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From MotorSports.com

2. Texas race garners record rating: The Bombardier Learjet 550k, won by Scott Dixon on June 7, ranks as the highest-rated and most-viewed IndyCar Series race broadcast in ESPN2 history.

The broadcast earned a 1.0 rating and reached 939,160 households to make it the most successful ever on ESPN2, surpassing the .85 rating for this year's season-opening race at Homestead-Miami that previously occupied the top spot.

The Bombardier Learjet 550k also was the second most-viewed IndyCar Series race in ESPN and ESPN2 history, trailing only the 2005 event at Kansas Speedway. That race drew a 1.05 rating and attracted 970,450 households on ESPN.

The 1.0 rating for the Bombardier Learjet 550k represents a 44 percent increase over last year's race that drew a 0.7 rating and reached 639,952 households.