In 1960, Robert Drew founded his production company Drew Associates; joining him were a number of well-known or soon-to-be well-known documentary filmmakers including Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles and D.A. Pennebaker. Between 1960-63, Drew Associates produced 17 documentary films for television. In 1960, shortly after completing "Primary," Drew, Leacock and Pennebaker filmed Eddie Sachs trying to win the Indianapolis 500 for the show CBS Sports Spectacular. They would return the following year and film Sachs again - this color film was put together with a shortened version of "On the Pole" and aired as "Eddie"