NASCAR pulled almost even at Pocono, but the numbers were still historically low.
NASCAR Cup Series racing from Pocono, Pa., earned a 2.2 final rating and 3.56 million viewers on Fox Sports 1 Sunday afternoon, down a tick in ratings and 2% in viewership from 2015 (2.3, 3.61M). Last year’s race was postponed to Monday and had 1.4 million.
Excluding rainouts, Ryan Blaney‘s win ranks as the lowest rated edition of the race since at least 2000 and the least-watched since at least 2001. The previous lows were set in 2015.
Pocono was the 11th of 13 races this season to at least tie a decade-plus or all-time ratings low. Daytona and Atlanta are the only exceptions. Nine races have hit lows in viewership.
Despite the lower numbers, the decline in viewership — 1.6% — was the narrowest of the season compared to last year or 2015. Keep in mind three races have actually posted increases over one of those years, with Daytona up 5% from last year, Texas up 4%, and Kansas up 6% from 2015.
[Wknd. numbers via ShowBuzz Daily 6.13]
