This past Sunday, for the NASCAR Cup race, it was all about that old saying, “First Things First.” It was the first broadcast of the Cup season for the NBC team. Ross Chastain (coincidentally, driver of the No. 1 team) captured his first career pole for himself and his team; and followed that up with finishing first, and ending up in Victory Lane. Fans watching at home followed along with all of that, and viewed some commercials, too. While doing that does not necessarily have anything to do with a first, commercials are necessary to be able to watch races in the first place. For those who would like to be one of the first 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 2023 Ally 400
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:06 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 186
Minutes of race broadcast: 152
Minutes of traditional commercials: 34
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 12
Total number of commercials: 109
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 59
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 81
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 49
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 28
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 18
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 5
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: PA NBC local news WPXI (5 times); Toyota (5 times); Xfinity (5 times); Coca-Cola (4 times); Busch Light Beer (4 times); Dodge/Ram trucks (4 times)
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