rain and a tornado warning red–flagged the race after 38 laps and it was delayed for a record six hours and 22 minutes; the race finished the entire 500–mile distance around after 11:00 p.m. the same day, which effectively competed with the time-delayed East Coast broadcast of NBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics closing ceremony, scheduled between 7:00 and 10:30 p.m. The 2015 race started on time around 1:00 p.m., and ended after 203 laps due to a Green–white–checkered finish. The television ratings for the Daytona 500 have surpassed those of the larger Indianapolis 500 (which has much larger physical attendance and international attendance) since 1995, even though the 1995 race was available in far fewer homes than the year before. Then-broadcaster CBS had lost well-established VHF (channels 2–13) affiliates in major markets as a result of the Fox affiliate switches of 1994. As an example, new affiliates WDJT in Milwaukee and WGNX in Atlanta — both cities that are home to NASCAR races — and WWJ in Detroit, close to Michigan International Speedway, were on the UHF band (channels 14–69), meaning that they had a significantly reduced broadcast area compared to former affiliates WITI, WAGA-TV, and WJBK, respectively. WDJT was not available in many Wisconsin markets by the time the Daytona 500 took place. Pole position holders List of Daytona 500 winners For NASCAR Grand National winners at Daytona from 1949 to 1958, see Daytona Beach and Road Course. ‡ – Record for fastest Daytona 500 before the stages era at set by Buddy Baker in 1980. † - Record for fastest Daytona 500 during the stages era at set by Austin Dillon in 2018. Notes 1965–66, 2003, 2009: Races shortened due to rain. 1974: Race shortened due to energy crisis. 2005–07, 2010–12, 2015, 2018–20, 2022, and 2023: Races extended due to NASCAR overtime. 2012: Race was postponed from Sunday afternoon to Monday night due to rain and finished after midnight on Tuesday. 2020: Race began on Sunday but finished on Monday evening due to rain. 2021: Race ran on Sunday, but finished after midnight on Monday. Multiple winners (drivers) Multiple winners (teams) Manufacturer wins Race winner records Consecutive victories Two consecutive victories as a driver Richard Petty (1973, 1974) Cale Yarborough (1983, 1984) Sterling Marlin (1994, 1995) Denny Hamlin (2019, 2020) Two consecutive victories as an owner Richard Petty (1970, 1971), (1973, 1974) Harry Ranier & J.