UPDATE: Monday’s NASCAR Cup Series makeup race at Talladega, won by Bubba Wallace, averaged 1.16 million viewers on NBCSN — down 25% from the last time the fall race was run on a Monday two years ago (1.54M). Last year’s “spring” Talladega race, which ran on a Monday in June, aired on FOX and averaged 3.36 million. Keep in mind last year’s race attracted greater-than-usual national interest because of an incident involving Wallace.
The Xfinity Series race at Talladega, which was run as scheduled, averaged a 0.6 (+21%) and 983,000 (+20%) on Saturday afternoon.
ORIGINAL POST 10-6-2021: NBCSN earned a .778 ratings with 1.16 million viewers for Monday’s YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
There is no direct comparison to previous years.
NBCSN earned a 0.77 rating and 1.16 million viewers for Monday's re-scheduled Cup race at Talladega, won by Bubba Wallace.
➖ No direct comp to '20 event, which ran on a Sunday on NBC; the '19 event concluded on a Monday on NBCSN/got 1.54M viewers, but that fell on Columbus Day. pic.twitter.com/Vszn21lKGK
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) October 6, 2021