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.

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.

Palou's victory in the Indianapolis 500 averaged 7.05 million viewers on Fox -- the largest television audience since 2008.