ESPN’s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway on Saturday night, June 4, earned a 1.4 final national household coverage rating (1.2 U.S. rating), averaging 2,023,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. The race was a new event on the series schedule and therefore there are no direct comparisons for previous ratings. Last year, an event was held at Nashville Superspeedway in the comparable prime time slot and earned a 1.3 HH rating. Across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, ratings for the NASCAR Nationwide Series are up 16 percent from this point last year.(ESPN)(6-7-2011)
