On Sunday, for the Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the grumpy-looking clouds never produced any rain, to the relief of the fans attending, and the USA network team producing the show (their schedule was full, as the postponed O’Reilly Series race was scheduled to run at 8:00). The completed-without-delay race ended in a rip-roaring last lap with an exciting duel between two teammates, with Chase Briscoe holding off Christopher Bell for the win. For the fans at home who saw all of that, plus a few commercials, here is this week’s breakdown of how it was presented.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2026 Bank of America 400
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:12 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 192
Minutes of race broadcast: 165
Minutes of traditional commercials: 27
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 18
Total number of commercials: 104
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 69
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 61
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 48
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 43
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 24
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); Toyota (5 times)
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