Dismal Indy qualifying TV rating

UPDATE The final rating for Indy pole qualifying on ABC was a 0.8/2 share.

05/14/07 Despite the new gimmick the IRL has developed for Indy 500 qualifying, the fans don't seem to be interested. The overnight TV rating for the Indy 500 pole day qualifications on ABC Saturday was a dismal 0.8. Couple that with the 10,000 estimate for attendance at the track on Saturday one can conclude that Tony George has essentially killed the family's biggest asset by creating the IRL, splitting the sport, and taking it from as big as NASCAR to where it is today. And the longer the split continues, the lower the sport will plummet.