NASCARs Bristol TV ratings emerge after brutal | Golf News

NASCAR’s Cup Series viewing figures at Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 have been revealed after the Masters dominated the sports activities TV panorama.

12.99 million viewers tuned in to watch Rory McIlroy pursue and win his first Augusta Green Jacket. Sports Business Journal mentioned 2.054M viewers watched as Hendrick Motorsports star Kyle Larson dominated Sunday’s Cup Series race.

However, that decreased from the earlier Bristol spring race on over-the-air FOX, which had 3.809M viewers. Saturday’s Xfinity Series race’s viewing figures on CW Network have additionally been launched, with 1.001M watching as Larson scooped his first win of the weekend after narrowly lacking out on the Truck Series victory on Friday evening.

CW Network skilled a 25% increase in viewership in comparison with the identical weekend race final 12 months, and it was the most-watched Bristol race in complete viewers since 2017. It was additionally the primary time since 2017 that the primary 9 Xfinity Series races of the 12 months have hit over 1M complete viewers.

The Masters supplied more twists and turns than Larson’s domination for its viewership. At one level on Sunday, McIlroy seemed like blowing his most vital likelihood of finishing the Grand Slam and eventually successful the Masters.

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McIlroy was pressured into a playoff with Justin Rose, who was close to turning into the second-oldest Masters winner in historical past behind Jack Nicklaus. The 35-year-old Northern Irishman missed a game-winning putt on the 18th and ultimate gap earlier than sinking his second attempt to power a playoff.

McIlroy stayed calm towards Rose and gained the Green Jacket in three photographs to Rose’s 4 on the 18th. The golf famous person’s feelings spilled out instantly upon his game-winning putt. McIlroy dropped to his knees, and the tears flowed.

Whether McIlroy would win a Masters in his profession had long been a large speaking level in golf each season at Augusta. “It’s [been] very difficult,” McIlroy mentioned. “I think I’ve carried that burden since August 2014. It’s nearly 11 years. And not just about winning my next major, but the career grand slam. Trying to join a group of five players to do it, watching a lot of my peers get Green Jackets in the process. Yeah, it’s been difficult.

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“I’ve tried to approach this tournament with the most positive attitude each and every time that I’ve shown up and I think just the sort of cumulative experience that I’ve gained coming back here each and every year, I just feel like I get a little more comfortable with the shots needed. There’s talking about it and actually doing it.

“Today was difficult. I was unbelievably nervous this morning. Look, it was a heavy weight to carry and thankfully now I don’t have to carry it. That frees me up and I know I’m coming back here every year, which is lovely.

“It’s a dream come true. I have dreamt about that moment for as long as I can remember. There were points in my career where I didn’t know if I would have this nice garment over my shoulders.”