Last week's race was a TV ratings win for NASCAR despite a lengthy rain delay. The Daytona 500 telecast on Fox earned a 3.42 household rating with an average of 6.8 million viewers to finish ahead ...

NASCAR's new media rights deal ... but a chunk of the audience didn’t return after the long rain delay. According to Fox Sports, the race averaged 6.761 million viewers on the network.

believing the rain delays and cautions ultimately contributed to more exciting racing. However, others argued that NASCAR should have postponed the race altogether, given the clear forecast ...

The first rain delay began at lap 12, NASCAR said. Crews quickly began trying to dry the track after the pause was announced. Outkick NASCAR Columnist Zach Dean noted how gusty winds could have a ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Daytona 500 has resumed after two weather delays totaling more than 3 1/2 hours, and with President Donald Trump set to watch the rest of the race in Florida ...

Trump left the track shortly after the Daytona 500 went into a rain delay. NASCAR officials moved the start time to 2 p.m. Eastern earlier this week — 70 minutes ahead of the planned green flag ...