All instructed, the NASCAR and IndyCar Sequence mixed occasion over the weekend at Phoenix Raceway was a tv rankings victory for all concerned.
The Cup Sequence race on Sunday drew 1.841 million viewers on FS1. That is up from the two.82 million that watched the identical race in the identical tv window and community final 12 months. The race peaked at 3,516,000 viewers through the 7:00-7:15 p.m. quarter hour, which included the ultimate 10 laps that noticed Ryan Blaney fend off Christopher Bell.
The IndyCar Sequence race on over-the-air FOX on Saturday drew 1,247,000 viewers. The community famous that this was up 77 % over the second race of the season final 12 months at The Thermal Membership, which drew 704,000 viewers on FOX. There is no such thing as a direct comparability however FOX additionally famous that the race marked a 95 % viewership enhance for races that aired on Saturdays on FOX final 12 months.
It’s one of the best Saturday IndyCar tv quantity because the race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2020 drew 1,250,000 on NBC. The latest IndyCar race at Phoenix passed off in 2018 and drew 254,000 viewers on the NBC Sports activities Community.
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence race on Saturday averaged 1.154 million on the CW, which is slight lower from the 1.200 million from final 12 months. Total, the second-tier NASCAR division is averaging 1.451 million viewers, which is virtually even year-over-year.
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