List of Daytona 500 broadcasters
CBS era (1979-2000)
Columns: Year | Network | Lap-by-lap | Color commentator(s) | Pit reporters | Host | Ratings | Viewers
1979 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates | Ken Squier | 10.5/29 | 15.1 million | 1980 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates | Ken Squier | 8.0/21 | 10.8 million | 1981 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Brock Yates | Ken Squier | 8.4/26 | 11.2 million | 1982 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber | Brock Yates | 9.4/27 | 11.8 million | 1983 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Larry Nuber | Ken Squier | 8.7/26 | 11.0 million | 1984 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs | Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki Mike Joy | Chris Economaki | 8.7/23 | 12.3 million | 1985 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs Ned Jarrett | Chris Economaki Mike Joy | Chris Economaki | 8.3/23 | 9.8 million | 1986 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs Ned Jarrett | Chris Economaki Mike Joy | Chris Economaki | 8.4/22 | 10.3 million | 1987 | CBS | Ken Squier | David Hobbs Ned Jarrett | Chris Economaki Mike Joy Dave Despain | Chris Economaki | 9.4/26 | 12.4 million | 1988 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki | Mike Joy Dave Despain David Hobbs | Chris Economaki | 7.4/18 | 10.0 million | 1989 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki | Mike Joy Dave Despain David Hobbs | Chris Economaki | 8.1/21 | 12.0 million | 1990 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki | Mike Joy Dave Despain David Hobbs | Chris Economaki | 7.3/20 | 10.5 million | 1991 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett David Hobbs | Mike Joy Dave Despain Chris Economaki | Chris Economaki | 7.6/20 | 10.9 million | 1992 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett | Mike Joy David Hobbs Chris Economaki | Chris Economaki | 9.2/25 | 13.4 million | 1993 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Neil Bonnett | Mike Joy David Hobbs Chris Economaki | Chris Economaki | 8.4/23 | 12.7 million | 1994 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Chris Economaki | Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren | Chris Economaki | 9.6/26 | 13.6 million | 1995 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Richard Petty | Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren | Ken Squier | 7.8/20 | 11.4 million | 1996 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker | Mike Joy David Hobbs Dick Berggren | Ken Squier | 9.2/24 | 13.9 million | 1997 | CBS | Ken Squier | Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker | Mike Joy Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen | Ken Squier | 8.6/23 | 12.8 million | 1998 | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker | Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens | Ken Squier | 8.6/23 | 13.0 million | 1999 | CBS | Mike Joy | Ned Jarrett Buddy Baker | Dick Berggren Ralph Sheheen Bill Stephens | Greg Gumbel Ken Squier | 9.6/25 | 12.9 million