The recent double-header competition between the NASCAR and IndyCar series held at Phoenix Raceway has been a resounding success in terms of television viewership. The cooperation between the two categories has led to a notable increase in the number of viewers throughout the weekend.
The NASCAR Cup race held on Sunday managed to attract 1,841,000 viewers on the FS1 channel. These figures surpass the 2,820,000 viewers from the same race the previous year at the same time. The peak moment of the broadcast recorded 3,516,000 viewers, coinciding with the last ten laps and the intense battle between Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell.
On the other hand, the IndyCar race, aired on Saturday on FOX, also experienced a significant increase, with 1,247,000 viewers, a figure that represents a 77% increase compared to the second race of last season, which only attracted 704,000 viewers. Additionally, there was a notable 95% increase in viewership for races aired on Saturdays compared to the previous year.
These numbers marked the highest viewership for an IndyCar race on a Saturday since the competition at Texas Motor Speedway in 2020, which garnered 1,250,000 viewers. In contrast, the last IndyCar race in Phoenix, held in 2018, recorded 254,000 viewers on the NBC Sports Network.
Furthermore, during Saturday’s event, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race had an average of 1,154,000 viewers on the CW channel, slightly below the 1,200,000 from the previous year. In this regard, the second division of NASCAR maintains an average of 1,451,000 viewers, remaining virtually unchanged compared to last year.
