NASCAR Dover TV Ratings plummet

ESPN's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Sunday earned a final national household coverage rating of 2.8 (2.4 U.S. rating), averaging 3,965,722 viewers, 23% lower than a year ago and continues NASCAR's 3-year slide. Last year's race aired on ABC and earned a 3.1 U.S. rating [with 5.08 million viewers].

ESPN2's live telecast of Saturday's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Dover earned a final national household coverage rating of 1.2, the same rating earned for last year's race that also aired on ESPN2. The telecast averaged 1,624,214 viewers, an 11 percent increase from last year. ESPN2's NASCAR Nationwide Series ratings have remained consistent all season and are slightly up from ratings at this point last year. ESPN PR

The Camping World Truck Series race from Las Vegas on Speed earned a 0.54, up 17 percent from a 0.46 last year.