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 (1995–1997) Godfrey Nelson & Lorainne Nelson Wolf (1998–2000) |
| Composer(s) |
Mark Wood (1995–1997) Godfrey Nelson & Lorainne Nelson Wolf (1998–2000) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Neal Pilson Rich Gentile Terry Ewert |
| Producer(s) | Bob Stenner Eric Mann Lance Barrow |
| Location(s) | Various NASCAR venues |
| Editor(s) | Charlie Liotta Ed Givnish |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 4 hours or until race ended (including commercials) |
| Production company(s) | CBS Sports |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBS Sports |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV), 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | February 12, 1960 – July 1, 2000 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by |
Fox NASCAR (2001-present) NASCAR on NBC (2001-2006) (2015-present) |
| Related shows |
CBS Sports Spectacular NASCAR on TNN |
| External links | |
| Website | |
NASCAR on CBS is the branding formerly used for broadcasts of NASCAR races produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States from 1960 to 2000.
Notes:
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 Can-Am Duel) qualifying races on February 12, 1960. The production crew also stayed to broadcast portions of the Daytona 500 itself, two days later. The event was hosted by John S. Palmer. CBS would continue to broadcast portions of races for the next 18 years, along with ABC and NBC.
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 (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.
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