...President Trump's attendance at the Daytona 500 may have helped to rev up ratings at NASCAR's flagship event on Sunday despite rain-soaked conditions that forced an early stop to the race.
...With Trump on hand to serve as grand marshal and give the order for NASCAR drivers to start their engines, the Daytona 500 drew an initial audience of 11.2 million viewers for the start of the race, Sports Business Journal reported.
...Viewership at the race start was up 32 percent compared to last year and was the highest at the Daytona 500 in five years.
...While drivers completed just 20 laps at Daytona before race officials postponed the event, the broadcast drew an average audience of 10.9 million viewers prior to the postponement.
...Trump was the first sitting president in history to serve as grand marshal at the Daytona 500.
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