Southern 500 sees a dive into vision, as only 1.88 million people tune in to see Chase Briscoe victory compared to 2.4 m last year

Chase Briscoe's victory in southern 500 in Darlington Raceway won only 1.88 million viewers on the United States network, according to a post by reporter Jeff Gluck on social networks. The number shows a sharp fall compared to last year's broadcast, which attracted 2.4 million viewers.

The publication was shared in X, where Gluck wrote:

“South of 500 in the United States network attracted 1.88 million viewers. Last year: 2.4 million in the United States.”

One of the reasons for the fall of the number, according to the Insider program, could be the Sunday night university football match between Miami and Notre Dame, which attracted about 10,404 million viewers. In spite of the decrease in ratings, to Weekly survey Jeff Gluck himself in X showed that 61.1% of the public enjoyed the race, where Chase Briscoe performed on the court.

The 29 -year -old led 309 of 367 laps, devastating the first two stages of the race. The finish was intense, with Tyler Reddick closing the last 10 laps. Reddick threw next to Briscoe entering the turn 3 in the last lap, but he could not complete the pass. Briscoe won 0.408 seconds, and Erik Jones crossed third.

This victory secured Chase Briscoe's site in the 12 -round of the Playoffs in the Nascar Cup. He was also his second victory in southern 500 in a row, making him the first driver from Greg Biffle in 2005 and 2006 to defend the crown. This was his second victory of the 2025 season and the fourth of his career in the Cup.

After the race, Chase Briscoe accredited -Ne the Joe Gibbs Racing The team, saying that the result showed the speed they believed had always been there. Toyota Cars dominated the night, closing six of the top seven. John Hunter Nemechek was fourth, followed by Aj Allmendinger in fifth. Bubba Wallace and Denny Hamlin took sixth and seventh place.

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Chase Briscoe rely on the potential of your team's championship

During the Playoff series of the Nascar Cup series at the Charlotte Convention Center, Chase Briscoe said that while the statistics do not show the full image, his team of Joe Gibbs Racing no. 19 operates at “Championship caliber”.

Briscoe has enjoyed a solid season with two wins, 11 first five, six poles and 628 LED laps. It is currently in eighth in points with an average end of 13. However, In the podcast of the tearsadmitted that numbers do not completely reflect the true shape of the team.

“If we look at our season in general, like statistically, no, we don't think one of these teams,” said Briscoe.

He explained that while number 19 has been often fast, their finishes have been strong or far behind, creating inconsistency. In recent weeks they have shown greater stability. Briscoe has not ended out of the first 23 in his last nine beginnings, a career that includes defensive Its southern 500 title in Darlington. Speaking about the team's perspectives, he added:

“We still don't feel like we have shown what we are capable of. I mean, tonight I felt like we did it, but since we feel what we did is very realistic for us to do it a lot, as when we have joined everything. And yes, I think heaven is the limit for us.”

Chase BriscoeThe classification record has shown the speed of the team. He got his sixth pole of the season at Iowa Speedway, causing seven front row to start in his last eleven attempts. He also took three consecutive sticks in Michigan. These results show the dirty rhythm of car number 19, even if the finishes have not always coincided with this performance.