USA Network earned a 0.72 rating and averaged 1.294 million viewers for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway, according to Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern.
There is no direct comparison to last year because Phoenix hosted the championship race in 2025. The 33rd points race of the 2025 season at Las Vegas earned a 0.84 rating and averaged 1.7 million viewers.
.@USANetwork got a 0.72 rating and 1.294 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Freeway Insurance 500 @PhoenixRaceway.
➡️ There's no direct comp to last year since Phoenix was the 2025 championship, but the 33rd points race last year (Vegas) got a 0.84 + 1.7 million. pic.twitter.com/6ENpfkfOja
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) October 21, 2026