Nielsen Fast National for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on FOX Most-Watched Indianapolis 500 in 17 years (7,245,000 viewers in 2008) Up +40% vs. last year’s Indianapolis 500 (5,024,000 viewers) 8.

In its first broadcast on Fox, the Indianapolis 500 saw more viewers tuning into the race on TV at home than we've seen in nearly two decades.

Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 had its biggest television audience in 17 years. Alex Palou’s victory averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox, according to Nielsen. That is the largest audience since 2008, when Scott Dixon’s win averaged 7.

Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car field along with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Monday.