The race was carried in the United States on ABC's Wide World of Sports.
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Chris Schenkel anchored the telecast for the first time, with analysts Rodger Ward, Ward did double duty driving the 500 and calling the 500.
Mansell also became the first person to win their first IndyCar race since Graham Hill had won the 1966 Indianapolis 500.
He failed to qualify for the 1966 Indianapolis 500, but finished fourth at Trenton Speedway in September then won on the dirt oval at Sacramento in October, for his first "big car" win.
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