They say three is a charm, and on Sunday Fox provided the third virtual NASCAR Cup race. Whether the races are real or in cyberspace, commercials are a reality for NASCAR fans on race day. For those who like to know precisely how many there were, and how much time they took during the broadcast, here is this week’s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2020 Food City Showdown
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:12 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 3:16 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 124
Minutes of race broadcast: 104
Minutes of commercials: 20
Total number of commercials: 44
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 37
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: iRacing.com (3 times); ‘The Masked Singer’ on Fox (2 times); Medicare Coverage Help Line (2 times); 2020Census.gov (2 times); IBM (2 times)
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