There are certain race tracks where weather may be an issue. Before a fan complains about those rain-friendly tracks, however, they know that the entity know as NASCAR can cause rain to fall in places like California, where songs have been sung about the beautiful, dry weather, or deserts, where tumbleweeds and cacti endure scorching sunshine. It was no surprise, then, when the Duel races were interrupted by rain on Thursday. They were also interrupted by commercials, but fans have learned to endure these as well. Here is an outline of how many there were, and how much time they took out of the broadcast.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2021 Bluegreen Vacations Duels at Daytona
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:01 PM
Stop for rain delay: 8:35 PM
Restart: 11:10 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 12:23 AM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 167
Minutes of race broadcast: 136
Minutes of traditional commercials: 31
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 6
Total number of commercials: 78
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 42
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 67
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 38
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 11
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 14
Number of times FS1 utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 2
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