Las Vegas NASCAR race sees bump in TV ratings

Racers compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in Las Vegas. (Benjamin Hager Review-Journal) @BenjaminHphoto

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By Ron Kantowski / Las Vegas Review-Journal

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Television ratings for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway were up a tick over last year’s race.

Fox TV earned a 2.9 in the overnight ratings, according to the Sports Business Journal. That was a 4 percent increase over the 2018 race which received a 2.8.

That should make NASCAR the highest-rated U.S. sporting event for the third straight week beginning its 2019 season, Sports Business Journal said.

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Contact Ron Kantowski at rkantowski@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0352. Follow @ronkantowski on Twitter.

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