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SPORTS WRAP Daytona 500 Goes 'Green'

Media | 02-12-2009
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This weekend, NASCAR revs up its 2009 season with its most popular race, the Daytona 500. And when it comes to the race's TV ratings, it's clear that NASCAR likes to go "Green."

In an analysis of the last ten Daytona 500s, Greenville, SC and Greensboro, NC emerged with the highest average household ratings among metered markets of 23.8 and 22.4, respectively. Rounding out the top five over that same time period are Orlando (20.0), Charlotte (19.6), and Knoxville (19.4).

Highest Avg. Household Rating: Daytona 500, 1999-2008
RankMarketHH Rating# of Households (000s)
1Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville23.8195
2Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem22.4142
3Orlando-Dayton Beach-Melbourne20.0249
4Charlotte19.6190
5Knoxville19.4100
6Indianapolis18.4188
7Jacksonville17.8107
8Dayton17.691
9Nashville17.3154
10Richmond-Petersburg16.585
Source: The Nielsen Company (2009).

But it's not just Southern cities that are captivated by NASCAR's season opener. Though it's ranked the lowest among the 56 metered markets in terms of household rating, New York City ranks first in terms of total household impressions with an average of 326,000 homes tuning in to the last ten races. Philadelphia (266,000 homes) and Chicago (233,000) are two other cities above the Mason-Dixon Line in the top-10 of markets showing strong average household interest in the Great American Race.

Highest Total Household Average: Daytona 500, 1999-2008
RankMarket# of Households (000s)HH Rating
1New York3264.5
2Atlanta28914.5
3Los Angeles2775.1
4Philadelphia2669.4
5Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne24920.0
6Chicago2337.0
7Tampa-St. Pete22313.8
8Washington, DC21810.1
9Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville19523.8
10Charlotte19019.6
Source: The Nielsen Company (2009).

Ryan Newman won last year's Daytona before an average of 17.8 million viewers. At its peak, the 2008 race had a 13.0 HH rating with 22.8 million sets of eyes watching. HD-capable homes were 22% more likely to watch last year's Daytona than the total U.S. average.

Perhaps most excited for the new season are NASCAR advertisers. Whether it's naming rights to various races, to patches on crew members' uniforms, to logos emblazoned on the cars themselves, it's no secret that NASCAR is an attractive vehicle for marketing products. According to Nielsen, NASCAR fans spend about 10% more on consumer-packaged goods than non-fans. Additionally, avid NASCAR fans are 4 times more likely than casual NASCAR fans to purchase a product endorsed by a NASCAR driver.

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