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JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2007
TV ratings for the Nov. 11 Nextel Cup Series race broadcast on ABC from Phoenix International Raceway were down 19 percent from the same race one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research.
The Nov. 11 Checker Auto Parts 500 received a 3.8 rating, down from a 4.7 received in 2006 when the race was broadcast on NBC.
The race was the seventh-highest-rated sports program of the week behind four NFL games and two college football games. The first nine races of the Chase for the Nextel Cup registered a decline in ratings from a year ago.
Final ratings from Sunday's season finale at Homestead, Fla., are not yet available.
The Busch race at Phoenix received a 1.1 rating on ESPN2, down from a 1.9 the year before and broadcast on NBC. The Phoenix Truck race received a 0.6 rating, down from a 0.7 the year before. Both were broadcast on Speed Channel.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: 1964 First NWCS Race: Checker 500, November 6, 1988 Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 135.854 mph (26.499 sec.), 11/5/04 Race Record: Tony Stewart, 118.132 mph, 11/7/99 Owner: ISC President: Emmett "Buddy" Jobe Phone: (602) 252-3833 Tickets: (623) 252-2227 Shipping Address: (Downtown Office) 1313 N. Second St. #1300 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Mailing Address: (Track) 7602 S. 115th Ave. Avondale, AZ 85323 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.0 Mile Oval Banking in Turns 1-2: 11° Banking in Turns 3-4: 9° Banking on Straights: None Length of Frontstretch: 1,179 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,551 ft. Grandstand Seating: 76,812 Miles/Laps: 312 mi. = 312 laps |