bob jennings' WORLD O' RACING  05/15/99

1998 television ratings from Racer magazine

1998 attendance figures from On Track magazine

date	event	network	ratings	share	hh	97 ratings	attendance	weather
01/17	NASCAR Trucks Disney World	ESPN	1.2	NA	0.8m	1.6
01/24	IRL Disney World	ABC	1.8	5	1.7m	1.8	45,000
01/31	USSRC Rolex Daytona 24	ESPN2	0.4	NA	0.2m	0.6
02/08	Bud Shootout at Daytona	CBS	4.3	12	4.2m	3.7
02/14	Daytona Twin 125 milers	CBS	2.4	8	2.4m	3.2
02/14	NASCAR BGN Daytona	CBS	3.5	11	3.4m	3.1
02/15	Daytona 500	CBS	8.6	23	8.4m	8.6	180,000*
02/22	Winston Cup Rockingham	TNN	5.6	14	4.0m	5.4
02/22	NHRA Phoenix	TNN	0.8	1	0.6m
02/28	NASCAR BGN Las Vegas	ESPN	1.7	NA	1.2m
03/01	Winston Cup Las Vegas	ABC	5.8	14	5.7m
03/08	Formula One Australia					0.5	100,000	sunny, mild
03/08	IROC Daytona	ABC	3.3	7	3.2m	2.3
03/09	Winston Cup Atlanta	ESPN	2.7	NA	2.0m	5.5
03/15	CART Miami	ABC	1.9	5	1.9m	1.6	60,000	sunny, warm
03/15	NASCAR BGN Nashville	TNN	2.0	5	1.4m
03/21	NASCAR BGN Darlington	ESPN	1.6	NA	1.2m
03/22	Winston Cup Darlington	ESPN	4.8	NA	3.6m	5.4
03/22	IRL Phoenix	ABC	1.9	4	1.9m	1.8	32,000	sunny, warm
03/28	CART Motegi	ABC	1.1	4	1.1m		50,000	sunny, mild
03/28	NASCAR BGN Bristol	ESPN	1.5	NA	1.1m
03/29	Formula One Brazil					0.8		sunny, warm
03/29	Winston Cup Bristol	ESPN	4.8	NA	3.6m	4.8
04/04	NASCAR BGN Texas	CBS	2.8	9	2.7m	2.7
04/04	NASCAR Trucks Miami	TNN	0.7	2	0.5m	2.3
04/05	Winston Cup Texas	CBS	5.4	14	5.3m	6.6
04/05	CART Long Beach	ESPN	0.8	NA	0.6m	1.6	87,000	partly cloudy, mild
04/05	Trans Am Long Beach	TNN	0.4	1	0.3m			sunny, mild
04/11	NASCAR BGN Hickory	TNN	1.0	3	0.7m	1.3
04/12	Formula One Argentina					0.5		cloudy, mild
04/19	Winston Cup Martinsville	ESPN	1.8	NA	1.3m	4.8
04/19	NASCAR Trucks Phoenix	WTBS	1.1	3	0.3m	0.3
04/26	Winston Cup Talladega	ABC	5.7	15	5.6m
04/26	NHRA Richmond	ESPN	0.4	NA	0.3m
04/26	Formula One Imola					0.4	120,000	sunny, hot
04/27	CART Nazareth	ESPN	0.4	NA	0.3m	2.0	15,000	clear, cool
05/03	Winston Cup California	ESPN	5.0	NA	3.7m	4.7
05/09	NASCAR BGN Loudon	TNN	0.9	3	0.7m	1.3
05/10	CART Rio de Janeiro	ABC	1.5	5	1.5m	1.8	30,000	sunny, warm
05/10	Formula One Spain					0.6	90,000	sunny, warm
05/16	The Winston	TNN	3.3	7	2.4m	3.1
05/16	Pole day - Indianapolis 500	ABC	1.5	5	1.5m	1.2	90,000*
05/17	Bump day - Indianapolis 500	ABC	1.4	5	1.3m	1.0
05/17	NASCAR BGN Nazareth	ESPN	1.6	5	1.2m
05/17	Trans Am Miami	TNN	0.5	1	0.3m
05/17	NHRA Englishtown	TNN	0.8	2	0.5m	0.9
05/23	CART Gateway	ABC	1.5	5	1.5m	1.9	49,500	hot, humid
05/23	NASCAR BGN Charlotte	WTBS	1.3	5	1.0m
05/23	NASCAR Trucks Odessa	TNN	0.3	1	0.2m
05/24	Indianapolis 500	ABC	5.5	18	5.4m	6.6	375,000	cloudy, warm
05/24	Formula One Monaco					0.5		sunny, warm
05/24	Winston Cup Charlotte	WTBS	5.0	11	3.7m	5.0
05/25	Trans Am  Lime Rock	TNN	0.5	1	0.3m
05/30	NASCAR BGN Dover	TNN	1.0	3	0.7m	1.4
05/30	NASCAR Trucks Watkins Glen	TNN	0.5	NA	0.4m
05/31	Winston Cup Dover	TNN	3.6	10	2.6m	4.8
05/31	NHRA Chicago	TNN	0.9	2	0.6m
05/31	CART Milwaukee	ESPN	0.6	NA	0.5m	0.9
06/05	NASCAR BGN Richmond	ESPN2	1.0	NA	0.6m	1.78
06/05	NASCAR Trucks Texas	TNN	0.3	NA	0.2m	0.7
06/06	Winston Cup Richmond	ESPN	3.4	NA	2.5m	5.3
06/06	IRL Texas	TNN	0.4	1	0.3m	0.6	85,000	clear, cool
06/06	Trans Am Detroit	TNN	0.3	1	0.2m
06/07	CART Detroit	ABC	1.8	5	1.8m	1.7	60,000	cloudy, cool
06/07	Formula One Canada					0.4	100,000*	cloudy, cool
06/07	IROC California	ABC	1.6	4	1.6m
06/14	Winston Cup Michigan	CBS	4.7	15	4.7m	4.4
06/14	NASCAR BGN PPIR	ESPN	1.0	NA	0.7m
06/21	Winston Cup Pocono	TNN	4.0	11	2.9m	4.8
06/21	NHRA Columbus	ABC	1.9	5	1.9m	1.9
06/21	CART Portland	ESPN	0.5	NA	0.4m	0.9	60,000	sunny, hot
06/28	Winston Cup Sears Point	ESPN	3.9	NA	2.9m	4.4
06/28	NASCAR BGN Watkins Glen	ESPN	1.9	NA	1.4m	1.7
06/28	IRL  Loudon	CBS	1.3	4	1.3m	1.4	20,000	sunny, warm
06/28	SCCA Trans Am Minneapolis	TNN	0.4	1	0.3m	0.4
06/28	Formula One France					0.5		partly cloudy, warm
07/04	NASCAR Trucks Milwaukee	CBS	1.3	5	1.3m	1.3
07/05	IROC Michigan	ABC	2.1	6	2.1m	2.3
07/05	NHRA Gateway	ABC	1.3	4	1.2m
07/05	NASCAR BGN Milwaukee	TNN	1.4	4	1.0m	2.3
07/11	NASCAR BGN Myrtle Beach	TNN	0.9	2	0.6m	0.9
07/12	CART Cleveland	ABC	1.3	4	1.2m	1.6	70,000	sunny, hot
07/12	Winston Cup New Hampshire	TNN	4.2	11	3.0m	4.3
07/12	Formula One Britain					0.4		rain
07/18	NASCAR Trucks California	ESPN	0.8	NA	0.6m	0.6
07/19	CART Toronto	ABC	2.2	7	2.2m	1.4		cloudy
07/19	NASCAR BGN California	ESPN	1.9	NA	1.4m	1.0
07/19	IRL Dover	CBS	1.6	5	1.6m		20,000	sunny, warm
07/25	NASCAR Trucks PPIR	TNN	1.2	4	1.2m
07/25	NASCAR BGN South Boston	TNN	0.9	2	0.6m	0.5
07/25	IRL Charlotte	TNN	0.9	2	2	1.0	40,000-50,000	night
07/26	Winston Cup Pocono	WTBS	4.1	11	3.0m	4.7
07/26	CART Michigan	ABC	1.6	5	1.5m	1.8		partly cloudy
07/26	NHRA Sears Point	ESPN2	0.5	NA	0.3m	0.6
07/26	Formula One Austria					0.5		partly cloudy, warm
07/30	NASCAR Trucks IRP	ESPN	0.9	NA	0.6m	0.7
07/31	NASCAR BGN IRP	ESPN	1.2	NA	0.9m	3.1
08/01	"Brickyard 400"	ABC	4.1	14	4.0m	5.3	330,000*	partly sunny
08/01	IROC Indianapolis	ABC	2.9	4	2.9m		120,000*	partly sunny
08/02	SCCA Trans Am Trois-Rivieres	TNN	0.4	1	0.3m	0.3
08/02	NHRA Seattle	ESPN	0.5	NA	0.3m
08/02	NASCAR Trucks Loudon	TNN	0.7	2	0.5m	1.1
08/02	Formula One Germany					0.5		overcast
08/08	NASCAR Trucks Flemington	TNN	0.6	2	0.4m	0.6
08/09	Winston Cup Watkins Glen	ESPN	4.4	NA	3.3m	4.4
08/09	CART Mid Ohio	ABC	2.0	5	1.9m	1.4	75,000	hot, humid
08/15	NASCAR BGN Michigan	ESPN	1.3	4	0.9m	1.4
08/15	NASCAR Trucks Nashville	TNN	0.6	1	0.4m	0.5
08/15	Knoxville Nationals	TNN	0.9	2	0.6m	0.8
08/16	Winston Cup Michigan	ESPN	4.8	13	3.5m	4.3
08/16	CART Road America	ESPN	2.0	5	1.5m	1.8	75,000	sunny, warm
08/16	IRL PPIR	ABC	1.1	3	1.0m	1.4	32,537	sunny, warm
08/16	Formula One Hungary					0.3		partly cloudy, warm
08/16	SCCA Trans Am Road America	ESPN	0.3	1	0.2m	0.2
08/21	NASCAR BGN Bristol	ESPN	1.6	3	1.2m	1.1
08/22	Winston Cup Bristol	ESPN	4.3	7	3.2m	3.4
08/23	NASCAR Trucks Topeka	TNN	0.8	2	0.5m	0.8
08/29	IRL Atlanta	TNN	0.9	2	0.6m		45,000*	night
08/29	NASCAR Trucks Louisville	ESPN	0.5	1	0.3m	1.3
08/30	Winston Cup Loudon	TNN	4.3	11	3.1m	3.9
08/30	Formula One Belgium					0.3
09/05	NASCAR BGN Darlington	ESPN	1.7	5	1.3m
09/06	Winston Cup Darlington	ESPN	3.9	9	2.9m	4.5
09/06	CART Vancouver	ESPN	0.8	2	0.6m	1.5	69,537	sunny, warm
09/07	NHRA Indianapolis	TNN	0.9	2	0.7m	0.8
09/10	NASCAR Trucks Richmond	ESPN2	0.4	1	0.2m	0.3
09/11	NASCAR BGN Richmond	ESPN	1.3	3	1.0m	1.2
09/12	Winston Cup Richmond	ESPN	3.2	6	2.4m	3.3
09/13	CART Laguna Seca	ESPN	0.6	1	0.5m	0.6		sunny, hot
09/13	NASCAR Trucks Memphis	ESPN	0.5	1	0.4m
09/13	Formula One Italy					0.3		sunny, warm
09/19	NASCAR BGN Dover	TNN	1.2	3	0.8m	0.9
09/19	NASCAR Trucks Gateway	TNN	0.5	1	0.4m
09/20	Winston Cup Dover	TNN	3.1	7	2.3m	3.7
09/20	IRL Texas	ABC	1.1	3	1.1m		70,000	sunny, hot
09/20	NHRA Reading	TNN	1.0	2	0.7m	1.2
09/26	NASCAR Trucks Martinsville	ESPN	0.7	2	0.5m	0.6
09/27	Winston Cup Martinsville	ESPN	3.4	8	2.6m	1.9
09/27	Formula One Nurburgring							cloudy
10/03	NASCAR BGN Charlotte	WTBS	1.3	4	1.0m
10/04	Winston Cup Charlotte	WTBS	4.4	9	3.3m	3.6
10/04	CART Houston	ABC	1.3	3	1.3m		62,455	wet/dry
10/11	Winston Cup Talladega	ESPN	4.3	10	3.2m	4.5
10/11	NASCAR Trucks Sears Point	ESPN2	0.2	1	0.2m	0.3
10/11	IRL Las Vegas	TNN	0.3	1	0.3m	1.1	35,000	sunny, warm
10/11	NHRA Memphis	ESPN2	0.5	1	0.3m	0.3
10/17	Winston Cup Daytona	TNN	4.7	8	3.4m	4.0
10/17	NASCAR BGN Gateway	CBS	1.2	4	1.3m	1.2
10/18	CART Surfers Paradise	ESPN	1.0	1	0.7m	0.5
10/18	NASCAR Trucks Bakersfield	TNN	0.5	1	0.3m	0.5
10/24	NASCAR Trucks Phoenix	WTBS	0.8	2	0.6m	0.7
10/25	Winston Cup Phoenix	TNN	3.9	8	2.8m	3.8
10/25	NHRA Dallas	TNN	1.8	3	1.3m	0.7
10/31	NASCAR BGN Rockingham	TNN	1.2	3	0.9m	1.6
11/01	Winston Cup Rockingham	TNN	3.2	7	2.4m	1.9
11/01	CART California	ESPN	0.6	1	0.5m	1.2	109,000	sunny, warm
11/01	NHRA Houston	TNN	0.9	1	0.6m
11/01	Formula One Japan					0.3		clear,cool
11/07	NASCAR BGN Atlanta	ESPN	1.2	2	0.9m
11/08	Winston Cup Atlanta	ESPN	4.1	9	3.1m	5.2
11/08	NASCAR Trucks Las Vegas	ESPN2	1.1	2	0.7m	1.7
11/14	NHRA Big Bud Shootout	TNN	0.7	1	0.5m	0.6
11/15	NASCAR BGN Miami	ESPN	1.5	4	1.1m
11/15	NHRA Pomona	TNN	0.6	1	0.4m	0.8
11/21	Winston Cup Motegi	WTBS	2.0	4	1.5m

share = number of Nielsen household tuned in from a total of 4300

hh = total household audience

* attendance was not reported in On Track magazine