Big, bad football is back, giving racing a significant new challenger for TV audience.NASCAR's throwback Monster Energy Cup Series race at Darlington on NBCSN scored a 1.82 rating, averaging 3.1m viewers. That's down from a 2.81/4.6m last year, although to be fair that race aired on NBC – and this...

Kalitta Motorsports named former Rookie of the Year and U.S. Nationals champion Richie Crampton as the driver of the SealMaster Top Fuel dragster. He will begin his tenure for Kalitta Motorsports at this weekend's U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and will remain in the seat for the balance of the 2017...

The first weekend of summer also marked the end of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season on Fox, as the series moves to NBC for its remaining races.SportsBusiness Journal reports Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma drew a 1.94 overnight for the Fox finale, down...

Changes in NASCAR's 2017 schedule brought the national series to Michigan and Gateway Motorsports Park this weekend, with Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2 carrying the full slate as well as coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.Ratings for the 24-hour race are not yet available.The Monster Energy...

You know it's a good ratings performance when your overnight rating bests a FIFA World Cup qualifier between the United States and Mexico.Sunday's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono led the weekend for Fox Sports 1 with a 2.0 overnight rating (about 3.5 million viewers), according to SportsBusiness...

The stars were out last weekend with Indianapolis 500 time trials playing out Saturday and Sunday on broadcast network TV, while NASCAR's Monster Energy Cup Series All-Star Race was Saturday night on FOX Sports 1.The Verizon IndyCar Series' signature event continued its run on ABC with two-hour live telecasts on...

Ron Capps raced his NAPA Auto Parts Dodge Charger R/T to his third consecutive Funny Car victory this season Sunday at the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.Steve Torrence (Top Fuel), Bo Butner (Pro Stock) and LE Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were also winners in their...

The telecast of the 59th Daytona 500 scored a final rating of 6.6 on FOX with a 15 share, (meaning 15% of all TVs in use were tuned in), with an average viewership 11.9 million. The rating was equal to last year, although the average broadcast audience in metered markets...

NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup got off to a slow start in the TV ratings wars against the big, bad NFL on Sunday.NBCSN's telecast of the Sprint Cup race from Chicagoland scored a 1.6 rating with an average household audience of 2.7 million. That's down from a 1.9 last...

NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing teams face unique challenges this weekend at Bandimere Speedway near Denver, where they must adapt their race tune-ups to an altitude of more than 5,800 ft. And they will be tackling that challenge before a national broadcast network audience, as FOX will air three hours...