ABC’s telecast of the Milwaukee IndyFest Presented by XYQ showed an increase in national ratings and viewership over the same race in 2011.

Based on data numbers provided by Neilsen Media Research and ESPN, the June 16 at the Milwaukee Mile won by Ryan Hunter-Reay delivered a 1.0 household rating and 1,409,000 viewers – an increase of 14 percent over 2011’s race, which was also televised by ABC. The start was delayed 90 minutes because of rain.

The rating is a 20 percent increase among households (1.0 vs. 0.8) from last year’s race.