2025 R-F Race Ratings

[ToyYoda]

Once again, I'll be keeping track of the average ratings from the Cup and Xfinity Rate the Race threads according to all of us here at racing-forums.com. Will be calculating the same way as in years past: highest and lowest ratings dropped (unless there are 10 or fewer ratings, then all will be counted), ratings for TV coverage, ratings solely for the winner (i.e. Chase Elliott won, so it's a 10), ratings for only a small part of the race (i.e. I only saw the last 10 laps but I give it a 7), and overly convoluted ratings won't be included, anything less than a 1 will be counted as a 1, anything more than a 10 will be counted as a 10.

 

[ToyYoda]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

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By the way, I like the redesign!

 

[ToyYoda]

By the way, I like the redesign!

Thanks! Thought I’d polish it up a bit.

 

[DIDIT]

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Statistics don't lie. The top two races so far this year are super speedway races. There seems to be a few on this site that have a disdain for these types of races, but it's clear to me why NASCAR keeps them on the schedule.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Statistics don't lie. The top two races so far this year are super speedway races.

So are the bottom two! Coincidence?

 

[ToyYoda]

 

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[ToyYoda]

Well it looks like the hot dogs were the highlight of the weekend at Martinsville....

 

[Brentford]

Dang, that Xfinity race is one of the lowest ratings I think I have seen given by those here at RF.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Dang, that Xfinity race is one of the lowest ratings I think I have seen given by those here at RF.

It was going to be a clunker even before Smith did his heel turn.

 

[ToyYoda]

 

[ToyYoda]

After a strong start to the year, the last three Cup races have had the three lowest ratings.

 

[Brentford]

Bristol, Darlington and Martinsville are the lowest? My, how times have changed.

 

[ToyYoda]

 

[ToyYoda]

Just an FYI, next week I'll be travelling so I may be a few days late getting this updated.

 

[ToyYoda]

 

[ToyYoda]

I’m not including it in the season-long tracking since it’s a non-points race, but the ASR had an average rating of 9.05.

 

[ToyYoda]

New leader on the Cup side.

 

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[ToyYoda]

Unless I just missed it, I didn't see a Rate the Race thread for the Xfinity race.

 

[Brentford]

Unless I just missed it, I didn't see a Rate the Race thread for the Xfinity race.

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@TexasRaceLady usually makes it, but she left the building before the race ended. So I guess a thread just never got posted.

 

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[Charlie Spencer]

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@ToyYoda, based on the chart from post #25, I think the last Cup line should be Bristol 4/13, not Martinsville 3/29.

 

[ToyYoda]

@ToyYoda, based on the chart from post #25, I think the last Cup line should be Bristol 4/13, not Martinsville 3/29.

You are correct, I’ll have it fixed next week.

 

[hmmm298]

Tbh I think SVG should start with a 1 lap handicap at Chicago if they return and no lucky dog eligibility. 90% sure he still wins. He just has to be in front once when a yellow comes to unlap himself. And we would probably rate the race a lot higher watching him. I'm sure he'd be pissed off and thus very entertaining trying to make it up.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

And we would probably rate the race a lot higher watching him.

I looked at the rating comments again. None complained about Shane's dominance. Most of those below the average either didn't like this circuit or road courses in general.

 

[hmmm298]

I looked at the rating comments again. None complained about Shane's dominance. Most of those below the average either didn't like this circuit or road courses in general.

Yes I just mean that would be very entertaining in general.