Some say everything is bigger in Texas, a saying that could be agreed upon or argued over, depending on a lot of things. On Sunday at the Cup race, however, some things were as sure as remembering the Alamo. The temperatures were stifling, with the track hot enough to make hot cakes on; and weather that changed from sun to rain, and even mustered up a rainbow. That was a little gift for the fans that spent at least five hours on their day off watching to see who could pull off the win in the midst of exploding tires and that evil turn four, that kept snatching the race cars and throwing them around. Fans at home got to see all of that, as well as plenty of 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 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:30 PM
Stop time for weather delay: 6:54 PM
Restart time: 7:43 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:09 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 290
Minutes of race broadcast: 241
Minutes of traditional commercials: 49
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 3
Total number of commercials: 136
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 56
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 127
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 54
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 9
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 13
Number of times USA utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 2
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Xfinity (9 times); T-Mobile (8 times); Coca-Cola (7 times); Geico (7 times); Sonic (7 times); ebay motors (6 times); ‘Race for the Championship‘ on USA (5 times); Northern Tool & Equipment (5 times); Skechers (5 times)
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