Fox’s coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series’ return to action Sunday drew 6.23 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The race, the fan-free Real Heroes 400 live from Darlington Racewa…
Cup Series’ return to action Sunday drew 6.23 million viewers, according to Nielsen data. The race, the fan-free Real Heroes 400 live from Darlington Raceway in North Carolina, was one of the first live sporting events in the country since the coronavirus was declared a national emergency March 13.
The network said it was the most watched NASCAR Cup Series race since the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 in Atlanta on March 5, 2017.also aired Bundesliga soccer this weekend as the German pro league also returned to action with a slate of fan-free games. The NASCAR race, which aired beginning at 3:30 PM ET, had trickled into primetime on the East Coast by the time Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag. It kicked off an ambitious seven-race slate on Fox, Fox Sports 1 and Fox Deportes that includes events today and tomorrow in Darlington before the series moves north to Charlotte for four races including Sunday’s Coca-Cola 400 .
The network covered Sunday’s race from three sites: reporter Regan Smith, camera operators, a director, technical director and reduced crew at Darlington; producers and the play-by-play booth in the Charlotte studios; and replay, graphics and commercials handled in Los Angeles. Tonight’s race from the NASCAR Infinity Series airs at 8 PM ET , while the main series returns Wednesday for the Darlington 500k at 7:30 PM ET .
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