A pastor once said that he began to be frazzled by the many interruptions in his day. He fretted he could not get the Lord‘s work done, for all the things that stopped his progression. However, he happily came to the conclusion that the interruptions were the things that got the Lord‘s work done. There were interruptions to the Cup race on Sunday, in the form of pesky rain delays; and, for the fans at home, the commercials. But fans need to remember that is how the broadcast gets done. For those fans 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 2023 Bass Pro Shops Night Race
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:30 PM
Rain Delay: 6:43 PM
Restart: 6:48 PM
Rain Delay: 7:02 PM
Restart: 7:10 PM
Rain Delay: 8:09 PM
Restart: 8:21 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:13 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 198
Minutes of race broadcast: 176
Minutes of traditional commercials: 22
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 13
Total number of commercials: 82
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 47
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 48
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 35
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 34
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 24
Number of times USA utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 5
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Xfinity (7 times); Coca-Cola (5 times); Toyota (5 times); Sonic (4 times)
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