The pre-race festivities before the Cup Championship race on Sunday included, among other things, the National Anthem performed by The Singing Sergeants, a flyover of F16 Flying Falcons, a commentary by Tony Stewart, and even cheerleaders. This impressive prelude morphed into a rousing race in front of a sold-out crowd to cap off a great NASCAR season. Fans at home got to take all that excitement in as well as a variety of commercials. For those fans who would 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 Season Finale 400
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:52 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:18 PM
Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 206
Minutes of race broadcast: 18
Minutes of traditional commercials: 20
Minutes of side-by-side commercials: 34
Total number of commercials: 129
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 59
Total number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 50
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 26
Total number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast (split-screen): 79
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 48
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during the broadcast: 13
Companies seen the most in commercials during this broadcast: NBC (20 times); WPXI (8 times); Sonic (6 times); Xfinity (6 times); Toyota (5 times)
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