F1 comes closer to topping NASCAR in American viewership
On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series raced at World Wide Technology Raceway near Downtown, St. Louis. Denny Hamlin drove to the win and locked himself into the next round of the playoffs.
View NASCAR TV numbers for Gateway below.
1,525,000 tuned in on average for Sunday’s race. That’s down significantly from the previous three races years of the event.
For comparison, ESPN brought in 1,200,000 for the F1 race at Monza.
St. Louis Race Results: September 7, 2025 (NASCAR Cup Series)
WWT Raceway
TV Ratings
September 7, 2025
Viewers: 1.525M
Rating: 0.82
USA
September 2, 2024
Viewers: 2.459M
Rating: 1.4
FS1
September 4, 2023
Viewers: 2,160,000
Rating: 1.27
FS1
June 5, 2022
Viewers: 2,502,000
Rating: 1.47
FS1