Credit: ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 04: William Sawalich, driver of the #18 Soundgear Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire at Rockingham Speedway on April 04, 2026 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Rockingham Speedway TV viewership for NASCAR weekend
Over the weekend, NASCAR raced at Rockingham Speedway. The 0.94-mile oval is located in Rockingham, North Carolina.
View NASCAR TV ratings for Rockingham Speedway below.
Due to Easter weekend, it was an off-weekend of the NASCAR Cup Series. Meanwhile, the NASCAR O’Reilly Series was the headlining event on the ticket.
The CW earned 1,165,000 viewers for Saturday’s race. That marks an 11% increase over the same race last year which was also held on Easter weekend.
The race peaked in the closing laps. At that point, 1,497,000 viewers were tuned into the race.
Rockingham Race Results: April 4, 2026 (NASCAR O’Reilly Series)
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The CW's NASCAR race at Rockingham drew 1.17M viewers, up 11% from last year's Easter weekend broadcast.
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Strong ratings show NASCAR's lower series can still attract significant audiences during Cup Series off-weekends.
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Rockingham Speedway returned to NASCAR in recent years after being absent from the schedule for over a decade.
