# NASCAR on television in the 1980s

Before the existence of ESPN, live coverage of NASCAR Winston Cup races on television was limited. CBS covered the Daytona 500, the June race at Michigan and the July race at Talladega. ABC usually did the Atlanta race in the spring.

## List of races televised
### 1980

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) | Reporters |
| 2/10 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 2/14 | Twin 125's | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 2/17 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 3/16 | Atlanta 500 | ABC | Al Michaels | Jackie Stewart | Chris Economaki |
| 5/25 | World 600 (Charlotte) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 7/4 | Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Jim McKay | Sam Posey | Chris Economaki |
| 7/27 | Coca-Cola 500 (Pocono) | ABC | Chris Economaki | Jackie Stewart | |
| 8/3 | Talladega 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 9/1 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ABC | Jim Lampley | Sam Posey | Chris Economaki |
| 10/5 | National 500 (Charlotte) | NBC | Paul Page | Gary Gerould | |
| 11/15 | Los Angeles Times 500 (Ontario) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
* The Los Angeles Times 500 was switched from Sunday to Saturday to accommodate live CBS Sports coverage.
* On May 29, 1980, CBS paid a fee of roughly US$50,000 or $100,000 to Charlotte Motor Speedway to broadcast the World 600 NASCAR stock car race. Benny Parsons edged out Darrell Waltrip to win a grand prize of $44,850 in a race that was watched by perhaps 3.7 million viewers on the network.
* Prior to the original 1999 contract between NASCAR and NBC, the network aired races such as the National 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway from 1979 to 1981, the 1981 Mountain Dew 500 at Pocono International Raceway, the Winston 500 at Alabama International Motor Speedway from 1983 to 1985, and the Miami 300 and Pennzoil 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in both 1999 and 2000.

### 1981

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) | Reporters |
| 1/11 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | MRN TV | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett | |
| 2/8 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Dale Earnhardt | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 2/12 | UNO Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 2/15 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 3/1 | Carolina 500 (Rockingham) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Eli Gold | Ned Jarrett |
| 3/15 | Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Jim McKay | Jackie Stewart | Chris Economaki |
| 4/26 | Virginia 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Eli Gold | Ned Jarrett |
| 5/3 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Dave Despain | Larry Nuber | Ned Jarrett |
| 5/17 | Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Dick Berggren | Ned Jarrett |
| 5/24 | World 600 (Charlotte) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 7/4 | Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Keith Jackson | Jackie Stewart | Chris Economaki |
| 7/26 | Mountain Dew 500 (Pocono) | NBC | Paul Page | Gary Gerould |
| 8/2 | Talladega 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Donnie Allison | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates |
| 9/7 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ABC | Bill Flemming | Jackie Stewart | Chris Economaki |
| 10/11 | National 500 (Charlotte) | NBC | Paul Page | Gary Gerould |
| 11/8 | Atlanta Journal 500 | ESPN | Mike Joy | Larry Nuber | Ned Jarrett |
* ESPN broadcast its first race in 1981, from North Carolina Motor Speedway (its first live race was later in the year at Atlanta International Raceway), and TNN followed in 1991. All Cup races were nationally televised by 1985; networks struck individual deals with track owners, and multiple channels carried racing action. Many races were shown taped and edited on Wide World of Sports and syndication services like Mizlou and SETN, but almost all races were live by 1989.

### 1982

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/7 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Richard Petty and A. J. Foyt |
| 2/14 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs |
| 2/21 | Richmond 400 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 3/21 | Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Al Michaels | Sam Posey |
| 4/4 | CRC Chemicals Rebel 500 (Darlington) | ABC | Al Michaels | Jackie Stewart |
| 5/2 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 5/30 | World 600 (Charlotte) | Mizlou | Dave Despain | Dick Brooks |
| 6/6 | Van Scoy 500 (Pocono) | Mizlou | Dave Despain | Dick Brooks |
| 7/25 | Mountain Dew 500 (Pocono) | Mizlou | Rick Benjamin | Dick Brooks |
| 8/22 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 9/6 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ABC | Bill Flemming | Jackie Stewart |
| 9/12 | Wrangler 400 (Richmond) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 9/19 | CRC Chemicals 500 (Dover) | Diamond P | Gil Stratton | Brock Yates |
| 11/7 | Atlanta Journal 500 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 11/21 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker |
* From 1982 to 1984, USA Network broadcast the UNO Twin 125s (now the Gander RV Duel). USA used CBS' crew, graphics and announcers. USA also aired the Atlanta ARCA race in 1985 and televised several NASCAR Busch Series races in the late 1980s.

### 1983

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/14 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs |
| 2/17 | UNO Twin 125's (Daytona) | USA | Ken Squier | David Hobbs |
| 2/20 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs |
| 2/27 | Richmond 400 | TBS | Ken Squier | Cale Yarborough |
| 3/13 | Warner W. Hodgdon 500 (Rockingham) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 5/1 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | NBC | Paul Page | Johnny Rutherford |
| 5/7 | Marty Robbins 420 (Nashville) | TNN | Brock Yates | Steve Evans |
| 5/15 | Mason-Dixon 500 (Dover) | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Phil Parsons |
| 5/29 | World 600(Charlotte) | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Phil Parsons |
| 7/4 | Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Bill Fleming | Sam Posey |
| 7/24 | Like Cola 500 (Pocono) | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker |
| 7/31 | Talladega 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
| 9/18 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | TNN | Brock Yates | Steve Evans |
| 10/9 | Miller High Life 500 (Charlotte) | Mizlou | Ken Squier | Donnie Allison |
| 11/6 | Atlanta Journal 500 | TBS | Ken Squier | Geoff Bodine |
| 11/20 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | TBS | Ken Squier | Cale Yarborough |
* During its coverage of the 1983 Daytona 500, CBS introduced an innovation which director Bob Fishman helped develop – a miniature, remote-controlled in-car camera called RaceCam. Fishman directed every Daytona 500 telecast on CBS, with the exception of 1992, 1994 and 1998 because Fishman was away directing CBS' figure-skating coverage for the Winter Olympics.
* TBS broadcast the Richmond spring race, held the week after Daytona Speedweeks, from 1983 to 1995, as well as the fall races at Rockingham (1985-1987), Atlanta (1983-1985) and Riverside (1982-1987).
* TNN started showing races live in 1991, but it had aired taped coverage of a few Winston Cup races in the 1980s on its American Sports Cavalcade program.

### 1984

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/12 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
| 2/16 | UNO Twin 125's (Daytona) | USA | Ken Squier | David Hobbs |
| 2/19 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
| 2/26 | Richmond 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Buddy Baker |
| 3/4 | Carolina 500 (Rockingham) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 3/18 | Coca-Cola 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Jim McKay | Sam Posey |
| 4/15 | TransSouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 5/12 | Coors 420 (Nashville) | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
| 5/20 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | Mizlou | Mike Joy | Phil Parsons |
| 6/10 | Van Scoy 500 (Pocono) | Mizlou/ESPN | Mike Joy (Mizlou) Bob Jenkins (ESPN) | Donnie Allison (Mizlou) Larry Nuber (ESPN) |
| 7/4 | Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Jim Lampley | Sam Posey |
| 7/22 | Like Cola 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 7/29 | Talladega 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 9/2 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Jack Arute |
| 10/21 | American 500 (Rockingham) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 11/11 | Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | TBS | Ken Squier | Glenn Jarrett |
| 11/18 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | TBS | Ken Squier | Phil Parsons |
* Special Events Television Network (SETN) is the name of a defunct syndicated television package that broadcast tape delayed NASCAR races from 1984 to 1988. SETN aired races (typically from Martinsville and Pocono as well as from Rockingham, Charlotte, Richmond and Daytona for good measure) that didn't have live television deals at the time. The broadcasts were aired on tape delay because certain promoters still feared that live telecasts would hurt their gate.

### 1985

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/10 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
| 2/17 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs and Ned Jarrett |
| 2/24 | Richmond 400 | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
| 3/3 | Carolina 500 (Rockingham) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 4/6 | Valleydale Meats 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons |
| 4/14 | Transouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 4/21 | Northwestern Bank 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 4/28 | Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 5/5 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | NBC | Paul Page | Bobby Unser |
| 5/25 | The Winston (Charlotte) | Jefferson-Pilot | Mike Joy | Kyle Petty |
| 5/26 | Coca-Cola World 600 (Charlotte) | Jefferson-Pilot | Mike Joy | Johnny Hayes |
| 6/2 | Budweiser 400 (Riverside) | TNN | Steve Evans | Brock Yates |
| 6/9 | Van Scoy 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 6/16 | Miller 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
| 7/4 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Al Trautwig | Sam Posey |
| 7/28 | Talladega 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett |
| 8/24 | Busch 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Benny Parsons |
| 9/1 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Jack Arute |
| 9/8 | Wrangler Sanfor-Set 400 (Richmond) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 9/15 | Delaware 500 (Dover) | Mizlou | Mike Hogewood | Dick Brooks |
| 9/22 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 10/6 | Miller Genuine Draft 500 (Charlotte) | Jefferson-Pilot | Mike Hogewood | Johnny Hayes |
| 10/20 | Nationwise 500 (Rockingham) | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
| 11/3 | Atlanta Journal 500 | TBS | Ken Squier | Dick Brooks |
| 11/17 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
* All Cup races were nationally televised by 1985; networks struck individual deals with track owners, and multiple channels carried racing content. Many races were shown taped and edited on Wide World of Sports and syndication services like Mizlou and SETN, but almost all races were live by 1989.

### 1986

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/9 | Busch Clash | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
| 2/16 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
| 2/23 | Richmond 400 | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
| 3/16 | Motorcraft 500 | ABC | Jim Lampley | Sam Posey |
| 4/6 | Valleydale Meats 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 4/13 | Transouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Jack Arute |
| 4/20 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Benny Parsons and Larry Nuber |
| 4/27 | Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Mike Joy | Benny Parsons |
| 5/4 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 5/11 | The Winston (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber and Benny Parsons |
| 5/18 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | Mizlou | Steve Grad | Dick Brooks |
| 6/1 | Budweiser 400 (Riverside) | TNN | Steve Evans | Brock Yates |
| 6/8 | Miller High Life 500 (Pocono) | SETN | Mike Joy | Jerry Punch |
| 7/20 | Summer 500 (Pocono) | SETN | Mike Joy | Jerry Punch |
| 7/27 | Talladega 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Neil Bonnett |
| 8/10 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Rick Mears |
| 8/17 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Jack Arute | Jerry Punch |
| 8/23 | Busch 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber and Benny Parsons |
| 9/14 | Delaware 500 (Dover) | Mizlou | Steve Grad | Dick Brooks |
| 9/21 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Eli Gold | Jerry Punch |
| 9/28 | Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Benny Parsons |
| 10/19 | Nationwise 500 (Rockingham) | TBS | Ken Squier | Benny Parsons |
| 11/2 | Atlanta Journal 500 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 11/16 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | TBS | Ken Squier | Phil Parsons |

### 1987

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/8 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
| 2/12 | 7-Eleven Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (tape delayed to 2/14) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
| 2/15 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and David Hobbs |
| 3/8 | Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Lake Speed |
| 3/15 | Motorcraft 500 | ABC | Jim Lampley | Sam Posey |
| 3/29 | TranSouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Jerry Punch |
| 4/5 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 4/12 | Valleydale Meats 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 4/26 | Sovran Bank 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Eli Gold | Jerry Punch |
| 5/3 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 5/17 | The Winston (Charlotte) | ABC | Keith Jackson | Donnie Allison |
| 5/31 | Budweiser 500 (Dover) | ESPN | Larry Nuber | Jerry Punch |
| 6/14 | Miller High Life 500 (Pocono) | SETN | Eli Gold | Jerry Punch |
| 7/4 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Keith Jackson | Donnie Allison |
| 8/22 | Busch 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 9/13 | Wrangler Indigo 400 (Richmond) | SETN | Eli Gold | Jerry Punch |
| 9/20 | Delaware 500 (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |
| 9/27 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | SETN | Eli Gold | Jerry Punch |
| 11/8 | Winston Western 500 (Riverside) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes and Buddy Baker |
| 11/22 | Atlanta Journal 500 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Larry Nuber |

### 1988

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/7 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 2/11 | Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (tape delayed to 2/13) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 2/14 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 2/21 | Pontiac Excitement 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes |
| 3/20 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 | ABC | Keith Jackson | Jerry Punch |
| 3/27 | TranSouth 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett |
| 4/10 | Valleydale Meats 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 4/17 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 5/1 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Gary Nelson and Ned Jarrett |
| 5/22 | The Winston (Charlotte) | ABC | Keith Jackson | Jerry Punch |
| 5/29 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes |
| 6/12 | Budweiser 400 (Riverside) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett |
| 6/19 | Miller High Life 500 (Pocono) | FNN/Score | Pat Patterson | Bob Latford |
| 6/26 | Miller High Life 400 (Michigan) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 7/2 | Pepsi Firecracker 400 (Daytona) | ABC | Paul Page | Johnny Rutherford |
| 7/31 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 8/21 | Champion Spark Plug 400 (Michigan) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 8/27 | Busch 500 (Bristol) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 9/4 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 9/11 | Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes |
| 9/18 | Delaware 500 (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 9/25 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Gary Nelson and Ned Jarrett |
| 10/16 | Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Jerry Punch | Ned Jarrett |
| 10/23 | AC Delco 500 (Rockingham) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 11/6 | Checker 500 (Phoenix) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett |
| 11/20 | Atlanta Journal 500 | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
* After SETN folded, one Pocono race a year was produced by Jim Wiglesworth on pay-per-view for Viewer's Choice (now In Demand) from 1988 to 1990. They were not a huge success, as fans were reluctant to pay for what they could see last week for free. The Viewer's Choice shows were noteworthy in that they premiered viewer phone-in questions during the races.

### 1989

| Date | Event | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) |
| 2/12 | Busch Clash (Daytona) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 2/16 | Twin 125's (Daytona) | CBS (tape delayed to 2/18) | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 2/19 | Daytona 500 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 3/19 | Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 (Atlanta) | ABC | Paul Page | Bobby Unser and Sam Posey |
| 4/16 | First Union 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Gary Nelson |
| 5/7 | Winston 500 (Talladega) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 5/21 | The Winston (Charlotte) | ABC | Paul Page | Benny Parsons and Bobby Unser |
| 5/28 | Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes |
| 6/4 | Budweiser 500(Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 6/11 | Banquet Frozen Foods 300 (Sears Point) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 6/18 | Miller High Life 500 (Pocono) | PPV | Dave Despain | Lyn St. James and Gary Nelson |
| 7/1 | Pepsi 400 (Daytona) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 7/23 | AC Spark Plug 500 (Pocono) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 7/30 | DieHard 500 (Talladega) | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett and Chris Economaki |
| 8/13 | Bud at the Glen (Watkins Glen) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 9/10 | Miller High Life 400 (Richmond) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes and Phil Parsons |
| 9/17 | Peak Performance 500 (Dover) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 9/24 | Goody's 500 (Martinsville) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 10/8 | All Pro Auto Parts 500 (Charlotte) | TBS | Ken Squier | Johnny Hayes and Joe Ruttman |
| 10/15 | Tyson Holly Farms 400 (North Wilkesboro) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 11/5 | Autoworks 500 (Phoenix) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
| 11/19 | Atlanta Journal 500 (Atlanta) | ESPN | Bob Jenkins | Ned Jarrett and Benny Parsons |
* At the 1989 Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 NASCAR event, ESPN/ABC broadcaster Dr. Jerry Punch was reporting from the pit stall of Richard Petty when a fire broke out, injuring two crew members who Punch proceeded to treat on the spot. Following the incident, in which several items of Punch's clothing were singed or melted, ESPN mandated that its pit reporters wear fire-retardant suits. Other networks have since adopted the practice.