Alex Palou's historic win also brought big viewership to the first running of the Indy 500 to ever air on FOX, which saw a 40% jump in viewership from last year.

More people watched the 2025 Indianapolis 500 than the 2025 Daytona 500. Sunday’s race won by Alex Palou averaged just over 7 million viewers on Fox despite rain delaying the start of the race by under an hour. The Daytona 500 in February averaged over 6.7 million viewers after it was once again delayed by rain.

Alex Palou won his first Indianapolis 500, continuing his remarkably successful season in the IndyCar Series. With 14 laps to go, Palou passed Marcus Ericsson and held off Pato O'Ward, David Malukas, and Ericsson for the remainder of the race.