The 2012 Daytona 500 was postponed to Monday, and further weather delays and insane wrecks took the race deep into the night, which is why the ratings for NASCAR's biggest event of the year were down from a year ago. As Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated tweeted, the ratings dropped from last year but were up by a large margin from two years ago. The Daytona 500 drew a 7.7 overnight rating on FOX, down six percent from last year but +10% from 2010.— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) February 28, 2012 While the ratings were down, they weren't horrible. Up 10 percent from 2010 is a great sign for NASCAR, and the primetime slot probably had a hand in that. It wouldn't surprise me if fans that went down to Dayt...

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The 2012 Daytona 500 was postponed to Monday, and further weather delays and insane wrecks took the race deep into the night, which is why the ratings for NASCAR's biggest event of the year were down from a year ago. As Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated tweeted, the ratings dropped from last year but were up by a large margin from two years ago. The Daytona 500 drew a 7.7 overnight rating on FOX, down six percent from last year but +10% from 2010.— Richard Deitsch (@richarddeitsch) February 28, 2012 While the ratings were down, they weren't horrible. Up 10 percent from 2010 is a great sign for NASCAR, and the primetime slot probably had a hand in that. It wouldn't surprise me if fans that went down to Dayt...

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