CONCORD, N.C. - This weekend, Hendrick Motorsports heads to Phoenix Raceway with the hope of returning with a NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy. After 35 events, Kyle Larson and William Byron remain in the hunt for the 2025 crown.

While it never went anywhere, NASCAR had at least considered joining forces with IndyCar when negotiation a new media rights deal

The ratings for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway have been revealed. Per Jeff Gluck of The Athletic, the Martinsville race received an average viewership of 2.35 million on NBC.

Amid NASCAR’s ongoing legal disputes, Executive Vice President and Chief Media & Revenue Officer Brian Herbst looked back at the proposed collaboration with the IndyCar Series in 2019.

The NASCAR on NBC Throwback marathon will air in three windows on the NBC Sports NOW channel, a free 24/7 streaming channel from NBC Sports offering daily sports talk shows, live sports and highlights on Peacock, The Roku Channel, Xumo, Pluto TV and more.

Check out the NASCAR ratings and viewership for the Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway in late October 2025!