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Originally Posted by fieldodreams79
How do we know the Roval Charlotte 400 was a success? And for once, I'm not f-ing w/ you, FF. I'm curious. Were ratings up? The crowd sure didn't look it but maybe they were scattered through the infield.
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Ratings went up by quite a bit - almost by the amount of the total viewership of an IndyCar race at a non-Indy oval; From 2.9 million to 3.2 million viewers(this despite being up against the NFL and TWO playoff-clinching MLB games). People I've talked to who were at the track said on-site attendance felt higher as well, though probably not by as big a jump as the TV viewership.
The critical response to the race has been extremely positive, which should create a lot of buzz for it next year.