NASCAR TV ratings continue plummet

UPDATE Fox's broadcast of last Sunday's Auto Club 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at California Speedway fell 9.5 percent from 2006. This year's race drew a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 6.7 and a 13 market share. The rating fell from 7.4 last year and was well off the 7.9 the race drew in 2005.

02/26/07 Fox's broadcast of Sunday's Auto Club 500 Nextel Cup race from California Speedway earned an overnight Nielsen Media Research rating of 6.2 and a 11 share. The 6.2 tied last year's 6.2/12 overnight rating, but it was 12.7 percent lower than the 7.1 Fox earned for the race in 2005.