000 | ABC | Al Michaels | Bob Jenkins | Arie Luyendyk and Tom Sneva | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch, Vince Welch and Leslie Gudel |
| 1999 | ABC | Al Michaels | Bob Jenkins | Tom Sneva | Jerry Punch, Gary Gerould and Jon Beekhuis |
| 1998 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Tom Sneva | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1997 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Tom Sneva Bobby Unser (turn 2) Danny Sullivan (turn 4) |
Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1996 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Danny Sullivan and Bobby Unser (turn 2) | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1995 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Sam Posey and Bobby Unser (turn 2) | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1994 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Sam Posey Bobby Unser (turn 2) Danny Sullivan (turn 4) |
Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1993 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Sam Posey and Bobby Unser (turn 2) | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1992 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Sam Posey and Bobby Unser (pace car driver and commontary box) | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1991 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1990 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Gary Gerould |
| 1989 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey | Jack Arute, Jerry Punch and Brian Hammons |
| 1988 | ABC | Paul Page | Paul Page | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey | Jack Arute and Brian Hammons |
| 1987 | ABC | Jim McKay | Jim Lampley | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey | Jack Arute, Al Trautwig and Jerry Gappens |
| 1986 | ABC | Jim McKay | Jim Lampley | Sam Posey | Jack Arute, Al Trautwig, Larry Nuber and Donna de Varona |
- Starting in 1986, the race was shown for the first time live flag-to-flag coverage. The 1986 race, however, was delayed/postponed for six days due to rain.
- From 1988-1993 and again in 2001, and from 1994-1998 for both Indianapolis Motor Speedway races, ABC used the Alan Silvestri composed theme from the 1986 film The Delta Force for their Indianapolis 500 intros.
- From 1995 to 2006, live coverage of the Indianapolis 500 was seen on ABC's Wide World of Sports.
- In 2007, the race was televised as an ESPN on ABC event, under the new policies enacted September 1, 2006 by the Walt Disney Company. Also for the 2007 race, Rusty Wallace and Jamie Little were Indianapolis 500-only broadcasters, and would not work the other IndyCar Series races.
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