They say on warm summer nights you can hear corn grow. But this past Sunday, if you happened to be in Newton, Iowa, you would have had no chance to hear corn growing, as the likes of Ty Gibbs, Christopher Bell, and Ryan Blaney were tearing up the Iowa race track, vying for the win. If you were a fan watching from home, you were able to see all that, plus hear the voices of the announcers heading into high decibels as the drivers wrangled for victory. There were commercials to watch, too, of course. For those who like to know precisely how many there were, and how much time they took during the broadcast, here is this week’s breakdown.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2026 Iowa Corn 350 powered by Ethanol
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:26 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:41 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 195
Minutes of race broadcast: 169
Minutes of traditional commercials: 26
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 13
Total number of commercials: 98
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 57
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 63
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 51
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 35
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 22
Number of times USA utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 7
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: USA (9 times); Sonic (6 times); NASCAR (5 times); Busch Light (5 times); Toyota (5 times)
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