DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 12: Pole Award winner, Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota  (R) and Front Row winner, Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford  pose for photos during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 12, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 12: Pole Award winner, Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota (R) and Front Row winner, Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Discount Tire Ford pose for photos during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 12, 2025 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) | Getty Images

TV ratings up for Cup qualifying and Duels

FS1 TV ratings are up 12% over last year’s numbers for the Daytona 500 qualifying session on Wednesday evening and the Duels on Thursday.

On Wednesday FS1 had 916,000 viewers. On Thursday the number increased to 1.836 million.