Presumably, the only thing faster on Sunday than Ryan Blaney in his No. 12 Ford were sales of energy drinks for all the fans giving themselves some extra stamina due to the lengthy weather delay. The fans watching from home had to endure the holding pattern in action as well, and of course the commercials. For those folks who would like to know the precise number of ads during the broadcast, and how much time they took, here is this week’s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2026 Quaker State 400 available at Walmart
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:00 PM
Stop time for lightning and rain: 8:25 PM
Restart time: 11:38 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 1:45 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 212
Minutes of race broadcast: 191
Minutes of traditional commercials: 21
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 16
Total number of commercials: 93
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 51
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 52
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 44
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 41
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 29
Number of times TNT utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 6
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NASCAR (6 times); Busch Light (6 times); Buffalo Wild Wings (5 times); Xfinity (5 times); Harbor Freight (5 times); TNT (4 times); Arby’s (4 times); Liberty Mutual (4 times)
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