Pocono Cup race earns 4.5 Nielsen rating

By SceneDaily Staff | Tuesday, August 05, 2008 3:00 AM EDT
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ESPN officials say Sunday’s coverage of the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway earned a 4.5 Nielsen Media Research rating, matching the 2007 figure for the same race.

The network says ESPN2’s coverage of Saturday’s Napa Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada, earned a 1.5, up 7.1 percent from a 1.4 last year.

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