Most-watched NASCAR telecasts of the 2020s
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.
171
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
Most-watched NASCAR telecasts of the 2020s
1
Daytona 500
8,860,000
2
Daytona 500
8,170,000
3
Daytona 500
7,490,000
4
Daytona 500
6,760,000
5
The Real Heroes 400
6,320,000
6
Daytona 500
5,960,000
7
Pennzoil 400
5,500,000
8
Daytona 500
4,830,000
9
Auto Club 400
4,790,000
10
O'Reilly Auto Parts 253
4,750,000
11
GEICO 500
4,700,000
12
NASCAR Cup Chicago
4,620,000
13
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
14
FanShield 500
4,580,000
15
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
16
GEICO 500
4,550,000
17
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
18
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
19
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
20
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
21
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
22
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
23
GEICO 500
4,310,000
24
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
25
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
26
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
27
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
28
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
29
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
30
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
31
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
32
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
33
Coca-Cola 600
3,960,000
34
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,960,000
35
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
36
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
37
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
38
Instacart 500
3,860,000
39
NASCAR Cup Bristol
3,810,000
40
Grant Park 165
3,790,000
41
EchoPark Texas Grand Prix
3,730,000
42
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,720,000
43
Brickyard 400
3,630,000
44
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,500,000
45
Food City Dirt Race
3,450,000
46
Coca-Cola 600
3,400,000
47
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
3,370,000
48
GEICO 500
3,360,000
49
Toyota Owners 400
3,320,000
50
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,270,000
51
Go Bowling 235
3,240,000
52
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
53
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
54
Ally 400
3,210,000
55
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
3,130,000
56
YellaWood 500
3,130,000
57
Food City Dirt Race
3,110,000
58
YellaWood 500
3,100,000
59
Coca-Cola 600
3,100,000
60
Goodyear 400
3,090,000
61
Jockey Made in America 250
3,080,000
62
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,060,000
63
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
64
Pennzoil 400
3,010,000
65
Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500
2,930,000
66
NASCAR Cup Nashville
2,920,000
67
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,920,000
68
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
2,900,000
69
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,900,000
70
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
2,840,000
71
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,840,000
72
YellaWood 500
2,830,000
73
Shriners Children's 500
2,820,000
74
Bank of America Roval 400
2,780,000
75
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,770,000
76
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
2,770,000
77
Buschy McBusch Race 400
2,740,000
78
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2,730,000
79
Xfinity 500
2,720,000
80
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
81
Iowa Corn 350
2,700,000
82
Goodyear 400
2,690,000
83
Pocono 350
2,660,000
84
Xfinity 500
2,630,000
85
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,620,000
86
South Point 400
2,620,000
87
NASCAR Cup Darlington
2,610,000
88
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,610,000
89
Ally 400
2,590,000
90
NASCAR Cup Pocono
2,590,000
91
Quaker State 400
2,580,000
92
Pocono Organics 325
2,570,000
93
NASCAR Cup North Wilkesboro
2,570,000
94
NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen
2,560,000
95
Quaker State 400
2,560,000
96
Bank of America Roval 400
2,550,000
97
Xfinity 500
2,540,000
98
Hollywood Casino 400
2,510,000
99
Quaker State 400
2,510,000
100
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,510,000
Top 100 of 171 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 10:23 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.