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Patrick's Run Drives Up Indy Ratings by 40 Percent
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Danica Patrick 's first Indianapolis 500 made for great television ratings. ABC's broadcast on Sunday drew a 6.6 overnight rating and a 17 share, up 40 percent from last year and the highest since 1997.
Patrick, who became the first woman to hold the lead at the Indy 500, led several of the final laps before settling for fourth. The ratings during the last 15 minutes of the race spiked to 8.8/21.
Dan Wheldon passed the 23-year-old rookie with seven laps remaining and coasted to his first victory at the Brickyard.
The rating is the percentage of all homes with TVs, whether or not they are in use. Overnight ratings measure the 55 largest TV markets in the United States, covering nearly 70 percent of the country. The share is the percentage of people actually watching TV at a time who tune in at any point during a specific program. Each overnight rating point represents about 735,000 TV homes.
Also, Bruno Junqueira was in fair condition following surgery on two vertebrae he fractured in a crash, the Indy Racing League announced. Larry Foyt also was hospitalized with a chip fracture of his lower spine after slamming into the wall early in the race. He was expected to be released from the hospital by today.
-- From News Services
