Fortunately for the sold-out crowd at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday, the rain that threatened to dampen the Cup race held off. Fortunately for Joe Gibbs Racing, three of their teams took the first three positions in the race. And fortunately for the folks unable to attend the race in person, several sponsors brought the race to their TVs in their living rooms. For those fans 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 eero 400
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:08 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:37 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 209
Minutes of race broadcast: 193
Minutes of traditional commercials: 16
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 25
Total number of commercials: 104
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 57
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 42
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 35
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 62
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 32
Number of times TNT utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 10
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NASCAR (7 times); Xfinity (6 times); Buffalo Wild Wings (5 times); Sam’s Club (5 times)
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