NASCAR's TV ratings for Loudon are down

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   By Mike Mulhern;
   mikemulhern.net
 
  DOVER, Del
  Final TV ratings are in for Sunday's New Hampshire 300, and it's not pretty.
  ABC’s live telecast earned a final national household rating of 3.2, which the network says means an averaging of 5 million viewers.
  The first race of NASCAR Sprint Cup championship chase was down from the 3.8 rating for last year’s race.
   In 2007 the event drew at 3.3 rating.