On Sunday, did you hear, did you hear the thunder, where the men were trying in vain to plunder a victory? For nearly all the drivers, they had to run and take cover from the thunder-down-under known as Shane Van Gisbergen. For the fans watching from home, they had to ask if the sponsors were trying to tempt them with all of those commercials. 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 Go Bowling at the Glen
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:54 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:47 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 173
Minutes of race broadcast: 155
Minutes of traditional commercials: 18
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 28
Total number of commercials: 114
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 72
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 39
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 27
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 75
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 34
Number of times FS1 utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 9
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NASCAR (9 times); Busch Light 9 times); Xfinity (6 times); Arby’s (5 times); Indy 500 race (4 times); Wendy’s (4 times)
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