INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 25: Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet, kisses the yard of bricks after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) | Getty Images
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - JULY 25: Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet, kisses the yard of bricks after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) | Getty Images

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series TV Ratings: Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The CW earned 1,250,000 total viewers for Saturday’s Pennzoil 250 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, per Nielsen panel-only data. It is the most-watched O’Reilly race at Indianapolis since 2022 when the road course race was aired on NBC.

Viewership peaked in the closing laps at 1,521,000 total viewers, seeing Carson Kvapil hold off Justin Allgaier for his first victory. Compared to last year’s Indianapolis event on the same weekend, there was a 13% increase in viewership.