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Texas race TV ratings down 14 percent
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Friday, Nov. 09, 2007
TV ratings from last Sunday's Nextel Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway were down 14 percent from a year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research.
Sunday's Dickies 500 received a 3.7 rating on ABC, down from a 4.3 the race received last season on NBC. The race ranked No. 7 among the top 10 sports programs of the week, behind four NFL games and two college football games.
Last Saturday's Busch race at Texas received a 1.3 rating on ESPN2, down slightly from the 1.4 it received last season on TNT.
The Truck series race at Texas received a 0.6 rating on Speed, down from a 0.7 for the same race a year ago.
Every race in the Chase for the Nextel Cup this season has been down in ratings from a year ago.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: February 5, 1996 First NWCS Race: Interstate Batteries 500, April 6, 1997 Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 194.224 mph (27.803 sec), 4/5/02 Race Record: Terry Labonte, 144.276 mph, 3/28/99 Owner: SMI Chairman: O. Bruton Smith Phone: (817) 215-8500 Tickets: (817) 215-8500 Shipping Address: 3601 Hwy 114 Justin, TX 76247 Mailing Address: PO Box 500 Fort Worth, TX 76101 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-4: 24º Banking in Straightaways: 5º Length of Frontstretch: 2,250 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,330 ft. Grandstand Seating: 154,861 Miles/Laps: 501 mi. = 334 laps |
