IRL beating Champ Car in ‘USA’ ratings race
UPDATE
Champ Car Year to Date Ratings
DATE NET RACE RATING VIEWERS*
4/8 NBC Vegas Grand Prix 0.8 923
4/15 NBC Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 0.6 721
4/22 ESPN Grand Prix of Houston 0.3 298
6/10 ABC Mazda Grand Prix of Portland 0.6 879
6/24 CBS Grand Prix of Cleveland 0.6 788
7/1 ESPN Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant 0.2 189
7/8 ESPN Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto 0.3 336
7/22 ESPN Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton 0.3 336
7/29 ESPN2 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose 0.3 341
Total 8.609M
Indy Racing League
DATE NET RACE RATING VIEWERS*
3/24 ESPN2 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 0.7 829
4/1 ESPN Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 0.4 388
4/21 ESPN Indy Japan 300 0.4 379
4/29 ESPN2 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 0.3 366
5/27 ABC Indianapolis 500 4.3 6,402
6/3 ABC ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt 225 1.0 1,345
6/9 ESPN2 Bombardier Learjet 550 0.7 875
6/24 ABC Iowa Corn Indy 250 1.1 1,593
6/30 ESPN SunTrust Indy Challenge 0.6 803
7/8 ABC Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix 1.0 1,385
7/15 ESPN Firestone Indy 200 0.4 508
7/22 ABC Honda 200 1.7 2,432
Total 17.305M
Champ Car Year to Date Ratings
DATE NET RACE RATING VIEWERS*
4/8 NBC Vegas Grand Prix 0.8 923
4/15 NBC Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 0.6 721
4/22 ESPN Grand Prix of Houston 0.3 298
6/10 ABC Mazda Grand Prix of Portland 0.6 879
6/24 CBS Grand Prix of Cleveland 0.6 788
7/1 ESPN Grand Prix of Mont-Tremblant 0.2 189
7/8 ESPN Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto 0.3 336
7/22 ESPN Rexall Grand Prix of Edmonton 0.3 336
7/29 ESPN2 Canary Foundation Grand Prix of San Jose 0.3 341
Total 8.609M
Indy Racing League
DATE NET RACE RATING VIEWERS*
3/24 ESPN2 XM Satellite Radio Indy 300 0.7 829
4/1 ESPN Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 0.4 388
4/21 ESPN Indy Japan 300 0.4 379
4/29 ESPN2 Kansas Lottery Indy 300 0.3 366
5/27 ABC Indianapolis 500 4.3 6,402
6/3 ABC ABC Supply Co. A.J. Foyt 225 1.0 1,345
6/9 ESPN2 Bombardier Learjet 550 0.7 875
6/24 ABC Iowa Corn Indy 250 1.1 1,593
6/30 ESPN SunTrust Indy Challenge 0.6 803
7/8 ABC Watkins Glen Indy Grand Prix 1.0 1,385
7/15 ESPN Firestone Indy 200 0.4 508
7/22 ABC Honda 200 1.7 2,432
Total 17.305M
* in 000s Data Courtesy of Nielsen Ratings
07/27/07 Year-to-date USA TV ratings. It's clear that Champ Car has much work to do in this area. For one they will need more American drivers and have to quadruple their marketing and advertising budget. How ironic that the IRL's highest rated race outside of Indy was a road course – Mid-Ohio – not shown on this chart. The overnight was a 1.9, but was an anomaly due to the British Golf Tournament knockoff.
