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1946 (Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater |
1947 (Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater Booth Analyst: Gene Kelly Press Paddock: Larry Richardson Mainstrech: Gordon Graham South Turns: Mike Dunn North Turns: Jim Shelton Pits: Norman Perry Roving Reporter: Barry Lake |
1948 (Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater |
1949 (Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater Booth Analyst: Gordon Graham South Turns: Sid Collins North Turns: Jim Shelton Backstrech: Gene Kelly Roving Reporter: Barry Lake |
1950 (Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater Booth Analyst: Sid Collins South Turns: E.Z. Gwynn North Turns: Jim Shelton Pits: Gordon Graham Victory Lane: Sid Collins |
1951 (WIBC/Mutual)Booth Announcer: Bill Slater Booth Analyst: Sid Collins North Turns: Jim Shelton Victory Lane: Sid Collins |
1952Chief Announcer: Sid Collins North Turns: Jim Shelton (3rd year) |
1953Chief Announcer: Sid Collins North Turns: Jim Shelton (4th year) |
1954Chief Announcer: Sid Collins North Turns: Jim Shelton (5th year) North Pits: Luke Walton |
1955Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Booth Analyst: Gordon Graham Driver Expert: Mauri Rose Statistician: Charlie Brockman South Turns: Bill Frosch Backstrech: Jack Shapiro North Turns: Jim Shelton (6th year) North Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Greg Smith Victory Lane: Charlie Brockman |
1956Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Turn 1: Bill Frosch Turn 2: Backstrech: Turn 3: Turn 4: Jim Shelton (7th year) Victory Lane: Charlie Brockman |
1957Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Turn 1: Bill Frosch Turn 2: Bob Rhodes Backstrech: Bernie Herman Turn 3: Bob Minton Turn 4: Jim Shelton (8th year) North Pits: Center Pits: South Pits: Victory Lane: Charlie Brockman |
1958Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Statistician: Charlie Brockman Turn 1: Bill Frosch Turn 2: Bob Rhodes Backstrech: Bernie Herman Turn 3: Lou Palmer (1st year) Turn 4: Jim Shelton (9th year) North Pits: Jack Shapiro Center Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Greg Smith |
1959Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian (1st year) Turn 1: Turn 2: Backstrech: Turn 3: Lou Palmer (2nd year) Turn 4: Jim Shelton (10th year) North Pits: Center Pits: South Pits: |
1960Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian (2nd year) Statistician: Charlie Brockman (8th year) Turn 1: Bill Frosh (7th year) Turn 2: John Peterson (2nd year) Backstrech: Bernie Herman (5th year) Turn 3: Lou Palmer (3rd year) Turn 4: Jim Shelton (11th year) North Pits: Greg Smith (7th year) Center Pits: Jack Shapiro (5th year) South Pits: Luke Walton (7th year) Victory Lane: Luke Walton |
1961Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Turn 1: Turn 2: Backstrech: Turn 4: Jim Shelton (12th year) Pits: Luke Walton Victory Lane: Johny Peterson |
1962Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Turn 1: Turn 2: Howdy Bell (1st year) Backstrech: Turn 3: Turn 4: Jim Shelton (13th year) North Pits: Center Pits: South Pits: |
1963Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell (2nd year) Backstrech: Turn 3: Turn 4: Jim Shelton (14th year) Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1964Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Statistician: John DeCamp Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Turn 1: Bill Frosh Turn 2: Howdy Bell (3rd year) Backstech: Chuck Marloe Turn 3: Mike Ahern Turn 4: Jim Shelton (15th year) North Pits: Jack Shapiro Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1965Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian (7th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (1st year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Bill Frosh Turn 2: Howdy Bell (4th year) Backstrech: Ron Carrell Turn 3: Mike Ahern Turn 4: Jim Shelton (16th year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe Center Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1966Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Historian: Donald Davidson (2nd year) Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell (5th year) Backstrech: Doug Zink (1st year) Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton (17th year) Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1967Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Len Sutton (2nd year) Historian: Donald Davidson (3rd year) Statistician: John DeCamp (4th year) Turn 1: Mike Ahern (6th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell (6th year) Backstrech: Doug Zink (2nd year) Turn 3: Ron Carrell (3rd year) Turn 4: Jim Shelton (18th year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe (5th year) Middle Pits: Luke Walton (16th year) South Pits: Lou Palmer (10th year) Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1968Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Len Sutton (3rd year) Historian: Donald Davidson (4th year) Statistician: John DeCamp (5th year) Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell (7th year) Backstrech: Doug Zink Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton (19th year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1969Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Len Sutton (3rd year) Historian: Donald Davidson (5th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell (8th year) Backstrech: Doug Zink Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton (20th year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1970Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Historian: Donald Davidson (6th year) Turn 1: Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Turn 3: Turn 4: Jim Shelton Backstrech: Doug Zink North Pits: Center Pits: South Pits: Lou Palmer Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1971Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Len Sutton Historian: Donald Davidson (7th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Doug Zink Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton North Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1972Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Len Sutton Historian: Donald Davidson (8th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Doug Zink Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton North Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1973Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Historian: Donald Davidson (9th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Mike Ahern Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Doug Zink Turn 3: Ron Carrell Turn 4: Jim Shelton North Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1974Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Historian: Donald Davidson (10th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Ron Carrel (10th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell (15th year) Backstrech: Jerry Baker (1st year) Turn 3: Doug Zink Turn 4: Jim Shelton (25th year) North Pits: Paul Page (1st year) Middle Pits: Luke Walton (23rd year) Middle Pits: Chuck Marloe (12th year) South Pits: Lou Palmer (17th year) Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1975Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Historian: Donald Davidson (11th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Jerry Baker (2nd year) Turn 3: Doug Zink Turn 4: Jim Shelton North Pits: Paul Page (2nd year) Middle Pits: Chuck Marloe South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1976Chief Announcer: Sid Collins Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Historian: Donald Davidson (12th year) Statistician: John DeCamp (20th year) Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Jerry Baker (3rd year) Turn 3: Doug Zink Turn 4: Jim Shelton(27th year) North Pits: Paul Page (3rd year) Middle Pits: Chuck Marloe Middle Pits: Luke Walton (27th year) South Pits: Lou Palmer (19th year) Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1977Chief Announcer: Paul Page (4th year) Driver Expert: Fred Agabashian Historian: Donald Davidson (13th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Statistician: Ray Patske Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Darryl Wibel (1st year) Turn 3: Doug Zink Turn 4: Jim Shelton Pits: Chuck Marloe (north pits) Pits: Luke Walton (middle pits) Pits: Lou Palmer (south pits) Wireless/Garages: Bob Forbes Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1978Chief Announcer: Paul Page (5th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (14th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Driver Expert: Mike Hiss Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Darryl Wibel (2nd year) Turn 3: Doug Zink (13th year) Turn 4: Jim Shelton (31st year) North Pits: Jerry Baker North Pits: Chuck Marloe Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Bob Forbes South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1979Chief Announcer: Paul Page (6th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (15th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Driver Expert: Billy Scott Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell Backstrech: Bob Jenkins (1st year) Turn 3: Doug Zink (14th year) Turn 4: Darryl Wibel (3rd year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1980Chief Announcer: Paul Page (7th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (16th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Driver Expert: Rodger Ward (1st year) Turn 1: Ron Carrel Turn 2: Howdy Bell (19th year) Backstrech: Bob Jenkins (2nd year) Turn 3: Doug Zink (15th year) Turn 4: Darryl Wibel (4th year) North Pits: Jerry Baker (8th year) Middle Pits: Chuck Marloe (18th year) Middle Pits: Luke Walton South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1981Chief Announcer: Paul Page (8th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (17th year) Driver Expert: Rodger Ward Turn 1: Ron Carrell (17th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell (20th year) Backstrech: Larry Henry (1st year) Turn 3: Doug Zink (16th year) Turn 4: Bob Jenkins (5th year) North Pits: Jerry Baker (8th year) North Pits: Chuck Marloe (18th year) Pits: Luke Walton (27th year) Pits: Bob Forbes (11th year) South Pits: Lou Palmer (23rd year) Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1982Chief Announcer: Paul Page (9th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (18th year) Driver Expert: Rodger Ward Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Ron Carrell Turn 2: Doug Zink Backstrech: Howdy Bell (21st year) Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe North Pits: Sally Larvick North Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Jerry Baker South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1983Chief Announcer: Paul Page (10th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (19th year) Driver Expert: Rodger Ward Turn 1: Ron Carrell (18th year) Turn 2: Doug Zink (17th year) Backstrech: Howdy Bell (22nd year) Turn 3: Larry Henry (3rd year) Turn 4: Bob Jenkins North Pits: Jerry Baker North Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Chuck Marloe South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1984Chief Announcer: Paul Page (11th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (20th year) Driver Expert: Rodger Ward Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Ron Carrell Turn 2: Doug Zink (18th year) Backstrech: Howdy Bell (23rd year) Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Jerry Baker (9th year) South Pits: Lou Palmer Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1985Chief Announcer: Paul Page (12th year) Driver Expert: Rodger Ward Driver Expert: Gordon Johncock Historian: Donald Davidson (21st year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Ron Carrell Turn 2: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Jerry Baker (10th year) Pits: Lou Palmer (south pits) Reports: Sally Larvick Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1986Chief Announcer: Paul Page (13th year) Driver Expert: Bobby Unser Historian: Donald Davidson (22nd year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Jerry Baker (11th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Jerry Baker Pits: Lou Palmer (south pits) Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1987Chief Announcer: Paul Page (14th year) Driver Expert: Parnelli Jones Historian: Donald Davidson (23rd year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Jerry Baker (12th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Ron Carrell Pits: Gary Gerould Pits: Lou Palmer (south pits) Victory Lane: Lou Palmer |
1988Chief Announcer: Lou Palmer Driver Expert: Pancho Carter Historian: Donald Davidson (24th year) Statistician: John DeCamp Turn 1: Jerry Baker (13th year) Turn 2: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Ron Carrell Pits: Gary Gerould Victory Lane: Bob Forbes |
1989Chief Announcer: Lou Palmer Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (1st year) Historian: Donald Davidson (25th year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (14th year) Turn 2: Bob Lamey Backstrech: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Jenkins Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Luke Walton Pits: Ron Carrell Pits: Gary Gerould Victory Lane: Bob Forbes |
1990Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (2nd year) Historian: Donald Davidson (26th year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (15th year) Turn 2: Gary Lee Backstrech: Howdy Bell Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Brian Hammons Pits: Ron Carrell Victory Lane: Bob Forbes |
1991Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (3rd year) Historian: Donald Davidson (27th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (16th year) Turn 2: Gary Lee Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Brian Hammons Pits: Chris McClure Victory Lane: Bob Forbes |
1992Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Derek Daly (1st year) Historian: Donald Davidson (28th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (17th year) Turn 2: Gary Lee Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Brian Hammons Pits: Chris McClure Victory Lane: Bob Forbes |
1993Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (4th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (29th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (18th year) Turn 2: Gary Lee Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Brian Hammons Pits: Chris McClure Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1994Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (5th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (30th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (19th year) Turn 2: Gary Lee Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Brian Hammons Pits: Chris McClure Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1995Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (6th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (31st year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (20th year) Turn 2: Ken Double Turn 3: Larry Henry Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Bob Forbes Pits: Sally Larvick Pits: Mike King (1st year) Pits: Gary Lee Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1996Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (7th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (32nd year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (21st year) Turn 2: Ken Double Turn 3: Gary Lee Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Vince Welch (1st year) Pits: Mark Jaynes (1st year) Pits: Mike King (2nd year) Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1997Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (8th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (33rd year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (23rd year) Turn 2: Ken Double Turn 3: Gary Lee Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Vince Welch (2nd year) Pits: Mark Jaynes (2nd year) Pits: Mike King (3rd year) Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1998Chief Announcer: Bob Jenkins Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (9th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (34th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (24th year) Turn 2: Ken Double Turn 3: Gary Lee Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Vince Welch (3rd year) Pits: Mark Jaynes (3rd year) Pits: Dave Calabro Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
1999Chief Announcer: Mike King Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (10th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (35th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (25th year) Turn 2: Ken Double Turn 3: Kevin O'Neal (1st year) Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Vince Welch (4th year) Pits: Mark Jaynes (4th year) Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Gary Gerold) |
2000Chief Announcer: Mike King Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (11th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (36th year) Statistician: Howdy Bell Turn 1: Jerry Baker (26th year) Turn 2: Mark Jaynes (5th year) Turn 3: Chris Denari Turn 4: Bob Lamey Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Ken Double Pits: Larry Rice Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
2001Chief Announcer: Mike King Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (12th year) Driver Expert: Johnny Parsons Historian: Donald Davidson (37th year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (27th year) Turn 2: Kevin Lee Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (6th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Mike Lewis Pits: Kim Morris Hospital: Howdy Bell Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
2002Chief Announcer: Mike King Driver Expert: Johnny Rutherford (13th year) Historian: Donald Davidson (38th year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (28th year) Turn 2: Kevin Lee Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (7th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Garages: Chuck Marloe Pits: Kim Morris Pits: Adam Alexander Pits: Jim Murphy Hospital: Howdy Bell Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
2003Chief Announcer: Mike King Driver Expert: Davey Hamilton (1st year) Historian: Donald Davidson (39th year) Color: Dave Wilson (1st year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (29th year) Turn 2: Kevin Lee Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (8th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Kim Morris Pits: Adam Alexander Pits: Jim Murphy Garages: Chuck Marloe Hospital: Howdy Bell Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
2004Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (40th year) Color: Dave Wilson (2nd year) Driver Expert: Kenny Brack Turn 1: Jerry Baker (30th year) Turn 2: Adam Alexander Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (9th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Kim Morris Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Jim Murphy Pits: Dave Argabright Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Dr. Jerry Punch) Victory Lane: Jim Murphy |
2005Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (41st year) Color: Dave Wilson (3rd year) Driver Expert: Pancho Carter Turn 1: Jerry Baker (31st year) Turn 2: Adam Alexander Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (10th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Dave Argabright Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Nicole Manske Pits: Kevin Olson Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) |
2006Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (42nd year) Color: Dave Wilson (4th year) Driver Expert: Davey Hamilton (2nd year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (32nd year) Turn 2: Adam Alexander Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (11th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Dave Argabright Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Nicole Manske Pits: Kevin Olson Commentary: Chris Economaki Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) Victory Lane: Kevin Lee |
2007Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (43rd year) Color: Dave Wilson (5th year) Driver Expert: Johnny Parsons Live In-Car Reporting: Davey Hamilton (3rd year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (33rd year) Turn 2: Bob Jenkins Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (12th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Dave Argabright Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Nicole Manske Pits: Kevin Olson Pits: Jake Query Commentary: Chris Economaki |
2008Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (44th year) Color: Dave Wilson (6th year) Driver Expert: Johnny Parsons Turn 1: Jerry Baker (34th year) Turn 2: Bob Jenkins Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (13th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Dave Argabright Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Kevin Olson Pits: Jake Query Commentary: Chris Economaki |
2009Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (42nd year) Color Commentary: Paul Page Driver Expert: Davey Hamilton (2nd year) Turn 1: Jerry Baker (32nd year) Turn 2: Adam Alexander Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (11th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Pits: Dave Argabright Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Nicole Manske Pits: Kevin Olson Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Jack Arute) Victory Lane: Kevin Lee Remarks: Bob Jenkins |
2010Chief Announcer: Mike King Historian: Donald Davidson (43rd year) Booth Announcer: Jerry Baker (33rd year) Color Commentary: Paul Page Driver Expert: James Hinchcliffe (1st year) Southchute: Jake Query Turn 3: Mark Jaynes (12th year) Turn 4: Chris Denari Garages: Dave Wilson North Pits: Nick Yeoman Pits: Kevin Lee Pits: Dave Argabright Victory Lane: ABC-TV (Vince Welch) Victory Lane: Kevin Lee Remarks: Bob Jenkins |
Note: Total years of sevice indicated in parenthesis. Number reflects all years involved with the on-air staff of the IMS Radio Network, not necessarily the number of years in the specific reporing location.
The first ever radio broadcast of the race was in 1922, by two short-lived stations, WOH and WLK. Very few people even had a reciever to pick up the fragmented race descriptions. Starting in 1925, periodic race updates were heard over two stronger stations, WFBM of Indianapolis, and WGN of Chicago.
1928: NBC covered the final hour of the race with legendary voice Graham McNamme. He would contine to cover the race through the 1930s.
1936: CBS Radio covered the race for the first time with Ted Husing as commentator.
After WWII, the race was covered exclusively by Mutual Radio Network, with all-new WIBC Indianapolis as its flagship station. Bill Slater was their first announcer.
1950: Sid Collins, who had previously work as a turn reporter for Mutal, joined Slater in the booth as co-anchor for the "500."
1951: Mutual Radio Network increased it advertising costs significantly, and ultimately lost its primary sponsor, Perfect Circle Piston Rings. WIBC took over the broadcast, providing its feed to other Mutual affiliates.
1952: Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Wilbur Shaw and Tony Hulman announced the formation of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Network, anchored and staffed by WIBC regulars, with Sid Collins as chief announcer. The first broadcast was similar to those previously of Mutual. The format consisted of the race's first thirty minutes, a series of fifteen minute updates throughout the race, leading into live coverage of the race's final thirty minutes. The race broadcast was picked up on a total of twenty-six stations.
1953: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Network staged the first flag-to-flag, non-stop coverage of the "500." It began at 10:45 AM, and lasted until Victory Lane at 3:45 PM. By that time, the other local radio stations in Indianapolis were becoming disatisfied with WIBC's new monopoly of the event. The Network reacted by combining the efforts of several stations in the Indianapolis area. Announcers and technical staff from WIBC, WFBM, WISH, WIRE, and WXLW teamed up as a gesture to unite the city's radio stations for the broadcast. For 1953 the broadcast increased to 135 stations across the country, including the Armed Forces Radio Network in Europe and Asia.
1954: Four qualifying wrap-up shows were added, and the number of stations increased to 210.
1955: All 48 states that comprised the United States at the time were accounted for by at least one radio station, for a total of 239 affiliates. Due to the increased number of affiliates, the network needed to script an "out-cue" to alert producers when to manually insert local commercials. The WIBC sales was in charge of marketing, and a young staff member named Alice Green came up with the phrase "Stayed tuned for the Greatest Specticle in Racing." Chief Announcer Sid Collins coined the famous phrase during the 1955 broadcast.
1957: The affiliate count topped 300 stations, including Latin America.
1960: The first rebroadcasts to South Africa added more stations. In the early 1960s, the race began to be shown live on closed-circuit television in various theatres around the United States. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, however, remained as exclusive provider of free, over-the-air live coverage.
1963: Short-wave radio transmissions pushed the total to over 700 stations. Pit reporter Lou Palmer took over the duty of the winner's interview, a job he would handle until 1987.
1964: The Canadian Broadcasting Comapany and a South American Spanish translation were added, putting the total over 800 stations worldwide.
1965: Fomer announcer Jack Shapiro died over the summer of 1964 at the age of 37 after nine years on the broadcast. Donald Davidson joined the crew for the first time as historian. The broadcast reached over 800 affiliates.
1966: Doug Zink joined the network crew, reporting from the backstrech. Zink would hold that position through 1973. In 1974, he was moved to turn three.
1967: The flagship station of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network was changed from WIBC to WTHI of Terra Haute, IN. In the late 1960s, all eight Indianapolis radio stations carried the broadcast.
1968: Over 900 stations, including the Canadian Broadcasting Co. carried the broadcast to an estimated 100 million listeners.
1970s: Over 1,000 stations worldwide carried the broadcast, over 500 of them in the United States. In 1971 ABC Sports began televising the race in same-day tape, maintaining the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network with exclusive live coverage of the race.
1973: The reporting location for turn two was moved to the new Turn Two VUP Suites near the exit of turn 2. Howdy Bell, who had been reporting in turn 2 for eleven previous years, was the first to report from the new location.
1974: Tweleve-year network veteran Mike Ahern left the crew to persue writing and other projects. The year also saw several other changed positions. The reporting location for turn 3 was moved to a platform on the L Stand. Doug Zink was the turn reporter, moving to that location for the first time after eight years on the backstrech. Ron Carrell moved from turn 3 to the vacated turn 1. Rookie reporter Jerry Baker took the position on the backstrech for 1974, becoming the first rookie on the IMS Radio Network crew since 1966. WIBC personality Paul Page joined the crew for the first time, reporting from the pits. "Great Moments from the Indy 500" was released on LP, hosted by Sid Collins. The program featured highlights and radio footage from 1911-1974.
1973: The reporting post in turn two, a position held for many years by Howdy Bell, was moved to the roof of the new VIP Suits at the exit of turn two.
1974: Paul Page joined the radio network crew for the first time. Page reported from the north pit area, a position he held through 1976. Jerry Baker also joined the crew for the first time, reporting initially from the backstrech.
1977: Paul Page succeded the late Sid Collins as chief anchor of the broadcast. Collins had been diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease, and took his own life a month before the race. Page was elevated from pit reporter to chief announcer, and was being groomed by Collins as an eventual successor in the years prior.
1981: Reporter Bob Jenkins moved to the turn 4 post, taking over the post from longtime reporter Jim Shelton. Jenkins had previously reported from the backstrech location. Larry Henry joined the crew for his rookie year, reporting on the backstrech.
1983: The famous out-cue "Now stayed tuned to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing" was restored after a one year absence. During the 1982 race, the Network changed the out-cue phrase to say "the Greatest Spectacle in Sports" instead.
1985: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network victory lane interview by Lou Palmer was their last to have the exclusive first live interview with the winner. Beginning in 1986, ABC-TV would be granted the first live interview with the race winner. The following year, the network would conduct their interview immediately after the television interview.
1986: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network finally lost its distinction as provider of exclusive live coverage of the race when ABC began to broadcast the race live on television.
1987: Lou Palmer conducted the winner's interview for the final time. He was a fixture of that position for 25 years.
1988: Lou Palmer took over as chief announcer when Paul Page moved to ABC television.
1990: Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Joe Cloutier passed away following the 1989 race, and Tony George assumed the position of President. As a result, Lou Palmer left the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network, and Bob Jenkins was promoted to chief announcer. Jenkins had previously reported on the network from turn four.
1993: The Network abandoned their separate interview with the winner, and instead simulcast the ABC-TV live interview in victory lane. The change once again allowed the network to broadcast the first words spoken by the winner, increasing the spontaneity, and prevented the driver from having to repeat entire interviews for a second audience.
In August of 1993, in a bit of a surprize move, the Speedway announced that the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994 would be broadcast on the radio by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. Nearly all of the events of the NASCAR Winston Cup schedule were broadcast by MRN (Motor Racing Network) with then-announcer Eli Gold. Then-Speedway chief announcer Bob Jenkins was originally slated to anchor the broadcast.
1994: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network began broadcasting the NASCAR Brickyard 400. Bob Jenkins had been selected to anchor the broadcast of the Brickyard 400 for ABC television. As a result, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network chose veteran CBS announcer Mike Joy for the position of chief announcer. Several reporters from the broadcasts of the Indy 500 returned to report for the Brickyard 400. In addition, turn reporters .
1996: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network began covering all the events of the newly formed Indy Racing League.
1997: WIBC began their tradition of rebroadcasting classic radio network broadcasts of the Indy 500 the night before the race. In previous years, the night before the race featured various reporting and often off-beat programming. In the spring of 1997, station management decided to retool the coverage, and decided to start replaying old races. The first one played was the classic 1982 race, followed by the 1994 race. WIBC's Mike Serowick was chosen to host the segments.
1998: The network was renamed the "Indy Racing Radio Network." It was a move to promote the coverage of the Indy Racing League season. This would be the final broadcast of the "500" originating from the steel and glass Master Control Tower.
1999: Bob Jenkins left the radio network and moved to the anchor position on ABC television. Mike King took over as chief anchor of the "500," a position still held today. The chief announcers worked from a makeshift booth in the then-under-construction Pagaoda. WIBC's race eve classic Indy 500 replays included the 1972 race. In August, WIBC began replaying classic Brickyard 400 races the night before that event
2000: The network broadcast moved into the newly-opened, 9th floor of the ultra-modern, 13-story Pagoda. For the 2000 Brickyard 400, announcer Mike Joy was unable to take part due to a personal commitment. Joy was also slated to take over as television announcer for NASCAR on FOX television in 2001. Mike King took over as radio anchor for the Brickyard 400 broadcasts.
2001: The flagship station for the network was changed back to WIBC 1070-AM. WIBC's race eve classic Indy 500 replays included the 1961 race.
2002: The network celebrated its 50th anniversary. WIBC released a CD with highlights, interviews, and memories from the network broadcast.
2003: The name "Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network" was again utilized. The broadcast was also among their first to be streamed on the internet.
2004: On April 4, WIBC broadcasted the "Fantasy 500." It was a special program featuring authentic archived Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network footage pitting 33 of the greatest Indy 500 drivers against each other in a fictional race. It was a project several months in the making, featuring the network voices of Sid Collins, Paul Page, Lou Palmer, Bob Jenkins, Mike King, Donald Davidson, among dozens others. Al Unser, Sr. was the winner of the fantasy race. On the night before the 2004 Indy 500, WIBC's race eve classic Indy 500 replays, now regularly referred to as the "All Night Race Party" included a replay of the "Fantasy 500," the Mutual Radio network broadcast of the 1947 race, and the 1986 race.
2005: WIBC's "All Night Race Party" classic Indy 500 replays included the Mutual Radio Network broadcast of the 1949 race, along with the 1977 and 1969 races. On March 3, 2005, the IMS Radio Network signed an exclusive contract with XM Satellite Radio to become an official broadcasting partner. Initially, all IMS Radio Network broadcasts would be carried on XM Extreme channel 152. Eventually, XM created IndyCar channel 145 (previously their NASCAR channel) to carry all events. During the pre-race coverage, pit reporter Kevin Olsen, known by his associates as "K.O." began an annual tradition of conducting a rather irreverent and humorous interview with comedian and race team co-owner David Letterman.
2006: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio network featured more than 400 affiliates in the United States and Canada, along with the LeSea Broadcasting network, the American Forces Network, and XM Satellite Radio channel 145. The broadcast of the race opened with a rendition of "Back Home Again in Indiana" by Madison King, daughter of chief announcer Mike King. WIBC's "All Night Race Party" classic Indy 500 replays included races from 1976, 1984, and 1996. WIBC host Max Beaver joined Mike Serowick for several segments recounting memories from the races featured.
2007: XM Satellite Radio expanded their parnership by carrying all IMS Radio Network broadcasts on IndyCar channel 145 and XM SportsNation channel 146. WIBC's "All Night Race Party" classic Indy 500 replays included races from 1962 and 1987, as well as the finish of the 2006 race.
2008: 1070 WFNI's "All Night Race Party" classic Indy 500 replays include races from 1988, 1995, 2007, as well as the finish of the 1962 race. On the night before the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, 1070-AM replayed the 1995 and 2002 Brickyard 400s. It marked the 10th year of replaying classic Brickyard 400 races.
2009: 1070 WFNI's "All Night Race Party" featured the 1968 and 1978 races. A night of classic replays was cancelled for Brickyard 400 weekend. On race day, the IMS Radio Network welcomed back Paul Page, who served as a color commentator. Bob Jenkins also visited the booth to offer comments and recollection. Along with Mike King, all three living "Voices of the 500" participated in the same broadcast.
2010: 1070 WFNI's "All Night Race Party" featured the 1992 and 1967 races. On race day, longtime member Jerry Baker moved from his annual turn vantage point to a booth announcing position.