NASCAR iRacing TV Ratings: May 3, 2020 (Dover International Speedway)

Dover tv ratings for the NASCAR Pro Series

On Sunday, NASCAR returned to the digital world. Dover International Speedway hosted the latest round of the show.

View the full NASCAR tv ratings for the online racing series below.

William Byron drove it to victory lane on the 1-mile concrete oval. He continued Hendrick Motorsports domination of the simulator races.

Related: Dover Race Results (FULL RACE VIDEO)

Next week, it’s the NASCAR Pro Invitational Series finale. Uniquely, The race will be held at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The track was cleaned by Dale Earnhardt Jr and scanned by iRacing late last year.

North Wilkesboro Speedway isn’t even released in the game just yet. The legendary track makes it’s debut in the sim racing service, on network television.

Related: North Wilkesboro Speedway set for NASCAR iRacing Series debut!

These races have been put on display, without a contract between NASCAR, iRacing and Fox.

“Nobody has their hand out, nobody is asking for a payment or money,” iRacing president Steve Myers told Sports Business Daily.

“We’re not writing checks to anyone and we haven’t asked for money from anyone. We viewed this as an opportunity to do something for the industry and try to help our partners in a time when no one can do anything.”

The online stint has nearly come to a close, two weeks from now, NASCAR will return in the real-world. The 2020 season resumes at Darlington Raceway on May 17. The will be followed by six more races in the month of May alone.

Related: Where is NASCAR going after May? Three tracks set to be removed

NASCAR TV Ratings: iRacing

To watch some simulator racing, NASCAR fans tuned in by the near millions:

May 3, 2020
Dover International Speedway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Viewers: 0.903 million
Network: FS1/FOX

April 26, 2020
Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Viewers: 1.24 million
Network: FS1/FOX

April 19, 2020
Richmond Raceway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Viewers: 1.18 million
Network: FS1/FOX

April 5, 2020
Bristol Motor Speedway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Rating: 0.81 rating
Viewers: 1.179 million
Network: FS1/FOX

March 29, 2020
Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Rating: 0.81 rating
Viewers: 1.339 million
Network: FS1/FOX

Homestead was the first iRacing event shown on TV:

March 22, 2020
Homestead-Miami Speedway
NASCAR iRacing Series

Rating: 0.53 rating
Viewers: 903K
Network: FS1


Real world NASCAR TV Ratings

So, how does that compare to a real NASCAR race? Here’s the last 2020 race run before the postponement:

March 11, 2020
Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 2.2 rating
Viewers: 3.74M
Network: FOX

Here’s the data for the 2019 championship finale:

November 21, 2019
Homestead-Miami Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 2.2 rating
Viewers: 3.74M
Network: NBC

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March 24, 2019
Martinsville Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 1.5
Viewers: 2.45M
Network: FOX

March 31, 2019
Texas Motor Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 2.2
Viewers: 3.6M

April 13, 2019
Richmond Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 1.7 rating
Viewers: 2.79M
Network: FOX

April 28, 2019
Talladega Superspeedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 2.8 rating
Viewers: 4.52M
Network: FOX

May 4, 2019
Dover International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 0.96 rating
Viewers: 1.54M
Network: FOX

May 11, 2019
Kansas Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 1.2 rating
Viewers: 2.1M

May 16, 2019
Kansas Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series
Rating: 1.2
Viewers: 2.18M
Network: FS1

May 18, 2019
Charlotte Motor Speedway

Monster Energy Open
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 0.77
Viewers: 1.2M

May 18, 2019
Charlotte Motor Speedway

All-Star Race
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 1.4
Viewers: 2.4M

May 26, 2019
Charlotte Motor Speedway

Coke 600
NASCAR Cup Series

Rating: 2.5
Viewers: 4.2M

June 11, 2019
Michigan International Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series
Rating: 1.0
Viewers: 1.58M
Network: FS1

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