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Monday, September 10
U.S. Grand Prix to be televised by ABC
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS -- The U.S. Grand Prix at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be televised live by ABC Sports on Sept. 30.

The race was carried on Speedvision and Fox Sports Net last year, the first time a Formula One race was run in the United States since 1991.

The ABC telecast will make the race "available to virtually every home in the United States, which is needed to increase the interest and popularity of the world's premier road-racing series," Speedway president Tony George said Monday.

The 2 p.m. EDT telecast will be anchored by Bob Jenkins, with former Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula One driver Eddie Cheever as race analyst and actor Jason Priestley as pit reporter.

Jenkins and Priestley also are part of the ABC-ESPN broadcast team for the Indy Racing League series.

"Formula One is the ultimate in open-wheel, road-circuit racing in the world, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the greatest racing venue in the world," ABC Sports president Howard Katz said. "Bringing the two together has resulted in a very special world-class event."

Speedvision, which originally was scheduled to carry the race live, instead will rebroadcast it that night and again on Oct. 7. The cable network also will carry the USGP practice live from noon-4 p.m. on Sept. 28 and from 9 a.m.-noon on Sept. 29. It also will broadcast qualifications live from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 29.

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