TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 24: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images
TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 24: Sammy Smith, driver of the #8 Pilot Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series The Progress Group 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) | Getty Images

O’Reilly Auto Parts Series TV Ratings: Talladega Superspeedway

The CW earned 1,021,000 total viewers for Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Per Nielsen Panel + Big Data. It marks the most-watched fall event at Talladega in series history.

Viewership peaked at 1,414,000 total viewers in the waning laps. The audience grew 40% compared to the same race weekend last year at Martinsville Speedway. It is the 22nd race of the season that has cracked the one-million viewers barrier.