ESPN’s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis on Saturday night, July 30, earned a 1.5 household coverage rating, averaging 2,059,000 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company. Last year’s race earned a 1.7 rating, the highest the race has earned since ESPN returned to live NASCAR race telecasts in 2007. Across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC, ratings for NASCAR Nationwide Series telecasts in 2011 are up 11 percent from this point last year.(ESPN)(8-2-2011)
