NASCAR TV viewership down after the Texas Motor Speedway event
Over the weekend, NASCAR raced at Texas Motor Speedway. Chase Elliott, the fan favorite went to victory lane picking up his second win of the 2026 season.
View NASCAR TV ratings from Texas Motor Speedway.
Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race was seen by 2.286M on average with a 1.29 rating. This was first reported by Adam Stern.
As shown below, those numbers are down from prior races at the same track.
Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Series race brought in 1.110M viewers on average. That made it the most watched O’Reilly race at Texas since 2018. The race peaked with 1,470,000 viewers. The average viewership was up 11% over the 2025 race.
Texas Race Results: May 3, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)
Texas Motor Speedway
TV Ratings
May 3, 2026
Viewers: 2.286M
Rating: 1.29
FS1
May 4, 2025
Viewers: 2.569M
Rating: 1.4
FS1
April 14, 2024
Viewers: 2.310M
Rating: 1.3
FS1
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