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ABC, ESPN, IMS RADIO NETWORK PROVIDING IN-DEPTH INDY 500 COVERAGE


The 92nd Indianapolis 500 is scheduled to be run on Sunday, May 25, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ABC, ESPN2, and the IMS Radio Network will provide in-depth, behind-the-scenes coverage of the world-famous race. 

The live television broadcast of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" will start on ABC with a pre-race show at noon (ET) Sunday, May 25, followed by the race at 1 p.m.  This marks the 44th year of Indianapolis 500 coverage on the ABC network.

The television broadcast team of Race Day host Brent Musburger, lead announcer Marty Reid, analysts Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever, and pit reporters Jack Arute, Jamie Little, Brienne Pedigo and Vince Welch will cover all of the stories from Indianapolis.

More than 400 Affiliate IMS Radio Network radio stations located throughout the United States and Canada - plus the LeSea Broadcasting network, which provides worldwide shortwave radio coverage, and the American Forces Radio Network, which broadcasts to United States military installations and ships around the world - will broadcast live Race Day coverage of the Indianapolis 500 at noon Sunday, May 25 with a pre-race show, followed
by the race broadcast at 1pm.

The radio network's Indianapolis 500 coverage also will be broadcast live on XM Satellite
Radio Channel 145, "IndyCar Series Racing," and XM Channel 144. 

The IMS Radio Network's Race Day broadcast team for the Indianapolis 500 is comprised of veteran radio commentators Mike King, anchor; Dave Wilson, color commentator; Johnny Parsons Jr., driver analyst; Donald Davidson, historian; and Chris Economaki, commentary.  Reporting from the turns: Jerry Baker, Turn 1; Bob Jenkins, Turn 2; Mark Jaynes, Turn 3;
and Chris Denari, Turn 4 reporter.  Reporting from pit lane: Dave Argabright, Kevin Lee,
Jake Query and Kevin Olson.

In addition to reaching millions of listeners worldwide via the radio waves, the 92nd Indianapolis 500 broadcast - along with every IMS Radio Network program from the Month of May - also will be available live and archived on the Web at www.indycar.com.

Podcast of every IMS Radio Network show from the month of May will be available on the Network's Web page on the official online home of the IndyCar Series: www.indycar.com/mulitmedia/radio.

 

 Network Schedule

Date(s) Day(s) Air Time Network
May 10  Pole Day Noon - 2pm ESPN2(Live)
3 - 6 pm ABC (Live)
6 - 7 pm ESPN2 (Live)
May 11 2nd Qualifying Noon - 2pm ESPN2 (Live)
5 - 6:30 pm ESPN2 (Live)
May 17 3rd Qualifying 4- 6:30 pm ESPN2 (Live)
May 18 Bump Day Qualifying Noon - 3pm ESPN2 (Live)
5- 6:30 pm ESPN2 (Live)
May 23 Miller Lite Carb Day,
Firestone Freedom 100, Pit Stop Challenge
4 - 6:30 pm ESPN2 (Live)
May 24 IPL 500 Parade 5 - 6:30 pm ESPN2 (Tape)
"Ready to Race" 6:30 - 7 pm ESPN2 (Tape)
May 24 92nd Indy 500 Pre-Race noon - 1pm ABC (Live)
92nd Indy 500 1 pm ABC (Live)
 

 

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