North Wilkesboro tv viewers for the eNASCAR Pro Series finale
As NASCAR sat on the sidelines due to the pandemic, drivers turned to digital racing games. Seven races were held, sanction by NASCAR and run on iRacing.
View full NASCAR iRacing tv viewership below.
On Saturday, the series hosted the online finale. The track was North Wilkesboro Speedway, a track that also made it’s iRacing debut.
Denny Hamlin drove it victory lane. It was a gnarly short track racing finish as Hamlin put the bump-and-run to Chastain, picking up the win.
The track is a fan favorite among NASCAR’s core fanbase. But, the tv numbers wouldn’t agree.
North Wilkesboro Speedway was the least-watched broadcast of the entire eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series.
It’s worth noting, the race at North Wilkesboro was run on a Saturday afternoon. That’s different from all the other Pro Invitational events, which were run on Sunday afternoon.
The series was an overall success. The series set a record for the most-watched eSports event on April 26th, 2020. Talladega Superspeedway say 1.24 million viewers.
Now, the games are over. NASCAR is set to return to the track, for real this time. Darlington Raceway will host NASCAR’s return on May 17th.
Related: North Wilkesboro Racing – May 9, 2020
NASCAR TV Ratings: iRacing
To watch some simulator racing, NASCAR fans tuned in by the near millions:
May 9, 2020
North Wilkesboro Speedway
NASCAR iRacing Series
Viewers: 0.688 million
Network: FS1/FOX
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 8, 2020
Phoenix Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series
Rating: 2.72 rating
Viewers: 4.575M
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
