Nielsen Ratings for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on SPEED were higher for the second consecutive race as Wednesday night’s midweek event from Bristol scored a .67 (492,000 households), up 6 percent from last year’s .63 (460,000 households). The race, won by Kyle Busch, peaked at a Nielsen Rating of .79 (582,000 households), up 4 percent from last year’s .76 (550,000 households). During ’09 to date, the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is averaging a 0.91 (665,000 households), up 7 percent compared to the ’08 equivalent-date averages of 0.85 (615,000 households). The popular pre-race show, NCWTS Setup with Krista Voda, scored a Nielsen Rating of .55 (407,000 households), up 175 percent from last year’s .20 (142,000 households). The NASCAR Whelen Modified Series race from Bristol scored a .45 (329,000 households).(SPEEDtv PR)(8-21-2009)
