BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - APRIL 11: William Sawalich, driver of the #18 SoundGear Toyota, and Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Ollie's Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 11, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - APRIL 11: William Sawalich, driver of the #18 SoundGear Toyota, and Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Ollie's Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 11, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series TV Ratings for Bristol Motor Speedway

The CW earned 1,219,000 total viewers for Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, per Nielsen panel + big data. It is the most-watched Bristol spring race ever.

Viewership peaked at 1,348,000 total viewers in the closing laps, which saw Connor Zilisch hang on for the victory over a hard charging Kyle Larson. The audience increased 22% over last year’s spring Bristol race held on the same weekend.