SPEED coverage of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race from Charlotte scored a Nielsen Household Rating of .98 (773,000 households), up 42 percent from last year’s rain-delayed .69 and the highest rating from Charlotte since 2008. Race coverage peaked at 1.30 (1,024,000 households) and averaged more than one million viewers. It marks the fourth consecutive NCWTS race to score a year-to-year ratings increase (Martinsville 4 percent, Nashville 18 percent, Dover 26 percent). Ratings for the series are up 7 percent overall versus last year at this point. Next up for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series on SPEED June 4 at Kansas Speedway, where the series will celebrate its 400th race.(SPEEDtv PR)(5-23-2011)
