Sunday’s STP 500 continued the downward trend for Sprint Cup Series TV ratings this season as the race scored a 2.2 overnight rating.
According to Sports Media Watch, this is a 12 percent drop from the event one year ago that scored a 2.5 rating. Last year’s event was the first time the Martinsville Speedway race aired on FOX Sports 1.
The race’s rating marks a 42 percent drop from the 2014 event that broadcast on FOX and came in at a 3.8 rating.
Martinsville marked the first of seven races that will air on FS1 this season. The next race on the channel will be the May 7th event at Kansas Speedway.