Indy 500 TV ratings up, NASCAR down

UPDATE #2 The final NASCAR Nationwide Series: Carquest Auto Parts 300 TV rating on ESPN2 last Saturday was a 1.7.

05/28/08 The final Indy 500 TV rating was a 4.5 final national Nielsen rating on ABC Sunday. The rating is up 4.7% from a 4.3 for the '07 race. Meanwhile, Fox' coverage of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 earned a 4.7/10 share final national Nielsen rating up 4.4% from a 4.5 last year. After the final came in this is the "fifth time this NASCAR race outdated Indy since 2002.

05/27/08 The Indianapolis 500 earned a 5.1 overnight Nielsen rating on ABC on Sunday, up 6.3% from a 4.8 overnight last year. On Sunday night, Fox earned a 4.4 overnight Nielsen rating for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 from Charlotte, down 2.2% from a 4.5 overnight in ’07.