For NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sundays race. Began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 7:15pm, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 11:18pm (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: 151 Total number of companies or entities advertised: 71 Number of ‘Side-by-Side commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 0 Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 36 Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 30 sec. Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:15 PM End time to record race/commercial periods: 11:18 PM Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 243 Minutes of race broadcast: 177 Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 66 Number of missed restarts: 0 Number of ‘mystery cautions (debris not shown): 0 Total race brdcst time 177 Total comm. brdcst time 66 See past reports, races, links on the 2013 TV Commercial page .
