For NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race on Sunday at 12:56 PM, stopped at the rain delay at 1:01 PM; resumed on Monday at 10:02 AM, then stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 12:29 PM (all times are EST). Did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage. ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.
Total number of commercials: 81
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 46
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 21
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 15 sec.
Start time to record race/commercial periods (Sunday): 12:56 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods (Sunday): 1:01 PM
Start time to record race/commercial periods (Monday): 10:02 AM
End time to record race/commercial periods (Monday): 12:29 PM
Total minutes: 152
Minutes of race broadcast: 114
Minutes of commercials: 38
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of sweet shots of a child using his garage pass to catch rain drops, and then lick them off: 1 (Boris Said’s boy)
Total race brdcst time 114 Total comm. brdcst time 38
See more on the 2011 TV Commercials page.(8-16-2011)
