Nationwide Talladega TV rating tanks

ABC’s live telecast of the Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race last Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway earned a final national rating of 1.8, down from the 2.6 earned for last year’s race that also aired on ABC, according to the network.

Last year’s Talladega event set a record for the largest audience ever for a NASCAR Nationwide Series event on ABC. The 2007 edition of the race earned a 2.1 rating.