Ratings
The television ratings for the Daytona 500 have surpassed those of the Indianapolis 500 since 1995, even though the 1995 race was available in fewer homes than in the past. CBS had lost affiliates in major markets as a result of realignment in the wake of Fox landing the NFL, and was actually not available in a NASCAR Busch Series market, Milwaukee; their new CBS affiliate, WDJT, was not available to some cable subscribers.
See also: NFL_on_CBS#CBS_loses_the_NFL_to_Fox_.281994-1997.29 and Fox affiliate switches of 1994Read more about this topic: NASCAR On CBS