NASCAR TV ratings drop again, remain strongest in South

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NASCAR TV ratings drop again, remain strongest in South
Sports Scope found this 11/14/2007 on www.usatoday.com (flag)
This season's NASCAR Nextel Cup races — airing on Fox, TNT, ESPN and ABC — are averaging 4.2% of U.S. TV households — down 9% from last year's average and off 21% from 2005. ABC's Checker Auto Parts 500 on Sunday — when Jimmie Johnson virtually nailed down the season points title — showed interest still is largely regional. The race drew 10.5% of households in Greenville, S.C., 9.1% in ... (link)

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