KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - APRIL 18: Taylor Gray, driver of the #54 Operation 300 Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on April 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - APRIL 18: Taylor Gray, driver of the #54 Operation 300 Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway on April 18, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series TV ratings for Kansas Speedway

The CW earned 1,180,000 total viewers for Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway, per Nielsen Panel + Big Data.

It’s the most-watched Kansas race in three years (since 2023 on NBC). Viewership was up +12% compared to last year’s same weekend race from Rockingham (4/19/25 on The CW).  The race peaked at 1,291,000 total viewers from 9:15-9:30pm ET.