ESPN2’s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Darlington Raceway on Friday night, May 6, earned a final national household coverage rating of 1.0 (0.9 U.S. rating), averaging 1,351,148 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The rating was down from the 1.1 for last year’s event that also aired on ESPN2. For the season, NASCAR Nationwide Series ratings across ESPN networks are up 15 percent from this point last season.(ESPN)(5-10-2011)
