NASCAR arrived at the Chicago Street Course, and it was full of drama. The NASCAR Cup Series dealt with heavy rain and wet tires, leading to a timed race ending at 9:20 p.m. ET. Shane van Gisbergen and Joey Hand won the first two stages; however, a split strategy between slick and wet tires before 9:20 p.m. led to a Hendrick Motorsports driver’s first win of 2024.
At the end of the day, Alex Bowman held off Tyler Reddick for his first win of the 2024 NASCAR season. After a slight overview of the notable moments, here are the NASCAR TV ratings following the 2024 Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course.
.@NBC got 3.87 million viewers for yesterday's Chicago Street Race (including streaming); comp to last year isn't fully direct after mid-race red flag, but 2023 event got nearly 4.8 million.
🔲 Sunday's viewership was still 35% higher than average @NASCAR race on NBC last year. pic.twitter.com/OQ2pZ4LMnM
— Adam Stern (@A_S12) July 8, 2024
NASCAR and NBC Sports earned 3.87 million average viewers for the 2024 Grant Park 165, including a red flag that pushed the Cup Series event to end before its scheduled distance. In 2023, the network earned roughly 4.8 million average viewers on Sunday. NBC Sports should be happy about this result, as the rain delay still kept its numbers on the higher end of the spectrum.
Now, the Cup Series is focusing its attention on the The Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway, as the 21st NASCAR race weekend will soon be underway.
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