The Nationwide Series Camping World 300 at Daytona was the most-viewed Nationwide Series race ever on ESPN2 with an average of 3,238,062 viewers. ESPN2 had live, flag-to-flag coverage of the event on Saturday, Feb. 14. The viewership number represented a slight increase over the telecast of last year’s race, which also set a viewership record. The race earned a 2.4 household coverage rating, down from the 2.5 earned for last year’s race that also aired on ESPN2, and even with the rating earned for the event on ESPN2 in 2007.ESPN2 will again be the home of the Nationwide Series in 2009, with select races televised on ESPN and ABC. Season ratings for the series on ESPN2 were up seven percent in 2008 from 2007.(ESPN PR)(2-18-2009)
