NASCAR ratings

Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel had a great stat in his Pepsi 400 coveage.
For those who read his stuff, this blog is not sponsored by Pepsi either, but the Pepsi 400 is what it is even if it was the Firecracker 400, which unceremoniously has now become a term to describe a countdown of tired songs on KRTH over the Fourth of July weekend.
But I digress.
Bianchi made reference to NASCAR telecasts and compared the ratings between a rained out NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and an NBA game between the Lakers and Kobe Bryant and the Cavaliers and LeBron James. The rain-delayed race turned in a 3.7 rating while Kobe and LeBron got a 1.7 nationally.
How healthy is the NBA again? I keep reading how great a season it was. Was it on the OLN like the NHL?
Bottom line, NASCAR is fun to watch on TV. Kobe is not.