NASCAR Kansas TV ratings plummet

UPDATE The final rating for last weekend's Kansas Nextel Cup race on ABC was a 3.1, down 22.5% from last year's race on NBC and down 31.2% from 2005, also on NBC.

10/01/07 The overnight USA TV rating for the NASCAR Nextel Cup: LifeLock 400 on ABC 2:00-6:00pm was a 2.8. Race experienced two rain delays on ABC. At 6:00pm, the race went to ESPN2 while still under rain delay. Racing resumed from 7:15-8:30pm ET on ESPN2, earning a 2.1 overnight rating. The 2.8 was down 18% from 2006's 3.4 and down 23% from the 3.6 overnight rating in 2005. By comparison the highest NFL football game rating on Sunday was a 12.5/24 share. Football continues to dwarf NASCAR especially as NASCAR's ratings keep dropping.