Prior to the Food City 500 Cup race on Sunday, Mike Joy stated more than once that there are so many possible outcomes for a Bristol race, that even offering a good hunch was nearly impossible (“We just don’t know.”) While some things were unexpected (such as only four lead changes), some were no surprise (such as commercials during the broadcast). For those fans who 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 2025 Food City 500
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:54 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:53 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 179
Minutes of race broadcast: 140
Minutes of traditional commercials: 39
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 8
Total number of commercials: 113
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 63
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 93
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 58
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 20
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 19
Number of times FS1 utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 4
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Busch Beer (10 times); NASCAR (8 times); Xfinity (8 times); Wendy’s (5 times)
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