Overnight Ratings up 7% For Bristol, Highest Rated Saturday Cable Race in Two Years

BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – AUGUST 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, leads the field into turn one at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 17, 2019 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Michigan, a week ago, turned out to be the highest rated NASCAR race on cable television in nearly two years. It was awesome news.

The great news continues after Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol.

The race scored a 1.45 overnight rating, which is up 7% from a year ago for this same race. The 1.45 overnight rating is the best rating for a Saturday night cable broadcasted NASCAR race in two years.

.@NBCSN’s #NASCAR Cup Series race from Bristol averaged a 1.45 overnight rating, up 7% from the network’s race last year (1.36) and ranks as the best delivery for a Saturday Cup Series race on cable in two years

— Jim Utter (@jim_utter) August 18, 2019

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