NASCAR ON Fox earned a major victory Sunday with a 6.2/12 for Sprint Cup Racing from Las Vegas. That 6.2/12 is a 13% gain over last year’s 5.5/11 for the same race. This year’s 13% growth for the Las Vegas race matches Fox’s best gain for any single race in almost four years, since the 2004 California race posted a 14% increase. Sunday’s 6.2/12 is Fox’s best rating for the Las Vegas race since 2003 (6.3/13), which not coincidentally is also the last year that Fox’s Vegas race was not preceded by a bye week. For the season-to-date, NASCAR On Fox is averaging a 7.2/14 for the Sprint Cup, up +3% over last year’s 7.0/14. So far this season, Fox has aired four Sprint Cup events that were not impacted by weather (Bud Shootout, Daytona qualifying, Daytona 500, Las Vegas 400) and all four have either matched or beaten last year’s metered market rating.(Fox PR), have not seen any ratings on Monday’s rain-delayed Cup race.(3-4-2008)
