While Shane Van Gisbergen was busy taking the Cup Chicago street race captive on Sunday, Xfinity, Arby’s and Toyota were laying hold of first, second, and third place in the leading number of sponsor spots during the race. For anyone interested in precisely how many other 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 Grant Park 165
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:09 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 189
Minutes of race broadcast: 167
Minutes of traditional commercials: 22
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 26
Total number of commercials: 100
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 56
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 46
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 36
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 54
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 32
Number of times TNT utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 8
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