Daytona 500
Nielsen average audience: 12,400,000 viewers (final), per Wikipedia.
- Aired
- 1987-02-15 Sunday
- Networks
- CBS
12,400,000
Nielsen avg audience · via press
single source · final
figures last changed 2026-08-27
Published figures
JSON1 press attribution · no provider-published figure · single source
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
press-attributed = reported by press citing the provider
Prior-season comparable
10,300,000
1986-02-16 · CBS · Nielsen, final · Wikipedia
+20.4% vs the comparable
Site-computed: same league, same weekday, both on CBS, nearest to 52 weeks earlier; Nielsen average, final or revised.
Daytona 500 by year
1979–2026Record
19.4M 2006
This telecast
#24 of 41 Before Out-of-Home
Years on record
47 1979–2026
Nielsen average audience · one telecast per year
- Before Out-of-Homebefore Sept 2020
- Panel + Out-of-HomeSept 2020 – Sept 2025
- Big Data + Panelsince Sept 2025
47 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 22:01 UTC
| Year | Telecast | Avg audience |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Daytona 500 | 15,100,000 |
| 1980 | Daytona 500 | 10,800,000 |
| 1981 | Daytona 500 | 11,200,000 |
| 1982 | Daytona 500 | 11,800,000 |
| 1983 | Daytona 500 | 11,000,000 |
| 1984 | Daytona 500 | 12,300,000 |
| 1985 | Daytona 500 | 9,800,000 |
| 1986 | Daytona 500 | 10,300,000 |
| 1987 | Daytona 500 | 12,400,000 |
| 1988 | Daytona 500 | 10,000,000 |
| 1989 | Daytona 500 | 12,000,000 |
| 1990 | Daytona 500 | 10,500,000 |
| 1991 | Daytona 500 | 10,900,000 |
| 1992 | Daytona 500 | 13,400,000 |
| 1993 | Daytona 500 | 12,700,000 |
| 1994 | Daytona 500 | 13,600,000 |
| 1995 | Daytona 500 | 11,400,000 |
| 1996 | Daytona 500 | 13,900,000 |
| 1997 | Daytona 500 | 12,800,000 |
| 1998 | Daytona 500 | 13,000,000 |
| 1999 | Daytona 500 | 14,518,000 |
| 2000 | Daytona 500 | 12,936,000 |
| 2001 | Daytona 500 | 17,100,000 |
| 2002 | Daytona 500 | 18,800,000 |
| 2003 | Daytona 500 | 16,800,000 |
| 2004 | Daytona 500 | 17,800,000 |
| 2005 | Daytona 500 | 18,700,000 |
| 2006 | Daytona 500 | 19,400,000 |
| 2007 | Daytona 500 | 17,500,000 |
| 2008 | Daytona 500 | 17,800,000 |
| 2009 | Daytona 500 | 16,000,000 |
| 2010 | Daytona 500 | 13,300,000 |
| 2011 | Daytona 500 | 15,600,000 |
| 2012 | Daytona 500 | 13,700,000 |
| 2013 | Daytona 500 | 16,700,000 |
| 2014 | Daytona 500 | 9,300,000 |
| 2015 | Daytona 500 | 13,400,000 |
| 2016 | Daytona 500 | 11,400,000 |
| 2017 | Daytona 500 | 12,000,000 |
| 2018 | Daytona 500 | 9,800,000 |
| 2019 | Daytona 500 | 9,170,000 |
| 2021 | Daytona 500 | 4,830,000 |
| 2022 | Daytona 500 | 8,860,000 |
| 2023 | Daytona 500 | 8,170,000 |
| 2024 | Daytona 500 | 5,960,000 |
| 2025 | Daytona 500 | 6,760,000 |
| 2026 | Daytona 500 | 7,490,000 |