Indy 500 TV ratings tumble

UPDATE The final Indy 500 TV rating on ABC last Sunday was 4.0/11 Share, down 11.2% from last year's 4.5 final rating on ABC.

05/26/09 As a result of having its early races on Versus and no continuity and marketing with ESPN/ABC on all their media platforms leading up to the Indy 500, the 93rd Indianapolis 500 on ABC Sunday earned a 4.2 overnight Nielsen rating, down 17.6% from a 5.1 overnight for the '08 race.