The Cup race on Sunday was a testament to authoritative dominance from the onset, beginning with a stirring rendition of the National Anthem by 101-year old veteran, Dan Graves, then onto the skirmishes the drivers were having with the track itself, and lastly to the determination of Chase Elliott to hold off hard-charging drivers frantic to win. Fans watching from home may have viewed the commercials during the broadcast as momentary opportunities to catch their breath. For those folks 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 WÜRTH 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:24 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:41 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 197
Minutes of race broadcast: 175
Minutes of traditional commercials: 22
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 31
Total number of commercials: 127
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 46
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 48
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 31
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 79
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 38
Number of times FS1 utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 11
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NASCAR (11 times); Busch Light (10 times); Xfinity (8 times); Arby’s (5 times); IndyCar (4 times); Ram Trucks (4 times); Ford (4 times)
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