This weekend was the Talladega 500, and the TV numbers are in. With one of the cleanest Talladega races in recent memory, The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck’s “Was Talladega a Good Race” poll scored the Talladega 500 at a 39% positive rating, with 25,185 votes. The critical question is, how did the TV numbers rank?

Xfinity Series

• Averaged 1.26 million viewers
• +20% over Rockingham
• 11th race to rank over 1 million average in 2025 (10 races)
• +21% YoY

Cup Series

• Averaged 4.041 million viewers
• -6% vs 2024

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