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Television History

The race was shown on TBS from at least the mid-1980s to 2000. From 2002 to 2006, it was shown on NBC, and since 2007, it has been on ABC. The 2001 race was scheduled for NBC, but was moved to TNT just 30 minutes before the start when the United States government announced the start of hostilities against Afghanistan in retaliation for the September 11th, 2001 Attacks.

The 2002 race was also known for beginning a practice where, if a race broadcast on a network was running long and ran into prime-time hours, the broadcast would not switch to cable. In this case, the race began as scheduled in the early afternoon but was delayed for hours due to weather. NBC did not move the race to TNT, as it did the year before, and broadcast the race in its entirety; the race ended early Sunday evening with Jamie McMurray winning in only his second NASCAR Winston Cup start. Since ESPN took over the rights to the race and to most of NBC and TNT's former NASCAR package, that policy has been discontinued.

Year Network Lap-by-lap Color commentator(s)
2012 ABC Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2011 ABC Allen Bestwick Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2010 ABC Marty Reid Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2009 ABC Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2008 ABC Jerry Punch Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree
2007 ABC Jerry Punch Rusty Wallace and Andy Petree
2006 NBC Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2005 NBC Bill Weber Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2004 NBC Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2003 NBC Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2002 NBC Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2001 TNT Allen Bestwick Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
2000 TBS Allen Bestwick Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren
1999 TBS Eli Gold Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren
1998 TBS Ken Squier Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren
1997 TBS Ken Squier Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren
1996 TBS Ken Squier Buddy Baker and Dick Berggren
1995 TBS Ken Squier Richard Petty
1994 TBS Ken Squier Chuck Bown and Cale Yarborough
1993 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1992 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1991 TBS Ken Squier Neil Bonnett
1990 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Chris Economaki
1989 TBS Ken Squier Johnny Hayes and Chris Economaki
1988 SCORE/FNN Eli Gold Johnny Hayes
1987 SETN Eli Gold Jerry Punch
1986 Jefferson-Pilot Mike Joy Ned Jarrett
1985 Jefferson-Pilot Mike Joy Ned Jarrett
1984 Mizlou Ken Squier Donnie Allison
1983 Mizlou Ken Squier Donnie Allison
1982 ABC-TV Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1981 NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
1980 NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
1979 NBC Paul Page Johnny Rutherford
1978 ABC Jim McKay Jackie Stewart and Chris Economaki
1977 ABC Keith Jackson Jackie Stewart
1976 ABC Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1975 ABC Jim McKay Jackie Stewart
1974 ABC Jim McKay Chris Economaki
1973 ABC-TV Jim McKay Jackie Stwwart
1972 ABC Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1971 ABC Keith Jackson Chris Economaki
1970 ABC Jim McKay Chris Economaki
1969 ABC Jim McKay Chris Economaki
1968 ABC-TV Jim McKay Ned Jarrett
1967 ABC-TV Keith Jackson Ned Jarrett
1966 ABC Jim McKay Rodger Ward
1965 ABC Bill Flemming Rodger Ward and Chris Economaki
1964 ABC Jim McKay Chris Economaki

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