NASCAR ratings plummet on ESPN

ESPN averaged a 3.8 U.S. area rating and 6.1 million viewers for five NASCAR Nextel Cup race telecasts this season, with the Michigan race airing on a Tuesday morning on ESPN2 due to weather, earning a 1.3 rating and 1.8 million viewers. Excluding the rain-delayed race, ESPN's five races were down 15.6% in ratings and 15.2% in viewers from last year, when TNT and NBC aired the six races, averaging a 4.5 rating and 7.2 million viewers, with each net airing three races. SportsBusiness Daily