2019 Cup Series at Kansas Television Ratings End Slightly Down From 2018

KANSAS CITY, KS – MAY 11: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Red Nose Day Toyota, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., driver of the #17 SunnyD Ford, and Kurt Busch, driver of the #1 Global Poker Chevrolet, race during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2019 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

Fans who tuned into FS1’s coverage of the Digital Ally 400 at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night were treated to one of the best 1.5-mile speedway races in quite some time. Brad Keselowski won in a dog-fight with Alex Bowman, Erik Jones, Clint Bowyer and Chase Elliott.

Although the race was a nail-biter, ratings actually decreased slightly for this event from a season ago.

The 2018 edition of the Kansas race scored a 1.23 rating, while the overnight rating for this year’s edition was a 1.17.

The top-five markets were: Richmond (4.6), Greenville (4.5), Greensboro (4.2), Charlotte (3.4) and Indianapolis (3.3).

.@FS1 earned a 1.17 overnight rating for Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series #DigitalAlly400 @KansasSpeedway, off slightly from a 1.23 for last year’s race.

? Top five markets:
1) Richmond: 4.6
2) Greenville: 4.5
3) Greensboro: 4.2
4) Charlotte: 3.4
5) Indianapolis: 3.3 pic.twitter.com/4lKNNehsi3

— Adam Stern (@A_S12) May 13, 2019

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