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.
199
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
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
Ambetter Health 400
4,590,000
13
FanShield 500
4,580,000
14
WISE Power 400
4,570,000
15
GEICO 500
4,550,000
16
Ambetter Health 400
4,550,000
17
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,540,000
18
NASCAR Cup Atlanta
4,490,000
19
Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube
4,360,000
20
Pennzoil 400
4,360,000
21
Pala Casino 400
4,320,000
22
GEICO 500
4,310,000
23
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
4,280,000
24
Dixie Vodka 400
4,240,000
25
Coca-Cola 600
4,060,000
26
Shriners Children's 500
4,030,000
27
Food City Dirt Race
4,010,000
28
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
4,000,000
29
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,990,000
30
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
3,990,000
31
NASCAR Cup Talladega
3,970,000
32
Coca-Cola 600
3,960,000
33
Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
3,960,000
34
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,960,000
35
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,930,000
36
NASCAR Cup Circuit of the Americas
3,930,000
37
Coca-Cola 600
3,870,000
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
NASCAR Cup Los Angeles
3,650,000
44
Brickyard 400
3,630,000
45
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,500,000
46
Food City Dirt Race
3,450,000
47
Coca-Cola 600
3,400,000
48
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
3,390,000
49
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
3,370,000
50
GEICO 500
3,360,000
51
Toyota Owners 400
3,320,000
52
NASCAR Cup Richmond
3,310,000
53
Coke Zero Sugar 400
3,270,000
54
Go Bowling 235
3,240,000
55
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
56
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,210,000
57
Ally 400
3,210,000
58
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
3,130,000
59
YellaWood 500
3,130,000
60
Food City Dirt Race
3,110,000
61
YellaWood 500
3,100,000
62
Coca-Cola 600
3,100,000
63
Goodyear 400
3,090,000
64
Jockey Made in America 250
3,080,000
65
NASCAR Cup Bowman Gray
3,080,000
66
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
3,060,000
67
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
68
Coca-Cola 600
3,060,000
69
Pennzoil 400
3,010,000
70
Food City presents the Supermarket Heroes 500
2,930,000
71
NASCAR Cup Nashville
2,920,000
72
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,920,000
73
NASCAR Cup Sonoma
2,900,000
74
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,900,000
75
Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
2,840,000
76
NASCAR Cup Phoenix
2,840,000
77
YellaWood 500
2,830,000
78
Shriners Children's 500
2,820,000
79
Dixie Vodka 400
2,780,000
80
Bank of America Roval 400
2,780,000
81
NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race
2,770,000
82
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas
2,770,000
83
Buschy McBusch Race 400
2,740,000
84
O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
2,730,000
85
Xfinity 500
2,720,000
86
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
87
Coca-Cola 600
2,720,000
88
Iowa Corn 350
2,700,000
89
Goodyear 400
2,690,000
90
Pocono 350
2,660,000
91
Xfinity 500
2,630,000
92
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,620,000
93
South Point 400
2,620,000
94
NASCAR Cup Darlington
2,610,000
95
FireKeepers Casino 400
2,610,000
96
Ally 400
2,590,000
97
NASCAR Cup Pocono
2,590,000
98
NASCAR Cup Talladega
2,581,000
99
Quaker State 400
2,580,000
100
Pocono Organics 325
2,570,000
Top 100 of 199 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 03:33 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.