CBS’ broadcast of Sunday’s Daytona 500 drew an overnight rating of 7.7, up 12 percent from last year’s 6.9 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. The overnight ratings cover the results from 36 major markets. The rating figure means 7.7 percent of homes with television sets watched the 1998 kickoff to NASCAR’s Winston Cup Series.(SpeedNet)(2-19-98)
