Television Broadcasters
Televised rights were first handled by ESPN from the race outset in 1989 through 2000. The 1998 race started on ESPN2 because a golf tournament, which aired before the race, was in a playoff. Fox held broadcast rights between 2001–2006. Starting in 2007, TNT took over the telecast and will continue until the current rights deal expires in 2014. Maxim magazine ranked this race as one of their top ten annual NASCAR Sprint Cup races.
| Year | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | TNT | Adam Alexander | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty |
| 2011 | TNT | Adam Alexander | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty |
| 2010 | TNT | Adam Alexander | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty |
| 2009 | TNT | Bill Weber | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty |
| 2008 | TNT | Bill Weber | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty |
| 2007 | TNT | Bill Weber | Wally Dallenbach and Kyle Petty(race car and commontary box) |
| 2006 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2005 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2004 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2003 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2002 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2001 | Fox | Mike Joy | Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds |
| 2000 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1999 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1998 | ESPN2, then ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1997 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1996 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1995 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1994 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1993 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1992 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1991 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1990 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
| 1989 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett |
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