newsfilter
← Latest News
Business Wire·

The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series on The CW Network Delivers Strongest Viewership in Five Years

  • The 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season on The CW concluded on November 7 as the network's most-watched season in five years.
  • All 33 races averaged 1,044,000 total viewers, marking the second consecutive year of viewership growth & the strongest season since 2021.
  • 22 races drew over one million viewers, the highest number in nine years.
  • The Adults 18-49 demographic increased by 13% compared to the previous season.
  • Total viewership for all NASCAR programming on The CW reached nearly 38 million for the year.
  • The championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway attracted 1,181,000 viewers, the highest since 2019, with peak viewership of 1,638,000.
  • Justin Allgaier secured his second series championship during the race.
  • The championship race viewership was up 16% compared to last season's event & was the most-watched Homestead-Miami fall race since 2019.
  • CW Sports reached 12.3 million total viewers over the championship weekend across multiple sports properties.
  • The 2027 NASCAR season is scheduled to begin on February 20, 2027, at Daytona International Speedway.