The NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series kicked off its Countdown to the Championship with a TV ratings win.
The Pep Boys NHRA Nationals from Reading, Pa., on Sunday attracted an average of 1,678,000 viewers on FOX TV. The number marks the most for an NHRA show on FOX TV and is up 150,000 from last year's previous record.The number included a record-for-NHRA 578,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic and 644,000 in the 25-54 demographic.
An NHRA representative said that the average of 1,678 million viewers was more than that of any IndyCar race this year, outside of the Indianapolis 500. “It’s exciting to see the partnership between the NHRA and FOX continue to grow and lead to such tremendous numbers,” NHRA Vice President of Broadcasting Steve Reintjes said. “The NHRA on FOX team has continued to deliver several new innovations during the broadcast and we were thrilled to again have Tony Stewart in the booth.
Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson Citizen Patriot and MLive Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek in 2011.
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