The phrase, ‘it’s an historical, iconic track’ can be used for more than one NASCAR track. That is certainly true for Martinsville Speedway, which is not only known for its hot dogs, famous shape, and crunching chaos during most every race, but it also has the distinction of being the only NASCAR track to have run races every year since its inception. On Sunday, William Byron dominated and won the race, adding his name (for the fourth time!) to the list of luminaries who have also done so, and got to take home a grandfather clock as well. For the fans watching from home, they got to see a lot of racing action, as well as some commercials. 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 Xfinity 500
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:52 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:30 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 218
Minutes of race broadcast: 197
Minutes of traditional commercials: 21
Total number of commercials: 130
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 55
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 48
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 31
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 82
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 49
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 13
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NBC (25 times); Sonic (8 times); NASCAR (6 times); WPXI (6 times); Xfinity (6 times)
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