Most-watched NASCAR telecasts of all time
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
280
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
All eras
1
Daytona 500
19,400,000
2
Daytona 500
18,800,000
3
Daytona 500
18,700,000
4
Daytona 500
17,800,000
5
Daytona 500
17,800,000
6
Daytona 500
17,500,000
7
Daytona 500
17,100,000
8
Daytona 500
16,800,000
9
Daytona 500
16,700,000
10
Daytona 500
16,000,000
11
Daytona 500
15,600,000
12
Daytona 500
15,100,000
13
Daytona 500
14,518,000
14
Daytona 500
13,900,000
15
Daytona 500
13,700,000
16
Daytona 500
13,600,000
17
Daytona 500
13,400,000
18
Daytona 500
13,400,000
19
Daytona 500
13,300,000
20
Daytona 500
13,000,000
21
Daytona 500
12,936,000
22
Daytona 500
12,800,000
23
Daytona 500
12,700,000
24
Daytona 500
12,400,000
25
Daytona 500
12,300,000
26
Daytona 500
12,000,000
27
Daytona 500
12,000,000
28
Daytona 500
11,800,000
29
Daytona 500
11,400,000
30
Daytona 500
11,400,000
31
Daytona 500
11,200,000
32
Daytona 500
11,000,000
33
Daytona 500
10,900,000
34
Daytona 500
10,800,000
35
Daytona 500
10,500,000
36
Daytona 500
10,300,000
37
Daytona 500
10,000,000
38
Daytona 500
9,800,000
39
Daytona 500
9,800,000
40
Daytona 500
9,300,000
41
Daytona 500
9,170,000
42
Daytona 500
8,860,000
43
Daytona 500
8,170,000
44
Daytona 500
7,490,000
45
Daytona 500
6,760,000
46
Coca-Cola 600
6,400,000
47
The Real Heroes 400
6,320,000
48
Daytona 500
5,960,000
49
Southern 500
5,900,000
50
Coca-Cola 600
5,700,000
51
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
5,600,000
52
Pennzoil 400
5,500,000
53
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
5,120,000
54
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
5,070,000
55
Daytona 500
4,830,000
56
Auto Club 400
4,790,000
57
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253
4,750,000
58
Pennzoil 400
4,700,000
59
GEICO 500
4,700,000
60
GEICO 500
4,700,000
61
NASCAR Cup Chicago
4,620,000
62
Southern 500
4,600,000
63
Coca-Cola 600
4,600,000
64
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
65
FanShield 500
4,580,000
66
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
67
GEICO 500
4,550,000
68
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
69
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
70
GEICO 500
4,520,000
71
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
72
Coke Zero Sugar 400
4,400,000
73
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
74
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
75
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
76
GEICO 500
4,310,000
77
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
78
Coca-Cola 600
4,260,000
79
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
80
Auto Club 400
4,180,000
81
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
4,150,000
82
Coca-Cola 600
4,100,000
83
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
84
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
85
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
86
Auto Club 400
4,000,000
87
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
88
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
89
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
90
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
91
Coca-Cola 600
3,960,000
92
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,960,000
93
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
94
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
95
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
96
Instacart 500
3,860,000
97
NASCAR Cup Bristol
3,810,000
98
Bristol Night Race
3,800,000
99
Grant Park 165
3,790,000
100
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,740,000
Top 100 of 280 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
Daytona 500
19,400,000
2
Daytona 500
18,800,000
3
Daytona 500
18,700,000
4
Daytona 500
17,800,000
5
Daytona 500
17,800,000
6
Daytona 500
17,500,000
7
Daytona 500
17,100,000
8
Daytona 500
16,800,000
9
Daytona 500
16,700,000
10
Daytona 500
16,000,000
11
Daytona 500
15,600,000
12
Daytona 500
15,100,000
13
Daytona 500
14,518,000
14
Daytona 500
13,900,000
15
Daytona 500
13,700,000
16
Daytona 500
13,600,000
17
Daytona 500
13,400,000
18
Daytona 500
13,400,000
19
Daytona 500
13,300,000
20
Daytona 500
13,000,000
21
Daytona 500
12,936,000
22
Daytona 500
12,800,000
23
Daytona 500
12,700,000
24
Daytona 500
12,400,000
25
Daytona 500
12,300,000
26
Daytona 500
12,000,000
27
Daytona 500
12,000,000
28
Daytona 500
11,800,000
29
Daytona 500
11,400,000
30
Daytona 500
11,400,000
31
Daytona 500
11,200,000
32
Daytona 500
11,000,000
33
Daytona 500
10,900,000
34
Daytona 500
10,800,000
35
Daytona 500
10,500,000
36
Daytona 500
10,300,000
37
Daytona 500
10,000,000
38
Daytona 500
9,800,000
39
Daytona 500
9,800,000
40
Daytona 500
9,300,000
41
Daytona 500
9,170,000
42
Coca-Cola 600
6,400,000
43
The Real Heroes 400
6,320,000
44
Southern 500
5,900,000
45
Coca-Cola 600
5,700,000
46
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
5,600,000
47
Pennzoil 400
5,500,000
48
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
5,120,000
49
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
5,070,000
50
Auto Club 400
4,790,000
51
Pennzoil 400
4,700,000
52
GEICO 500
4,700,000
53
Southern 500
4,600,000
54
Coca-Cola 600
4,600,000
55
FanShield 500
4,580,000
56
GEICO 500
4,520,000
57
Coke Zero Sugar 400
4,400,000
58
Coca-Cola 600
4,260,000
59
Auto Club 400
4,180,000
60
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
4,150,000
61
Coca-Cola 600
4,100,000
62
Auto Club 400
4,000,000
63
Coca-Cola 600
3,960,000
64
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,960,000
65
Bristol Night Race
3,800,000
66
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,740,000
67
FireKeepers Casino 400
3,700,000
68
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
3,650,000
69
Bristol Night Race
3,600,000
70
Can-Am 500
3,600,000
71
1000Bulbs.com 500
3,510,000
72
GEICO 500
3,360,000
73
NASCAR Cup Kansas
3,300,000
74
Go Bowling 235
3,240,000
75
Southern 500
3,100,000
76
Bank of America Roval 400
3,020,000
77
Toyota Owners 400
3,000,000
78
Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500
2,930,000
79
Consumers Energy 400
2,900,000
80
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2,820,000
81
Food City 500
2,810,000
82
AAA 400 Drive for Autism
2,800,000
83
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
2,790,000
84
Gander Outdoors 400
2,750,000
85
Hollywood Casino 400
2,750,000
86
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2,730,000
87
Go Bowling at The Glen
2,720,000
88
Gander RV 400
2,710,000
89
Bristol Night Race
2,700,000
90
AAA Texas 500
2,700,000
91
Pocono 400
2,700,000
92
Southern 500
2,660,000
93
Pocono 350
2,660,000
94
Quaker State 400
2,580,000
95
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,570,000
96
Pocono Organics 325
2,570,000
97
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
2,500,000
98
Consumers Energy 400
2,500,000
99
Bristol Night Race
2,500,000
100
STP 500
2,460,000
Top 100 of 130 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
Daytona 500
8,860,000
2
Daytona 500
8,170,000
3
Daytona 500
6,760,000
4
Daytona 500
5,960,000
5
Daytona 500
4,830,000
6
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253
4,750,000
7
GEICO 500
4,700,000
8
NASCAR Cup Chicago
4,620,000
9
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
10
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
11
GEICO 500
4,550,000
12
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
13
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
14
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
15
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
16
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
17
GEICO 500
4,310,000
18
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
19
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
20
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
21
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
22
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
23
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
24
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
25
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
26
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
27
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
28
Instacart 500
3,860,000
29
NASCAR Cup Bristol
3,810,000
30
Grant Park 165
3,790,000
31
EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
3,730,000
32
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,720,000
33
Brickyard 400
3,630,000
34
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,500,000
35
Food City Dirt Race
3,450,000
36
Coca-Cola 600
3,400,000
37
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
3,370,000
38
Toyota Owners 400
3,320,000
39
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,270,000
40
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
41
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
42
Ally 400
3,210,000
43
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
3,130,000
44
YellaWood 500
3,130,000
45
Food City Dirt Race
3,110,000
46
YellaWood 500
3,100,000
47
Coca-Cola 600
3,100,000
48
Goodyear 400
3,090,000
49
Jockey Made in America 250
3,080,000
50
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,060,000
51
Pennzoil 400
3,010,000
52
NASCAR Cup Nashville
2,920,000
53
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,920,000
54
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
2,900,000
55
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,900,000
56
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
2,840,000
57
YellaWood 500
2,830,000
58
Shriners Children's 500
2,820,000
59
Bank of America Roval 400
2,780,000
60
Buschy McBusch Race 400
2,740,000
61
Xfinity 500
2,720,000
62
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
63
Iowa Corn 350
2,700,000
64
Goodyear 400
2,690,000
65
Xfinity 500
2,630,000
66
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,620,000
67
South Point 400
2,620,000
68
NASCAR Cup Darlington
2,610,000
69
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,610,000
70
Ally 400
2,590,000
71
NASCAR Cup Pocono
2,590,000
72
NASCAR Cup North Wilkesboro
2,570,000
73
NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen
2,560,000
74
Quaker State 400
2,560,000
75
Bank of America Roval 400
2,550,000
76
Xfinity 500
2,540,000
77
Hollywood Casino 400
2,510,000
78
Quaker State 400
2,510,000
79
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,510,000
80
YellaWood 500
2,510,000
81
NASCAR Cup Martinsville
2,500,000
82
Toyota/Save Mart 350
2,490,000
83
Southern 500
2,460,000
84
Explore the Pocono Mountains 350
2,450,000
85
NASCAR Cup Brickyard
2,450,000
86
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
2,440,000
87
Southern 500
2,430,000
88
Drydene 400
2,430,000
89
Cook Out 400
2,430,000
90
NASCAR Cup Charlotte
2,420,000
91
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
2,400,000
92
Federated Auto Parts 400
2,390,000
93
Bank of America Roval 400
2,390,000
94
EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
2,360,000
95
AdventHealth 400
2,350,000
96
NASCAR Cup Kansas
2,340,000
97
Cook Out Southern 500
2,340,000
98
NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen
2,310,000
99
Toyota Owners 400
2,300,000
100
NASCAR Cup Kansas
2,300,000
Top 100 of 130 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
Daytona 500
7,490,000
2
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
3
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
4
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
5
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,840,000
6
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,770,000
7
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
2,770,000
8
Brickyard 400
2,370,000
9
Anduril 250
2,280,000
10
eero 400
2,100,000
11
Cracker Barrel 400
2,010,000
11 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC
Era unstated
1
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
2
NASCAR Cup Texas
2,290,000
3
NASCAR Cup Michigan
2,070,000
4
NASCAR Cup Iowa
1,860,000
5
NASCAR Cup Dover
1,800,000
6
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
1,800,000
7
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
8
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
1,470,000
9
NASCAR Cup Richmond
1,470,000
9 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 09:00 UTC