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[[File:Green flag at Daytona.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Green flag at the 2015 Daytona 500, aired live on [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]].]]
The following is a list of the [[United States|American]] [[television network]]s and announcers who have broadcast [[NASCAR]]'s annual [[Daytona 500]] throughout the years. Throughout its history, the Daytona 500 has been aired on all four [[Big Three television networks|major networks]] in the U.S., including [[NASCAR on ESPN|ABC]], [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]], [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]], and [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]]. In [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]], [[CBS Sports|CBS]] covered the race live [[Glossary of motorsport terms#F|flag-to-flag]] for the first time. The unprecedented broadcast was considered risky by network executives, but was a rousing success when a snowstorm blanketed much of the east coast, prompting a huge viewing audience. An exciting and shocking finish capped off a telecast that was considered a ground-breaking moment in the history of NASCAR, and one of the defining moments that helped elevate the sport into the mainstream.

Currently, [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]] holds exclusive rights to carry the [[Daytona 500]] in the United States, under the terms of contract extensions that run through the 2024 NASCAR season.<ref name=Fox-nascarextend>{{cite web|title=NASCAR rides hot rights market to increase with Fox|date=15 October 2012 |url=http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2012/10/15/Media/NASCAR-TV.aspx|publisher=Sports Business Journal|access-date=October 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name="nascaraugust2013">{{cite press release|title=NASCAR, FOX extend, expand rights agreement|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2013/08/01/nascar-fox-extend-expand-rights-agreement/|website=NASCAR.com|date=August 1, 2013|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> As part of the package, Fox also holds the exclusive rights to support events held during Daytona 500 [[Speedweeks]], including the [[Advance Auto Parts Clash|Clash]], Daytona 500 [[List of Daytona 500 pole position winners|pole qualifying]], the [[Can-Am Duel|Duels]], the [[NextEra Energy Resources 250|Truck Series race]], the [[PowerShares QQQ 300|Xfinity Series race]], and the respective practice sessions. Some of the ancillary events are aired on Fox companion channels [[Fox Sports 1|FS1]] and [[Fox Sports 2|FS2]].

==Early CBS and ABC's ''Wide World of Sports'' era (1959–1978)==
The first known telecast of a NASCAR race was the [[1960 Daytona 500]], parts of which was presented as part of ''[[CBS Sports Spectacular]]'', with announcer [[Bud Palmer]].<ref>Ultimate NASCAR, ESPN Books, 2007, p. 42-43</ref>

From 1962 to 1978, the Daytona 500 was shown on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Wide World of Sports (US TV series)|Wide World of Sports]]''.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}} During the 1960s and early 1970s, the race was filmed and an edited highlight package aired the following weekend. In [[1974 Daytona 500|1974]], [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] began the first semi-live coverage (joined-in-progress) of the Daytona 500. Coverage was normally timed to begin when the race was halfway over. Brief taped highlights of the start and early segments were shown, then ABC joined the race live already in progress, picking up approximately the last 90 minutes of the race. This format continued through [[1978 Daytona 500|1978]].

The [[1976 Daytona 500|1976 race]] was held on the same day of the final day of competition in the [[1976 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] (also broadcast on [[Olympics on ABC|ABC]]). ABC carried 30 minutes of live coverage of the start of the race, then switched to the Olympics for 90 minutes to carry [[broadcast delay|taped]] coverage of the final two competitive events (a [[Cross-country skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics|cross-country ski race]] and the final runs in the [[Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics|bobsled]]), held earlier that day. Then it was back to Daytona for about an hour-and-a-half for the finish.

During the period on ''Wide World of Sports'', the booth announcers typically served as roving pit reporters during the running of the race, as well as interviewing in victory lane. The booth commentary was recorded in [[post-production]].

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Network
![[Play-by-play|Lap-by-lap]]
![[Color commentator|Color commentator(s)]]
![[Sideline reporter|Pit reporters]]
![[Sports commentator|Host]]
![[Nielsen ratings|Ratings]]<ref name="SMW Daytona 500">{{cite news|url=http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/02/daytona-500-numbers-game.html|title=Daytona 500 numbers game.|date=2009-02-17|access-date=2009-07-09|publisher=Sports Media Watch}}</ref>
!Viewers<ref name="SMW Daytona 500"/>
|-
|[[1959 Daytona 500|1959]]
|none
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|align=center|&nbsp;—
|-
|[[1960 Daytona 500|1960]]
|''[[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]]''
|[[Bud Palmer]]
|
|[[Bud Palmer]]
|[[Bud Palmer]]
|
|
|-
|[[1961 Daytona 500|1961]]
|none
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|align=center|&nbsp;—
|-
|[[1962 Daytona 500|1962]]
|rowspan=20|''[[NASCAR on ABC|ABC]]''
|[[Jim McKay]]
|[[Stirling Moss]]
|rowspan=2|[[Chris Economaki]]
|[[Jim McKay]]
|
|
|-
|[[1963 Daytona 500|1963]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1963 Daytona 500 (ABC Broadcast)|id=djIfUA7K5MA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1963 Daytona 500|id=dY8kkBIV1_0}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Bill Flemming]]
|[[Chris Economaki]]
|rowspan=3|[[Bill Flemming]]
|
|
|-
|[[1964 Daytona 500|1964]]
|[[Chris Economaki]]<br/>[[Stirling Moss]]
|[[Chris Economaki]]<br/>[[Stirling Moss]]
|
|
|-
|[[1965 Daytona 500|1965]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1965 Daytona 500|id=Gn50Uq15BpU}}</ref>
|[[Dan Gurney]]
|[[Bill Flemming]]
|
|
|-
|[[1966 Daytona 500|1966]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1966 Daytona 500|id=cCSABgvYKgs}}</ref>
|[[Curt Gowdy]]
|[[Rodger Ward]]
|rowspan=2|[[Chris Economaki]]
|[[Curt Gowdy]]
|
|
|-
|[[1967 Daytona 500|1967]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1967 Daytona 500|id=Mc2NtjHncKM}}</ref>
|[[Jim McKay]]
|rowspan=6|[[Chris Economaki]]
|[[Jim McKay]]
|
|
|-
|[[1968 Daytona 500|1968]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1968 Daytona 500|id=BYVfFGP-bZo}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Flemming]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Flemming]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Flemming]]
|
|
|-
|[[1969 Daytona 500|1969]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1969 Daytona 500|id=SgEkoQKtq2Q}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|[[1970 Daytona 500|1970]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1970 DAYTONA 500|id=QF3h-u6BNbc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1970 Daytona 500|id=4TlXmZJtEB0}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Keith Jackson]]
|rowspan=5|[[Chris Economaki]]
|rowspan=3|[[Keith Jackson]]
|
|
|-
|[[1971 Daytona 500|1971]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1971 Daytona 500|id=-URkMAlbLu4}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|[[1972 Daytona 500|1972]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1972 Daytona 500|id=Mj8nez0NYZw}}</ref>
|
|
|-
|[[1973 Daytona 500|1973]]
|[[Jim McKay]]
|rowspan=6|[[Jackie Stewart]]
|[[Jim McKay]]
|
|
|-
|[[1974 Daytona 500|1974]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1974 Daytona 500|id=RjsGG7mrIrM}}</ref>
|[[Keith Jackson]]
|[[Keith Jackson]]
|10.9/29
|12.5 million
|-
|[[1975 Daytona 500|1975]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Flemming]]
|[[Bill Flemming]]
|rowspan=2|[[Bill Flemming]]
|11.8/31
|15.1 million
|-
|[[1976 Daytona 500|1976]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1976 Daytona 500 - ABC Wide World of Sports coverage|id=WUSECWVO2Js}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Chris Economaki]]
|12.8/37
|18.3 million
|-
|[[1977 Daytona 500|1977]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jim McKay]]
|rowspan=2|[[Jim McKay]]
|12.9/35
|16.0 million
|-
|[[1978 Daytona 500|1978]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1978 Daytona 500|id=zA3VXofQU84}}</ref>
|11.8/33
|20.9 million
|}

==CBS era (1979–2000)==
In [[1979 Daytona 500|1979]], [[CBS]] instituted the live "flag-to-flag" coverage policy.<ref name=nascar.com>{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/daytona/01/23/daytona_1979/ |title=1979: Petty winds up in 'fist' place |access-date=2007-06-09 |author=Mark Aumann |date=January 23, 2003 |publisher=Turner Sports Interactive |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525061914/http://www.nascar.com/2003/kyn/history/daytona/01/23/daytona_1979/ |archive-date=May 25, 2011 }}</ref><ref name=amazon>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E4IED2 |title=1979 Daytona 500 |website=Amazon |date=27 January 2004 |access-date=2007-06-09 }}</ref> The ground-breaking 1979 broadcast ushered in the 22-year run of ''[[NASCAR on CBS]]''. The [[1987 Daytona 500|1987]] broadcast won the [[Sports Emmy Award|Sports Emmy]] for "[[Outstanding Live Sports Special]]." [[Ken Squier]] served as play-by-play announcer from 1979 to 1997. In 1998, former pit reporter [[Mike Joy]] was promoted to play-by-play, while Squier moved to the [[Sports commentator|host]] position.

The [[1995 Daytona 500|1995 race]] includes a two-hour rain delay that occurred near the midpoint. Some markets in the U.S. did not have the race, as [[Fox affiliate switches of 1994|CBS lost major market affiliates]] during the 1994-95 season.

During its entire run from 1979-2000, CBS also carried the [[The Clash at Daytona|Busch Clash]] (live), and in most years, carried the [[Can-Am Duel|Twin 125s]] (tape-delayed). In the mid-1990s, CBS also picked up coverage of the [[Alert Today Florida 300|Goody's 300]] from 1997, while [[List of Daytona 500 pole position winners|pole qualifying]] for the Daytona 500 was aired on [[NASCAR on ESPN|ESPN]] during much of the 1990s before it switched to CBS in 1999.

Since [[1996 Daytona 500|1996]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2012/05/indy-500-final-rating-highest-since-08-race-still-loses-to-nascar/|title=Indy 500: Rating Highest Since '08; Race Still Loses to NASCAR|publisher=Sports Media Watch|last=Paulsen|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/daytona-500-tv-ratingsviewership-1979-present/|title=Daytona 500 TV Ratings and Viewership (1979-Present)|publisher=Sports Media Watch|date=February 28, 2012|access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref> U.S. [[Nielsen ratings|television ratings]] for the Daytona 500 have been the highest for any auto race of the year, surpassing the traditional leader, the [[Indianapolis 500]]. The [[2006 Daytona 500]] attracted the sixth largest average live global TV audience of any sporting event that year with 20 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news|title=World's most watched TV sports events: 2006 Rank & Trends report |publisher=Initiative |date=2007-01-19 |url=http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html |access-date=2007-01-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070208200248/http://initiative.com/static/prDec2006.html |archive-date=2007-02-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Network
![[Play-by-play|Lap-by-lap]]
![[Color commentator|Color commentator(s)]]
![[Sideline reporter|Pit reporters]]
!Host
![[Nielsen ratings|Ratings]]<ref name="SMW Daytona 500"/>
!Viewers<ref name="SMW Daytona 500"/>
|-
|[[1979 Daytona 500|1979]]<ref>[http://www.cbs.com/specials/cbs_75/timeline/1970.shtml February 18, 1979 CBS Sports' broadcasts the first live flag-to-flag NASCAR race during the Daytona 500. Richard Petty takes the checkered flag. Viewers are introduced to pictures from Race-Vision, the stationary camera mounted inside a car.]</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Full Race Replay: 1979 Daytona 500|id=-K-GkXe70Vk}}</ref>
|rowspan=22|[[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]]
|rowspan=19|[[Ken Squier]]
|rowspan=6|[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]
|rowspan=3|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Brock Yates]]
|rowspan=3|[[Ken Squier]]
|10.5/29
|15.1 million
|-
|[[1980 Daytona 500|1980]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1980 DAYTONA 500|id=QX5zEETRjN0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1980 Daytona 500|id=HVgW39STUFg}}</ref>
|8.0/21
|10.8 million
|-
|[[1981 Daytona 500|1981]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1981 Daytona 500 {{!}} Full Race|id=BXhHtuXvM4c}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1981 Daytona 500|id=kh7ycL-WUP0}}</ref>
|8.4/26
|11.2 million
|-
|[[1982 Daytona 500|1982]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1982 Daytona 500|id=GLdtlIgulr0}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Larry Nuber]]
|[[Brock Yates]]
|9.4/27
|11.8 million
|-
|[[1983 Daytona 500|1983]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1983 Daytona 500|id=9kTZAeAkftg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1983 DAYTONA 500|id=SjdlIGgDBAI}}</ref>
|[[Ken Squier]]
|8.7/26
|11.0 million
|-
|[[1984 Daytona 500|1984]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1984 Daytona 500|id=UEtwyl3Ddac}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1984 Daytona 500 (SPEED Channels NASCAR Classics)|id=e_jEbrmiSfw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1984 DAYTONA 500|id=vDro_Q5191o&t}}</ref>
|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Chris Economaki]]<br/>[[Mike Joy]]
|rowspan=11|[[Chris Economaki]]
|8.7/23
|12.3 million
|-
|[[1985 Daytona 500|1985]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1985 Daytona 500 (Full Race)|id=mvGLh4zn2Uw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1985 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=m04L2sYEUrg}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 17, 1985 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=Uqq_ajgk3pM}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]<br/>[[Ned Jarrett]]
|rowspan=2|[[Chris Economaki]]<br/>[[Mike Joy]]
|8.3/23
|9.8 million
|-
|[[1986 Daytona 500|1986]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1986 Daytona 500|id=gpoS_m9uqWg}}</ref>
|8.4/22
|10.3 million
|-
|[[1987 Daytona 500|1987]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1987 Daytona 500 (CBS Broadcast)|id=6xvC5C56QeU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1987 Daytona 500|id=YRwXD-hpJIc}}</ref>
|[[Chris Economaki]]<br/>[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[Dave Despain]]
|9.4/26
|12.4 million
|-
|[[1988 Daytona 500|1988]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1988 DAYTONA 500|id=eUjgLeXgTBM}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 14, 1988 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=FlCsu1FX49Y}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1988 Daytona 500|id=7FY2w-AwWC8}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1988 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=jd60OZvRsrM}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Chris Economaki]]
|rowspan=3|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[Dave Despain]]<br/>[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]
|7.4/18
|10.0 million
|-
|[[1989 Daytona 500|1989]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 Daytona 500|id=u3DwevaZv9k}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1989 DAYTONA 500|id=_QRx-q1QSKU}}</ref>
|8.1/21
|12.0 million
|-
|[[1990 Daytona 500|1990]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=February 18, 1990 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=5MXwTo67d9Q}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=6gLsG2pZ_l0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1990 Daytona 500|id=DE3msYbGK34}}</ref>
|7.3/20
|10.5 million
|-
|[[1991 Daytona 500|1991]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=February 17, 1991 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=ei84Yz-Ut9w}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=cL1zzojOrc4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1991 Daytona 500 ESPN Classic|id=zcm4XZc8_YU}}</ref>
|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]
|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[Dave Despain]]<br/>[[Chris Economaki]]
|7.6/20
|10.9 million
|-
|[[1992 Daytona 500|1992]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 Daytona 500 satellite feed complete|id=mh0wm5qKv1g}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Daytona 500 (Satellite Feed)|id=2hszlTozDnc}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1992 DAYTONA 500|id=zzF7_1Ioxjc}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Neil Bonnett]]
| rowspan=2|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]<br/>[[Chris Economaki]]
|9.2/25
|13.4 million
|-
|[[1993 Daytona 500|1993]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1993 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=wcGDzOiMBzQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 14, 1993 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=3HBuoAJkB4A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1993 DAYTONA 500|id=uVcNA2FlVGY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1993 Daytona 500 - PART 1/21 (Intro)|id=qji7PVY5F40}}</ref>
|8.4/23
|12.7 million
|-
|[[1994 Daytona 500|1994]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1994 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=_VcgniwWnvU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 20, 1994 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=w1Ne9ctDLm4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1994 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 20|id=tcVRPHTIfao}}</ref>
|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Chris Economaki]]
|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]
|9.6/26
|13.6 million
|-
|[[1995 Daytona 500|1995]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1995 Daytona 500|id=IXMRXNXrDWY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1995 DAYTONA 500|id=wzCHFQ2nYPY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1995 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 10 (Intro and Starting Grid)|id=mHwxS3xtlNE}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 19, 1995 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=M6R-RUEWWzU}}</ref>
|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Richard Petty]]
|rowspan=2|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[David Hobbs (racing driver)|David Hobbs]]<br/>[[Dick Berggren]]
|rowspan=4|[[Ken Squier]]
|7.8/20
|11.4 million
|-
|[[1996 Daytona 500|1996]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1996 Daytona 500|id=vX9EfAhqppU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 18, 1996 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=dD5gZ2iMU7A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1996 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=ri797vMAd7A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1996 Daytona 500 Part 1 of 2|id=1dxc_vm37rU}}</ref>
|rowspan=6|[[Ned Jarrett]]<br/>[[Buddy Baker]]
|9.2/24
|13.9 million
|-
|[[1997 Daytona 500|1997]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1997 Daytona 500|id=IiQbi9jo_GY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1997 DAYTONA 500|id=yBD8qoPyg9A}}</ref>
|[[Mike Joy]]<br/>[[Dick Berggren]]<br/>[[Ralph Sheheen]]
|8.6/23
|12.8 million
|-
|[[1998 Daytona 500|1998]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NWC 1998 Daytona 500|id=jAwYttuqkts}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1998 DAYTONA 500|id=8O61MxD8b88}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1998 Daytona 500|id=0mZfglojRhQ}}</ref>
|rowspan=3|[[Mike Joy]]
|rowspan=3|[[Dick Berggren]]<br/>[[Ralph Sheheen]]<br/>[[Bill Stephens]]
|8.6/23
|13.0 million
|-
|[[1999 Daytona 500|1999]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=1999 Daytona 500|id=OKsUAb1Pa-Y}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 14, 1999 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=h2tjfdAcYBQ}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1999 Daytona 500 (RAW SATELLITE FEED)|id=5yavUmNKPpY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=1999 Daytona 500 Part 1 of 16 (Intro)|id=e1Ah_yEWbIs}}</ref>
|[[Greg Gumbel]]<br/>[[Ken Squier]]
|9.6/25
|rowspan=2|12.9 million
|-
|[[2000 Daytona 500|2000]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=February 20, 2000 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=Af4hWSpcii0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=Daytona 500 {{!}} NASCAR Winston Cup {{!}} Daytona International Speedway {{!}} 02/20/2000|id=C2G26rEzmLI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2000 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 10 (Intro and Starting Grid)|id=HcrTxGadX0A}}</ref>
|[[Ken Squier]]
|8.4/22
|}

==Fox/NBC era (2001–2006)==
From [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]] to [[2006 Daytona 500|2006]], the Daytona 500 broadcasting network alternated between [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]] and [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]] under the terms of a six-year, [[United States dollar|$]]2.48 billion, centralized NASCAR television contract. Previously, television rights deals for races were negotiated by the individual track owners. Beginning in 2001, the television contract would now be administered by the sanctioning body. Fox carried the Daytona 500 in odd-numbered years ([[2001 Daytona 500|2001]], [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]], [[2005 Daytona 500|2005]]), and NBC carried the Daytona 500 in even-numbered years (2002, 2004, 2006). The [[Coke Zero 400|Pepsi 400]] in July followed the opposite pattern, going to the network not airing the Daytona 500 in the respective season.

Rights to other support events held during [[Speedweeks]] followed the same general pattern, alternating between [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox/FX]] (odd years) and [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]]/[[NASCAR on TNT|TNT]] (even years). Ancillary events included the [[The Clash at Daytona|Budweiser Shootout]], Daytona 500 [[List of Daytona 500 pole position winners|pole qualifying]], the [[Can-Am Duel|Gatorade 125s]], as well as coverage of "Happy Hour" practice and other practice sessions. The [[PowerShares QQQ 300|Busch Series]] race followed the same pattern, however, the [[NextEra Energy Resources 250|Truck Series]] race was aired by ESPN for two seasons as part of a different contract, before it switched to [[Speed Channel]], who also aired the [[Goody's Dash Series]] race in 2002-2004, taking over from FX in 2001 (although in 2004 the Dash Series was no longer sanctioned by NASCAR).

In [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]], after [[NASCAR on CBS|CBS]] lost the rights to the Daytona 500, [[Ken Squier]] left CBS and joined [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]] for a one-race arrangement as special contributor and studio host.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2| Year
! rowspan=2| Network
! colspan=2 | Pre-Race
! colspan=2 | Commentary
! rowspan=2 | [[Sideline reporter|Pit reporters]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Nielsen ratings|Ratings]]
! rowspan=2 | Viewers
|-
! Host
! Pre-Race
! [[Play-by-play|Lap-by-lap]]
! [[Color commentator|Color]]
|-
| [[2001 Daytona 500|2001]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2001 Daytona 500 (February 18th, 2001) (Dale Earnhardt's final race, with commercials)|id=9wDtUTmqEE4}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2001 Daytona 500|id=Cwhor7-vFyA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2001 - Daytona 500|id=14SZQaSJ_Qo}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2001 Daytona 500 Part 1|id=eQEI62mHScA}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]]
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Ken Squier]]
| [[Mike Joy]]
| [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]]
| [[Dick Berggren]] <br> [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Jeanne Zelasko]]
| 10.0/24
| 17.1 million
|-
| [[2002 Daytona 500|2002]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2002 Daytona 500|id=uReHeukWilI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=44th Daytona 500|id=XgUEvy0d0fs}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nbcsports.com/our-history#decade_8|title=NBC airs its first Daytona 500|website=NBC Sports History Page}}</ref>
| [[Bill Weber]]
| [[Benny Parsons]]
| [[Allen Bestwick]]
| [[Benny Parsons]] <br> [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.|Wally Dallenbach]]
| [[Bill Weber]] <br> [[Marty Snider]] <br> [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]]
| 10.9/26
| 18.8 million
|-
| [[2003 Daytona 500|2003]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2003 Daytona 500|id=ksil82QqDz0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=45th Annual Daytona 500|id=TGJsCyTaix8}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]]
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| [[Mike Joy]]
| [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]]
| [[Dick Berggren]] <br> [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Jeanne Zelasko]]
| 9.8/21
| 16.8 million
|-
| [[2004 Daytona 500|2004]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2004 Daytona 500|id=Y9BK7HrtNtY}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2004 Daytona 500 (FULL RACE)|id=tLWJq8Mv39A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2004 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 21|id=u-CVOUpiwvI}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]]
| [[Bill Weber]]
| [[Benny Parsons]]
| [[Allen Bestwick]]
| [[Benny Parsons]] <br> [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.|Wally Dallenbach]]
| [[Bill Weber]] <br> [[Marty Snider]] <br> [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]]
| 10.6/24
| 17.8 million
|-
| [[2005 Daytona 500|2005]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2005 Daytona 500|id=S1XzdFP_vAk}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 20, 2005 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=V2lIzkWj6bk}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]]
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| [[Mike Joy]]
| [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]]
| [[Dick Berggren]] <br> [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Jeanne Zelasko]]
| 10.9/23
| 18.7 million
|-
|[[2006 Daytona 500|2006]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2006 Daytona 500|id=ECDLuld83XA}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=February 19, 2006 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=cCCURTk4kmU}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2006 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 21|id=f6PEmeeXkDU}}</ref>
| [[NASCAR on NBC|NBC]]
| [[Bill Weber]]
| [[Benny Parsons]]
| [[Bill Weber]]
| [[Benny Parsons]] <br> [[Wally Dallenbach Jr.|Wally Dallenbach]]
| [[Allen Bestwick]] <br> [[Marty Snider]] <br> [[Dave Burns (sportscaster)|Dave Burns]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]]
| 11.3/23
| 19.4 million
|-
|}

==Exclusive Fox era (2007–present)==
Starting in [[2007 Daytona 500|2007]], Fox became the exclusive home of the Daytona 500 under the terms of NASCAR's new television package. Contract extensions signed in 2011 and 2012 extended the exclusive rights on Fox through the 2024 season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/daytona-500-ratings-viewership-history/|title=Daytona 500 Ratings History (1979-present) - Sports Media Watch|work=Sports Media Watch|access-date=2018-07-09|language=en-US}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" 85%
! rowspan=2 | Year
! rowspan=2 | Network
! rowspan=2 | Location
! colspan=3 | Pre-Race
! colspan=2 | Commentary
! rowspan=2 | [[Sideline reporter|Pit reporters]]
! rowspan=2 | [[Nielsen ratings|Ratings]]
! rowspan=2 | Viewers
|-
! Host
! Pre-Race
! Rules
! [[Play-by-play|Lap-by-lap]]
! [[Color commentator|Color]]
|-
| [[2007 Daytona 500|2007]]
| rowspan=25 | [[NASCAR on Fox|Fox]]
| rowspan=12 | On Site
| rowspan=5 | [[Chris Myers]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| rowspan=8 {{N/A}}
| rowspan=25 | [[Mike Joy]]
| rowspan=9 | [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]]
| rowspan=6 | [[Dick Berggren]] <br> [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Krista Voda]]
| 10.1/20
| 17.5 million
|-
| [[2008 Daytona 500|2008]]
| 10.2/20
| 17.8 million
|-
| [[2009 Daytona 500|2009]]
| 9.2/19
| 16.0 million
|-
| [[2010 Daytona 500|2010]]
| 7.7/16
| 13.3 million
|-
| [[2011 Daytona 500|2011]]
| 8.7/20
| 15.6 million
|-
| [[2012 Daytona 500|2012]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2012 DAYTONA 500|id=vwT2zdqXaS0}}</ref>
| [[John Roberts (motorsport commentator)|John Roberts]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Michael Waltrip]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| 8.0/14
| 13.7 million
|-
| [[2013 Daytona 500|2013]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=2013 NSCS DAYTONA 500|id=XpCbCq1CzoM}}</ref>
| rowspan=6 | [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Krista Voda]] <br> [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]]
| 9.9/22
| 16.7 million
|-
| [[2014 Daytona 500|2014]]
| [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]] <br> [[Jeff Hammond (sports broadcaster)|Jeff Hammond]]
| [[Steve Byrnes]] <br> [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Krista Voda]]
| 5.6/10
| 9.3 million
|-
| [[2015 Daytona 500|2015]]
| [[Michael Waltrip]] <br> [[Darrell Waltrip]]
| [[Andy Petree]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Jamie Little]] <br> [[Chris Neville]] <br> [[Vince Welch]]
| 7.7/17
| 13.4 million
|-
| [[2016 Daytona 500|2016]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - Full Race - 2016 Daytona 500|id=D7ZzQyuRrRg}}</ref>
|rowspan=3 | [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Jeff Gordon]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|rowspan=16 | [[Larry McReynolds]]
|rowspan=5 | [[Darrell Waltrip]]<br/>[[Jeff Gordon]]
|6.6/12
|11.4 million
|-
| [[2017 Daytona 500|2017]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series- Full Race - 2017 Daytona 500|id=Z0Sn-UTlGzg}}</ref>
| 6.6/15
| 12.0 million
|-
| [[2018 Daytona 500|2018]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series- Full Race - 2018 Daytona 500|id=MXyNGaaT4Xc}}</ref>
| rowspan=5 | [[Matt Yocum]] <br> [[Jamie Little]] <br> [[Vince Welch]] <br> [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]]
| 5.3
| 9.8 million
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2019 Daytona 500|2019]]<ref>{{YouTube|title=Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Full Race Replay - 2019 Daytona 500|id=HvDueh4WHUY}}</ref>
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Larry McReynolds]] <br> [[Bobby Labonte]] <br> [[Ricky Craven]]
| rowspan=2 | 5.5
| rowspan=2 | 9.17 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Darrell Waltrip]] <br> [[Jeff Gordon]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2020 Daytona 500|2020]]
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Jamie McMurray]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]]
| rowspan=2|[[Jeff Gordon]]
| rowspan=2|4.4
| rowspan=2|7.33 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Jeff Gordon]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2021 Daytona 500|2021]]
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Larry McReynolds]] <br> [[Bobby Labonte]]
| rowspan=2 | [[Jeff Gordon]] <br> [[Clint Bowyer]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Jamie Little]] <br> [[Vince Welch]] <br> [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]]
| rowspan=2 | 2.8
| rowspan=2 | 4.91 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Jeff Gordon]] <br> [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2022 Daytona 500|2022]]
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Jamie McMurray]] <br> [[Trevor Bayne]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]] <br> [[Bobby Labonte]]
| rowspan=4 | [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Tony Stewart]]
| rowspan=2 | 4.7
| rowspan=2 | 8.86 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Clint Bowyer]]<br/>[[Tony Stewart]]<br/>[[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2023 Daytona 500|2023]]
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Trevor Bayne]] <br> [[Larry McReynolds]] <br> [[Bobby Labonte]]
| rowspan=5 | [[Jamie Little]] <br> [[Regan Smith (racing driver)|Regan Smith]] <br> Josh Sims
| rowspan=2 | 4.4
| rowspan=2 | 8.17 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Tony Stewart]] <br> [[Jamie McMurray]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2024 Daytona 500|2024]]
| Studios
| [[Shannon Spake]]
| [[Trevor Bayne]] <br/> [[Larry McReynolds]] <br/> [[Bobby Labonte]]
| rowspan=3 | [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Kevin Harvick]]
| rowspan=2 | 3.3
| rowspan=2 | 5.96 million
|-
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Kevin Harvick]] <br> [[Jamie McMurray]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
|-
| [[2025 Daytona 500|2025]]
| On Site
| [[Chris Myers]]
| [[Clint Bowyer]] <br> [[Kevin Harvick]] <br> [[Jamie McMurray]] <br> [[Michael Waltrip]]
| 3.4
| 6.76 million
|}

===Notes===
*[[2007 Daytona 500|2007]]
**Race finished in [[Prime time|prime-time]] hour (7 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]).<ref>{{YouTube|title=February 18, 2007 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=4xLa1i2-y2A}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2007 Daytona 500 (Full Race)|id=pctdpKHsPZw}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2007 Daytona 500|id=Gmwdx_wE0Tg}}</ref>
**Per the current broadcast agreements, the Daytona 500 will be televised by Fox through 2024.<ref>{{YouTube|title=February 17, 2008 - Daytona 500 at Daytona|id=WyHIx7Afoi0}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2008 Daytona 500 - Part 1 of 20 (INTRO / COMMAND / STARTING GRID)|id=ht_tSkouOJs}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=2008 DAYTONA 500|id=4F2_yPYxmrg}}</ref>
*[[2010 Daytona 500|2010]]: Two delays totaling 150 minutes caused by track break up. Finished in [[Prime time|prime-time]].<ref>{{YouTube|title=2010 DAYTONA 500|id=tuxKqUxJYDI}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|title=NSC 2010 Daytona 500 (Full Race)|id=1QbgqLqiG7I}}</ref>
*[[2012 Daytona 500|2012]]: [[John Roberts (motorsport commentator)|John Roberts]] replaced [[Chris Myers]], who was placed on bereavement leave after his son's death during Speedweeks.  Race delayed 30 hours by rain, then delayed a second time after a Lap 160 red flag caused by track issues following a jet fuel fire as a result of a crash.  Race finished in late night hour (1 AM EST Tuesday / 10 PM PST Monday), after Fox typically signs off.
*[[2014 Daytona 500|2014]]:  Race finished in late-night hour (11 PM [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]])  and in prime-time (8 PM [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]] because of rain delays totaling 6 hours, 22 minutes.
*[[2015 Daytona 500|2015]]: Race extended to 203 laps, {{convert|507.5|mi|km}} due to a [[green-white-checker finish]], Race got underway after oil dumped on the track.
*[[2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series|2016]]
**[[Jeff Gordon]] replaced [[Larry McReynolds]] in the booth for the race, as McReynolds moved to the studio.
**Race is the first Daytona 500 to be broadcast live in [[virtual reality]].<ref>{{cite web | last = Spangler | first = Todd | title = Fox Sports Inks 5-Year Virtual Reality Pact With NextVR | date = 17 February 2016 | url = https://variety.com/2016/digital/news/fox-sports-virtual-reality-nextvr-daytona-500-1201708198/ | access-date = 17 March 2016  }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Daytona 500]]
* [[NASCAR on television and radio]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*[http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2009/02/daytona-500-numbers-game.html Daytona 500 numbers game.]
**[http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2013/02/daytona-500-ratings-danica-lifts-overnights-to-seven-year-high/ Daytona 500 Ratings: Danica Lifts Overnights to Seven-Year High Daytona 500 Ratings: Danica Lifts Overnights to Seven-Year High]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110223094028/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/20/nascar-daytona-500-tv-ratings-history-your-guess-for-this-year-poll/83004 NASCAR 'Daytona 500' TV Ratings History + Your Guess For This Year (Poll)]

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