NASCAR’s Xfinity Series had a slight increase in viewership last weekend. In other news, IndyCar posted a four-year high at Long Beach and the F1 had its first increase of the season for the Chinese Grand Prix.
Modest Gains For NASCAR Xfinity at Bristol
- NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Bristol (TN) drew 1.2 million viewers on Fox Sports 1 last Saturday afternoon, up 6% from last year (1.1M) but down 26% from 2014, the last time it aired on ESPN2 (1.7M). The past three Xfinity Series races have been either flat or up compared to last year.
IndyCar Hits Four-Year High at Long Beach
- IndyCar Series racing from Long Beach had 402,000 viewers on NBCSN last Sunday afternoon, up 17% from last year (344K), up 9% from 2014 (368K), and the most-watched edition of the race since 2012 (468K). Viewership also topped NBCSN’s season opener from Phoenix two weeks earlier, which aired opposite the NCAA Final Four (363K).
F1 Chinese GP Posts First Increase of Season
- NBCSN scored 272,000 for the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix last Sunday morning, up 29% from last year (211K) but down 10% from 2014 (301K). It was the first race of the young season to post a year-over-year increase. An encore presentation drew 116,000 on Sunday afternoon.
