Fox’s Memorial Day broadcast of Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 race was filled with the respectful honoring of the service men and women who have died in the name of freedom. Unfortunately, rain and lightning moved in and shortened the long race, but plenty of sponsor love was still shown in the form of commercials. For those who would 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 Coca-Cola 600
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:29 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 209
Minutes of race broadcast: 155
Minutes of traditional commercials: 54
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 3
Total number of commercials: 154
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 84
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 147
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 80
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 7
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 7
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 1