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Champ Car back on U.S. network TV
TSN.ca Staff
12/13/2004
The Champ Car series will be back on U.S. network television in 2005 and two Canadian events will feature prominantly in that schedule.
CBS and NBC will combine to show six events next year, putting the series back on U.S. network television for the first time since 2003.
NBC will kick things off with April 10 with live coverage of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. CBS will follow with flag-to-flag coverage of four consecutive events, starting with the June 4 race in Milwaukee followed by Portland, Cleveland and the Molson Indy Toronto.
NBC returns with coverage of the Molson Indy Montreal on August 28.
This will mark the first time since 1994 that NBC has broadcast a Champ Car World Series race. CBS last broadcast races in 2003.
"This agreement allows for the Champ Car World Series to reach a greater audience, which is vital as we continue to grow," said Champ Car President Dick Eidswick. "We believe this package will provide great benefits to the series and will provide greatly-increased exposure for our business partners as well as our teams and our drivers."
Champ Car officials say the remaining television schedule, likely with a cable network, will be announced in the next few weeks.
This past season, Champ Car races were shown on U.S. cable network Spike. That deal was cobbled together at the last minute following Champ Car's emergence from bankruptcy.
Champ Car recently concluded a deal with European sports channel Eurosport to show all of its races in 2005. Eurosport reaches 98 million households and 240 million viewers across 54 nations in Europe.