The 2012 NASCAR All-Star Race suffered a double-digit drop in viewership on Speed Channel.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race from Charlotte drew 3.751 million viewers on Speed Channel Saturday night, down 11% from last year (4.228M), and down 1% from 2010 (3.802M).
This marks the least-viewed All-Star Race of at least the past five seasons.
Excluding rain-outs, Saturday’s telecast ranks as the least-viewed Sprint Cup event on any network since the 2010 Price Chopper 400 from Kansas (3.742M, ESPN).
Viewership For NASCAR Sprint Cup All-Star Race
Past five seasons
| Year | Date | Winner | Net |
Viewers (000)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sat., 5/19/12 | Johnson |
Speed
|
3,751
|
| 2011 | Sat., 5/21/11 | Edwards |
Speed
|
4,228
|
| 2010 | Sat., 5/22/10 | Busch |
Speed
|
3,802
|
| 2009 | Sat., 5/16/09 | Stewart |
Speed
|
4,174
|
| 2008 | Sat., 5/17/08 | Kahne |
Speed
|
4,182
|
(Saturday’s numbers from TV By the Numbers)
