Front Row Motorsports' Michael McDowell recorded his first career win, earning the Harley J. Earl trophy. He became only the eighth driver to record his first career win at the race. Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott came in second. Sports Media Watch reported the event attracted roughly 8 million viewers before the delay, which occurred around 3 p.m. Eastern. Last year's Daytona 500 also suffered through a rain delay, which moved the event to a second day. The ratings suffered, too, and the 2020 race averaged 7.3 million viewers across both days. The 2019 and 2018 races averaged roughly 9 million viewers, but that was down from over 11 million viewers the race averaged in 2017 and 2016.