NASCAR's Martinsville Races Draw Millions, Record-Breaking Viewership

0:00It's April 2nd. This is F1 News today, powered by AI your team, your update. NASCAR's Cup Series race at Martinsville pulled in 2,394,000 viewers this past Sunday. Chase Elliott grabbed the win, his first there in a while, after battling through traffic against last year's champ, Denny Hamlin. That's a small dip from last year's 2,422,000 for the same weekend slot at the same short track. Still, Elliott's comeback vibe had fans buzzing about his strategy and that final duel. Shifting to Saturday, the O'Reilly Auto Parts series race smashed records with 1,198,000 total viewers. That's an 18% jump from last year and the biggest crowd ever for this event on that weekend. It even topped the most watched second tier race at Martinsville since October 29th, 2022, peaking at 1,300,000, 33,000 in one-key quarter hour from 540 to 545 pm.

1:00These fresh numbers come from the industry's new Nielsen panel plus big data tool, showing NASCAR holding strong even as viewing habits shift across sports.