NASCAR Pocono and Iowa TV ratings (Update)

UPDATE A summary of final NASCAR TV ratings from last weekend:

Event Date Channel Rating Viewers (Millions)
NASCAR Sprint Cup: Pocono 8/4 ESPN 3.2 5.063
NASCAR Countdown 8/4 ESPN 1.2 1.716
NASCAR Nationwide Series: Iowa 8/3 ESPN 1.0 1.509
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Pocono 8/3 Speed 0.6 0.746

08/06/13 ESPN’s live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, Aug. 4, earned a 3.2 U.S. household rating, averaging 5,062,612 viewers, according to the Nielsen Company.

The rating rose 10 percent from the 2012 race, which earned a 2.9 U.S. rating and averaged 4,448,849 viewers.

ESPN’s live telecast of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday night, Aug. 3, earned a 1.0 U.S. household rating, averaging 1,508,846 viewers. Last year’s race earned a 0.7 U.S. rating and averaged 1,079,432 viewers.