USAC Championship Trail broadcasters

Pre-1970

1962 9/23 Trenton 100 ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki (shown 10/13)

1964 10/25 Golden State 100 (Sacramento) ABC ?,? (shown 11/21)

1965 5/31 Indianapolis 500 ABC Charlie Brockman (shown 6/5)

1966 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Chris Schenkel (shown 6/?)

1967 5/30-31 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Rodger Ward (shown 6/10) 11/26 Rex Mays 300 (Riverside) ABC Chris Economaki, Rodger Ward

1968 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Rodger Ward (shown 6/15) 8/17 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (Springfield) ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki, Rodger Ward

-The race in Springfield was the first one shown live

1969 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Rodger Ward, Chris Economaki (shown 6/7) 7/19 Trenton 200 ABC ?,? 9/6 Hoosier Hundred (Indiana State Fairgrounds) ABC ?,?

1970 3/28 Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix) ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Chirs Economaki (shown 6/6) 8/22 Tony Bettenhausen 100 (Springfield) ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki 9/12 Hoosier Hundred (Indiana State Fairgrounds) ABC Jim McKay 11/21 Bobby Ball Memorial 150 (Phoenix) ABC ?,?

1971 4/25 Trenton 200 ABC ?,? 5/29 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki, Bill Flemming, Keith Jackson, David Letterman Host: Chris Schenkel 10/21 Bobby Ball Memorial 150 (Phoenix) ABC ?,?

1972 4/23 Trenton 200 ABC ?,? 5/27 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki Host: Chris Schenkel

1973 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki, Dave Diles Host: Chris Schenkel

-The opening round at Phoenix was cancelled, most likely due to washed out roads

1974 3/10 Ontario 500 ABC ?,? 5/26 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Sam Posey Chris Economaki, Bill Flemming Host: Chris Schenkel 11/2 Phoenix 150 ABC Bill Flemming, Chris Economaki

-The Phoenix round was a combination race with the Formula 5000 series

1975 3/16 Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix) ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki, Roger Penske 5/25 Indianapolis 500 ABC Keith Jackson, Jackie Stewart Sam Posey

1976 5/2 Trenton 200 ABC ?,? 5/30 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki 6/27 Schaefer 500 (Pocono) CBS ?,? (shown 7/3) 8/15 Trenton 200 CBS Ken Squier, David Hobbs 10/31 Benihana World Series of Auto Racing (Texas World) CBS ?,? (shown 11/6) 11/7 Bobby Ball 150 (Phoenix) ABC Bill Fleming, Chris Economaki

1977 3/27 Jimmy Bryan 150 (Pheonix) ABC Keith Jackson, Chris Economaki, Jackie Stewart 4/2 Texas Grand Prix (Texas World) CBS ?,? 5/29 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki, Bill Flemming Host: Chris Schenkel 6/12 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee) CBS ?,? 6/26 Schaefer 500 (Pocono) CBS ?,? 9/17 Michigan Grand Prix ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart

1978 3/18 Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix) ABC ?,? 3/26 Datsun Twin 200 (Ontario) ABC Jim McKay, Chris Economaki, Sam Posey 4/15 Lone Star 200 (Texas World) CBS ?,? 4/23 Gabriel 200 (Trenton) ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart 5/28 Indianapolis 500 ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki, Bill Flemming 6/18 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee) CBS Ken Squier, Dan Gurney 7/16 Norton Twin 200 (Michigan) NBC ?,? 8/6 Texas Grand Prix (Texas World) CBS Ken Squier, Dan Gurney 8/20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 (Milwaukee) CBS Ken Squier, David Hobbs Brock Yates 9/16 Gould Grand Prix (Michigan) ABC ?,? 9/23 Machinist Union 150 (Trenton) CBS Ken Squier, David Hobbs Brock Yates 10/7 Daily Mail Indy Trophy (Brands Hatch) CBS Ken Squier, Dan Gurney Barry Gill 10/28 Miller High Life Bobby Ball Memorial 150 (Phoenix) CBS ?,?

1979 3/11 Arizona Republic Jimmy Bryan 150 (Phoenix CART) NBC ?,? 4/22 Gould Twin Dixie 125's (Atlanta CART) ABC Al Micheals, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki 5/28 Indianapolis 500 (CART/USAC) ABC Jim McKay, Jackie Stewart Chris Economaki, Dave Diles Host: Chris Schenkel 6/10 Rex Mays Classic (Milwaukee USAC) ABC Keith Jackson, Chris Economaki, Sam Posey 7/15 Norton Twin 125's (Michigan CART) NBC Charlie Jones, Paul Page Gary Gerould 8/19 Ditzler 150 (Trenton CART) NBC Paul Page, Gary Gerould Jay Lawrence