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Headline: ABC Sports Continues Innovations In Indy 500 Coverage

Message: A "pan cam," which has the ability to pan 180 degrees from its spot atop an IRL IndyCar® Series car in the 88th Indianapolis 500, is one of the innovations planned during the ABC Sports' broadcast of the race May 30.

The network broadcast, which begins at 11 a.m. (EDT), will use 70 cameras total to bring the action of the 2.5-mile oval into homes of millions of viewers worldwide.

Also used for the first time will be the "Strada Crane" -- an 87 foot jib arm used in Turn 3. Cars will go underneath the camera as they enter the corner. It is the same type of crane used to film the movie "Titanic."

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