The Chicago TV Ratings for the Cup race there are sketchy. Some TV Ratings from the Nextel Cup at Chicago on July 15, 2007 such as Zap2it.com reports the race drew a 4.0 rating with 4,478,000 households and 6,365,000 viewers, the third best of all cable programs. Last season the rating was a 5.2 when the race also aired on TNT. This report came from the Jayski.com webpage.
Daytona TV Ratings were vague as well, TNT’s The Closer was the top show of the week [7/2-7/8/2007), earning a 2.5, followed by its coverage of Nextel Cup Racing from Daytona, Fla. (2.2), and USA’s WWE Monday Night Raw (1.8). The Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway TV Ratings was held on July 7, 2007 according to digitalmedianet.com and the Jayski.com webpages. In 2006, the race was aired on network TV ,NBC, and drew a 5.1 rating.
Motor sport fans can celebrate Christmas early this year. The Race of Champions (ROC), boasting some of the biggest names in motor sport, is coming to the UK for the first time in its 20-year history and you can be part of it! Seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will return to race against the best from World Rally, NASCAR, touring cars and DTM. British stars David Coulthard, Jenson Button, Colin McRae and Andy Priaulx are all confirmed. These drivers will race each other in equal machinery to establish who is the champion of champions!
The organizers don’t want you to miss this spectacular day to remember at Wembley Stadium on 16 December 2007. Haymarket, as media partner to the Race of Champions, is happy to announce a 20 percent discount on tickets in the £35 – £75 price range until the 17 August, only through the Autosport Box Office. Check the Ticket Hotline – 0870 040 0394 or www.autosportboxoffice.com on the internet. Please quote promotional code: ERC to get the discount.
Here’s a real good one from the Valvoline Track Talk Newsletter. Yes, He REALLY Said That-Steve Johnson, Champ Car president, on his races. “We owe it to our fans to give them an Indy 500 at every event we can. We have to show them this is the Super Bowl we are delivering to them.” We really can’t say too much about that other than were laughing.
Here’s what’s on the tube this weekend for the gearheads. On Friday Speed offers F1 Practice from Hungary at 8 a.m. At 2 p.m. ESPN2 kicks in with NASCAR Busch Practice from Montreal. The Duce also airs the Nextel Cup Practice from Pocono at 3:30 p.m. Speed comes back at 8 p.m. with Grand-Am action from Montreal. Saturday goes like this. At 8 a.m. it’s F1 Qualifying from Hungary on Speed. At noon ESPN2 offers Busch Qualifying from Montreal. The ARCA RE/Max race from Pocono airs at 1 p.m. on Speed. ESPN2/RDS/TSN all air the Busch race from Montreal at 3 p.m. Sunday goes like this. Starting at 6 a.m. it’s the FIA GP2 race from Hungary on Speed followed by the F1 race from that same venue at 7:30 a.m. ESPN2 has World of Outlaws coverage at 11 a.m. At noon it’s the IRL Series going from MIS on ESPN2 while ESPN comes on line at 1 p.m. with the Cup race from Pocono. RDS will offer a tape of that event in Quebec at 7 p.m. (end)
NOTE: INFORMATION FOR THIS COLUMN CAME FROM VARIOUS REFERENCED SOURCES, PRESS RELEASES AND NOTES.
