NASCAR says the Busch Series has drawn substantially more viewers for its first two races this year than last year. FX’s airing of the Feb. 26 Stater Bros. 300 was the highest rated Busch Series event in the cable station’s history with 3.305 million viewers, an 83% increase over the 1.424 million who tuned in for FX’s airing of last year’s second race, which was at North Carolina Speedway at Rockingham. NASCAR says the increases followed a 14% jump in viewers for Fox’s broadcast of the season-opening Hershey’s Take 5 300 at Daytona International Speedway.(NASCAR Scene Daily Newsletter)(3-4-2005)
