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First Indy 500 on FOX yields big gain in TV audience
The first Indianapolis 500 aired on FOX produced a vast year-over-year increase as Sunday’s race won by Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou was watched by an average of 7,050,000 million viewers, the race’s largest audience in 18 years when 7,245,000 watched Ganassi’s Scott Dixon win in 2008.
The FOX broadcast was up 40.3 percent over the 5,024,000 viewers who watched last year on NBC and peaked at 8,438,000 viewers at the end of the 200-lap contest.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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