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.
310
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
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
Southern 500
4,600,000
62
Coca-Cola 600
4,600,000
63
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
64
FanShield 500
4,580,000
65
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
66
GEICO 500
4,550,000
67
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
68
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
69
GEICO 500
4,520,000
70
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
71
Coke Zero Sugar 400
4,400,000
72
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
73
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
74
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
75
GEICO 500
4,310,000
76
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
77
Coca-Cola 600
4,260,000
78
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
79
Auto Club 400
4,178,000
80
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
4,150,000
81
Coca-Cola 600
4,100,000
82
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
83
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
84
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
85
Auto Club 400
4,000,000
86
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
87
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
88
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
89
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
90
Coca-Cola 600
3,960,000
91
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,960,000
92
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
93
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
94
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
95
Coca-Cola 600
3,870,000
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 310 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 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
4,178,000
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
NASCAR Cup Richmond
2,790,000
84
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
2,790,000
85
Dixie Vodka 400
2,780,000
86
Gander Outdoors 400
2,750,000
87
Hollywood Casino 400
2,750,000
88
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2,730,000
89
Go Bowling at The Glen
2,720,000
90
Gander RV 400
2,710,000
91
Bristol Night Race
2,700,000
92
AAA Texas 500
2,700,000
93
Pocono 400
2,700,000
94
Southern 500
2,660,000
95
Pocono 350
2,660,000
96
Quaker State 400
2,580,000
97
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,570,000
98
Pocono Organics 325
2,570,000
99
Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
2,500,000
100
Consumers Energy 400
2,500,000
Top 100 of 132 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 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
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
9
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
10
GEICO 500
4,550,000
11
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
12
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
13
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
14
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
15
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
16
GEICO 500
4,310,000
17
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
18
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
19
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
20
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
21
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
22
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
23
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
24
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
25
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
26
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
27
Coca-Cola 600
3,870,000
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
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
3,650,000
34
Brickyard 400
3,630,000
35
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,500,000
36
Food City Dirt Race
3,450,000
37
Coca-Cola 600
3,400,000
38
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,390,000
39
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
3,370,000
40
Toyota Owners 400
3,320,000
41
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,310,000
42
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,270,000
43
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
44
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
45
Ally 400
3,210,000
46
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
3,130,000
47
YellaWood 500
3,130,000
48
Food City Dirt Race
3,110,000
49
YellaWood 500
3,100,000
50
Coca-Cola 600
3,100,000
51
Goodyear 400
3,090,000
52
Jockey Made in America 250
3,080,000
53
NASCAR Cup Bowman Gray
3,080,000
54
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,060,000
55
Pennzoil 400
3,010,000
56
NASCAR Cup Nashville
2,920,000
57
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,920,000
58
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
2,900,000
59
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,900,000
60
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
2,840,000
61
YellaWood 500
2,830,000
62
Shriners Children's 500
2,820,000
63
Bank of America Roval 400
2,780,000
64
Buschy McBusch Race 400
2,740,000
65
Xfinity 500
2,720,000
66
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
67
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
68
Iowa Corn 350
2,700,000
69
Goodyear 400
2,690,000
70
Xfinity 500
2,630,000
71
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,620,000
72
South Point 400
2,620,000
73
NASCAR Cup Darlington
2,610,000
74
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,610,000
75
Ally 400
2,590,000
76
NASCAR Cup Pocono
2,590,000
77
NASCAR Cup North Wilkesboro
2,570,000
78
NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen
2,560,000
79
Quaker State 400
2,560,000
80
NASCAR Cup Texas
2,560,000
81
Bank of America Roval 400
2,550,000
82
Xfinity 500
2,540,000
83
Hollywood Casino 400
2,510,000
84
Quaker State 400
2,510,000
85
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,510,000
86
YellaWood 500
2,510,000
87
NASCAR Cup Martinsville
2,500,000
88
Toyota/Save Mart 350
2,490,000
89
Southern 500
2,460,000
90
NASCAR Cup Homestead–Miami
2,460,000
91
Explore the Pocono Mountains 350
2,450,000
92
NASCAR Cup Brickyard
2,450,000
93
Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
2,440,000
94
Southern 500
2,430,000
95
Drydene 400
2,430,000
96
Cook Out 400
2,430,000
97
NASCAR Cup Charlotte
2,420,000
98
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
2,400,000
99
Federated Auto Parts 400
2,390,000
100
Bank of America Roval 400
2,390,000
Top 100 of 144 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 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
12
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,945,000
13
NASCAR Cup Darlington
1,880,000
14
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,540,000
15
NASCAR Cup World Wide Technology
1,530,000
15 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC
Era unstated
1
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
2
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
3
NASCAR Cup Talladega
2,581,000
4
NASCAR Cup Texas
2,290,000
5
NASCAR Cup Michigan
2,070,000
6
NASCAR Cup Darlington
1,980,000
7
NASCAR Cup Iowa
1,860,000
8
NASCAR Cup Dover
1,800,000
9
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
1,800,000
10
NASCAR Cup New Hampshire
1,690,000
11
NASCAR Cup Charlotte
1,480,000
12
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
1,470,000
13
NASCAR Cup Richmond
1,470,000
14
NASCAR Cup Bristol
1,450,000
15
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
1,294,000
16
NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte
838,000
17
NASCAR O'Reilly Series Phoenix
745,000
18
NASCAR O'Reilly Series Charlotte
407,000
19
NASCAR Truck Series Phoenix
380,000
19 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 20:36 UTC