NASCAR continued to generate soft — but not terrible — ratings over the weekend.
Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 400 from Fontana (CA) earned a 4.0 overnight rating on FOX, down 11% from last year (4.5), but up 18% from the rain-shortened 2011 race (3.4). The 4.0 overnight is the second-lowest for the Fontana race since 2000 (3.7), ahead of only 2011.
The 4.0 overnight is also the lowest of the season-to-date, trailing the previous mark of 4.1 set by the Bristol and Las Vegas races.
Overnight ratings have now declined for all five NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season.
(Sun. overnight from Sports Business Daily)
