On Sunday, in Austin, the Cup race was a little bit different in interesting ways. Drivers got to try out their skills in turning right as well as left on the twisting track. The pace car was driven by a WWE star, The Undertaker, known for his Tombstone Piledriver. The winner of the race, Ross Chastain, became even more well-known as the Melon Man, doing a post-race interview while munching on, then subsequently smashing, a watermelon. Some things remained the same, though, as there were commercials. For those who like to know precisely how many ads there were, and how much time they took during the broadcast, here is this week‘s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 7:14 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 224
Minutes of race broadcast: 195
Minutes of traditional commercials: 29
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 10
Total number of commercials: 104
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 49
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 79
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 42
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 25
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 21
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 4
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Xfinity (10 times); Geico (9 times); Coca-Cola (8 times); Busch Beer (8 times)
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