Just when Denny Hamlin could finally say that it was safe to go into the press room, and not have to try to answer why he has been out of Victory Lane for a while, someone realized that the victory on Sunday was his 47th career win. The questions will immediately become, “When do you think you‘ll get that 50th, Denny?” Such is life. And life for the fans who watched the broadcast included having to watch commercials. For those who like to know precisely how many there were, and how much time they took during the broadcast, here is this week‘s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2022 Toyota Owners 400
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:51 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 201
Minutes of race broadcast: 158
Minutes of traditional commercials: 43
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 11
Total number of commercials: 78
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 58
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 55
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 52
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 23
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 22
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 4
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Geico (9 times); Coca-Cola (8 times); Toyota (8 times); Xfinity (7 times); USFL (5 times)
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