Overnight ratings for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 were the lowest since the race moved to FOX.
NASCAR Sprint Cup racing from Charlotte earned a 3.6 overnight rating on FOX Sunday evening, down 8% from last year (3.9), down 12% from 2013 (4.1), and the lowest overnight for the race since it began airing on FOX in 2001. Keep in mind that does not include the 2009 race, which was postponed from Sunday to Memorial Day (3.5).
This is the second straight year the race has earned its lowest overnight ever on FOX. It has set or tied a low in four of the past six seasons.
The Coca-Cola 600 trailed the Indianapolis 500 by 16% (4.3 to 3.6), the largest gap between the two events since 2005* (6.6 to 5.1). Keep in mind the Indy 500 received an anomalous boost from Danica Patrick that year. The race also trailed the Hawks/Cavaliers NBA playoff game on TNT by 35% (5.5).
* Excludes 2009, when the Indy 500 topped the postponed Coca Cola 600 by 17% in the overnights.
(Sun. overnight from ShowBuzz Daily)
