Welcome to a new season, NASCAR fans. Lots of unexpected things were thrown at the Clash race on Wednesday evening, but despite lousy weather, lots of cautions, a channel change, and a track changing its mind about what tires it needed, a full race was held. There were also commercials; but those are expected. For those fans who would 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 2026 Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:35 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 215
Minutes of race broadcast: 201
Minutes of traditional commercials: 14
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 14
Total number of commercials: 67
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 31
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 31
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 24
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 36
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 24
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 5
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: Busch Light (7 times); Xfinity (6 times); NASCAR (5 times); Arby’s (4 times); Ram Trucks(4 times); Valvoline (3 times); Liberty Mutual (3 times); Chevy (3 times)
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