After a somewhat solid run in the ratings the past few weeks, NASCAR once again approached record lows on FOX.
Sunday’s Autism Speaks 400 from Dover drew a 3.7 final rating and 5.8 million viewers on FOX, down 8% in ratings and 6% in viewership from last year (4.0, 6.1 mil), and down 18% and 19%, respectively, from ’08 (4.5, 7.1 mil).
Excluding the rain-delayed 2007 race, this marks the lowest rated edition of the Autism Speaks 400 ever on FOX (2001, 2007-10).
Additionally, the 3.7 rating is the lowest ever for a Sunday afternoon NASCAR race on FOX, and is tied as the second-lowest for any race on the network.
Sunday’s race finished as the #3 sporting event on broadcast for the weekend, and the #5 sporting event of the week overall, behind NBA Playoff games and The Preakness Stakes.
Ratings/Viewership For Autism Speaks 400 Since ’99
| Year | Date | Winner | Net | Rating | Viewers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Sun., 5/16/10 | Busch |
FOX
|
3.7
|
5,756
|
| 2009 | Sun., 5/31/09 | Johnson |
FOX
|
4.0
|
6,088
|
| 2008 | Sun., 6/1/08 | Busch |
FOX
|
4.5
|
7,109
|
| 2007 | Mon., 6/4/07* | Truex Jr. |
FOX
|
2.3
|
3,375
|
| 2006 | Sun., 6/4/06 | Kenseth |
FX
|
3.7
|
5,969
|
| 2005 | Sun., 6/5/05 | Biffle |
FX
|
3.9
|
—
|
| 2004 | Sun., 6/6/04 | Martin |
FX
|
3.4
|
—
|
| 2003 | Sun., 6/1/03 | Newman |
FX
|
3.6
|
—
|
| 2002 | Sun., 6/2/02 | Johnson |
FX
|
3.5
|
—
|
| 2001 | Sun., 6/3/01 | Gordon |
FOX
|
4.8
|
—
|
| 2000 | Sun., 6/4/00 | Stewart |
TNN
|
3.2
|
—
|
| 1999 | Sun., 6/6/99 | Labonte |
TNN
|
3.3
|
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|
