Monday, 25 February 2013

Daytona's preliminary TV rating up from last year (The Associated Press)

Jimmie Johnson holds up his trophy next to his wife Chandra, right, after winning the Daytona 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- With Danica Patrick starting from the pole, the Daytona 500's preliminary television ratings are much higher than last year's.