ESPN2's Las Vegas ratings match those from 2009

ESPN2’s coverage of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Feb. 27 earned a final national household coverage rating of 2.1, the same rating the race earned in both 2008 and 2009 while airing on ESPN2.

The network said the telecast averaged 2,861,661 viewers.

Through the first three races of the Nationwide season, ESPN2’s ratings average is up 13 percent over the average for the first three races in 2009.