NASCAR raced on the 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway over the weekend. New for 2026, the race dropped the throwback theme and NASCAR brought a new rules package.
View NASCAR TV ratings for Darlington Raceway below.
Tyler Reddick drove to victory lane. He claimed his fourth win of the season.
Sunday’s race was seen by 2.429M on average as reported by Adam Stern. That’s down from 2.517M for the race at Darlington in 2025.
Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Series race was seen by 1,182,000 viewers on average according to the CW. That makes it the most-watched race at Darlington since 2019. The race peaked with 1,476,000 total viewers.
Darlington Race Results: March 22, 2026 (NASCAR Cup Series)
NASCAR TV Numbers
Darlington Raceway
Date | Track | Viewers | TV Rating
March 22, 2026
Viewers: 2.429 million
Rating: ?
FS1
April 6, 2025
Viewers: 2.517 million
Rating: 1.3
FS1
May 12, 2024
Viewers: 2.632 million
Rating: 1.4
FS1
May 8, 2022
Viewers: 2.614 million
Rating: 1.45
FS1
NASCAR points after Darlington Raceway (March 2026)
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NASCAR's Darlington race saw viewership drop to 2.429M despite Tyler Reddick's fourth win of 2026.
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Declining ratings signal challenges for NASCAR's new rules package and format changes at historic tracks.
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The Saturday O'Reilly Series race hit its highest Darlington viewership since 2019 with 1.182M viewers.
