Due to the rain postponement, the Xfinity race and the much-anticipated Daytona 500 had to run on Monday. Anxious NASCAR fans everywhere spent the day checking social media and weather websites, hoping against hope that the rains would move out so the races could go on. Once the Rock made the call to start the engines, everyone was ready for the action. The fans were treated to an exciting race; and, of course, to some commercials during the broadcast. For those folks 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 2024 Daytona 500
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 4:01 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 8:02 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 241
Minutes of race broadcast: 195
Minutes of traditional commercials: 46
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 11
Total number of commercials: 129
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 68
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 108
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 63
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 21
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 21
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side‘ commercials during the broadcast: 6
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