On Thursday evening, the line up for the Great American Race was finalized at Daytona International Speedway. The weather was good, the races were entertaining, and the A-Post Flaps we learned about during pre-race festivities did a fine job keeping the cars grounded. The sponsors made their pitches to the fans in the form of commercials, of course. For those 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 2026 America 250 Florida Duels at Daytona
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:53 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 173
Minutes of race broadcast: 134
Minutes of traditional commercials: 39
Total number of commercials: 89
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 47
Number of times FS1 utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 0
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NASCAR (7 times); Busch Light (7 times); Coca-Cola (5 times); Xfinity (5 times); Sonic (4 times); Wendy’s (4 times); Ford (4 times)
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