NASCAR arrived at World Wide Technology Raceway, and the drama at the end of the Cup Series event was unpredictable. Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell fought it out; however, Bell suffered engine troubles that ended his chances. Then, Blaney shockingly ran out of gas coming to the white flag, leading to another Team Penske driver’s first win of 2024.
At the end of the day, Austin Cindric passed Ryan Blaney for his first Cup Series win since the 2022 Daytona 500. After a slight overview of the notable moments, here are the NASCAR TV ratings following the 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway.
.@FS1 averaged 2.459 million viewers for Sunday's NASCAR race @WWTRaceway, up from 2.160 million for last year's event that had a lightning delay and was missing a suspended @ChaseElliott.
🔲 Top five markets:
1) Charlotte
2) Greensboro
3) Raleigh
4) Norfolk
5) Memphis pic.twitter.com/vGzwoAUeq8— Adam Stern (@A_S12) June 4, 2024
NASCAR and FOX Sports earned 2.459 million average viewers for the 2024 Enjoy Illinois 300, which is up roughly 14% from the 2023 event. Last year, a lightning delay and Chase Elliott’s absence affected the viewership compared to this season. Overall, the viewership produced in 2024 has been positive and should continue moving forward.
Now, the Cup Series is focusing its attention on the Sonoma Raceway, as the 16th NASCAR race weekend will soon be underway.
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