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closeTV ratings for NASCAR's Homestead races decline, following 2007 trend
JIM UTTER
The Charlotte Observer
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2007
The Nov. 18 Ford 400 season finale of the Nextel Cup Series in Homestead, Fla., received a 4.2 national rating on ABC, down 11 percent from the same race one year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. Last season's race on NBC received a 4.7 national rating. All 10 races in this season's Chase for the Nextel Cup produced lower TV ratings - many significantly so - than last season.
The Cup season finale was the seventh-highest-rated sports program of the weekend, coming in behind four NFL games and two college football games.
The Nov. 17 Busch Series finale received a 1.2 rating on ESPN, down from a 1.9 a year ago on TNT. The Nov. 16 Craftsman Truck Series finale received a 0.4 rating on Speed, down from a 0.6 on the same network a year ago.
| TRACK FACTS Date Opened: Fall 1995 First NWCS Race: Pennzoil 400, November 14, 1999 Qualifying Record: Jamie McMurray, 181.111 mph (29.816 sec.), 11/14/03 Race Record: Bobby Labonte, 116.868 mph, 11/16/03 Owner: ISC President: Curtis Gray Phone: (305) 230-5000 Tickets: (305) 230-7223 Shipping Address: One Speedway Blvd. Homestead, FL 33035 Mailing Address: One Speedway Blvd. Homestead, FL 33035 |
TRACK CONFIGURATION Distance: 1.5 Mile Oval Banking: 20° variable Length of Frontstretch: 1,760 ft. Length of Backstretch: 1,760 ft. Grandstand Seating: 72,000 Miles/Laps: 400.5 mi. = 267 laps |
