For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:09 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

Fox was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2014 Profit on CNBC 500(k)

Total number of commercials: 114

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 60

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 103
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 58
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 11
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 7
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 3

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 54

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 27 (companies: Subway; KFC #HowDoYouKFC; Pepsi Max; Budweiser; Budweiser #SpeedTweets; Chevy; WinYourChevy.com ; Dodge Ram; Ford F150; Toyota; Geico; Sprint.com/speed #Framily; Radio Shack; Samsung Galaxy; Lowes; Camping World; ‘Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey’; ‘Need for Speed’ movie; Friendsof911.org ; Fox and BGCA ; FoxSports.com/KFC ; ‘FS1 Live’ on FS1; Baseball on FS1; NASCAR on Fox; #TheProfit; next week’s race on Fox; Fox deportes)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 5 min. 35 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

Geico ‘Starting Grid’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Pit Road Report’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Track Weather’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Race Analysis’
5 Hour Energy ‘In-Car’
Pepsi Max ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Leaders’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Battle for:’
Ford ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Biggest Movers’
KFC ‘Social Media Pit Stop’
Keystone ‘In-Car’
Subway ‘In-Car’
Ford Ecoboost ‘Track Facts’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Competition Caution’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Sprint ‘Top Speed’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Commentators’
NASCAR on Fox ‘In the Pits’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Hollywood Hotel’
Need for Speed ‘Crank it Up’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Interval Behind Leader’
FS1 ‘Race Break’
KFC ‘Race Summary’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Last Phoenix Win From the Pole’
Diet Mountain Dew ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Mid-Race Report’
Toyota ‘Top Performers’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Team Communications’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Involved in Wreck’
Samsung Galaxy ‘Race Break’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Most Laps Led – Active Drivers’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Track Temperatures’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Radio Remix’
Quicken Loans ‘In-Car’
Farmland ‘In-Car’
5 Hour Energy ‘Big Move of the Race’
Chevy ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Top 5 – Last Pit Stop’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Consistent All Weekend – 4 Led Most Laps Today’
Sprint ’20 to Go’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on Fox ‘SHR Running Order’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Drivers to Win Daytona 500 and Next Race of Season’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:09 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 189
Minutes of race broadcast: 142
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 47
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 6

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 3
Number of times Fox left a commercial early to come back to a caution: 1

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2014 Profit on CNBC 500(k) ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race. The report is a bit late, as I was in Florida for a few days, including the day of the race. You will notice that the ‘local links’ are for St. Petersburg, not from the usual Pittsburgh links from my home area

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 1:12 PM, stopped for the rain delay at 2:19 PM; restarted at 8:33 PM, then stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 11:18 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

Fox was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2014 Daytona 500

Total number of commercials: 132

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 75

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 120
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 73
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 12
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 8
Number of times Fox utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 3

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 40

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 25 (companies: McDonald’s; KFC #HowDoYouKFC ; M&Ms; Coca-Cola; Diet Mountain Dew; Budweiser; Coors Light; RamTrucks.com ; Ford; Toyota; WinYourChevy.com ; GoodYear; Spirit of America GoodYear Blimp ; Walmart; Lowes; Sprint.com/speed; Sprint #Framily; Samsung Galaxy; GoDaddy.com; ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ ; Visit Tampa/St. Petersburg ; WTVT Tampa/St.Petersburg ; twitter.com #SpeedTweets ; NASCAR on Fox; next week’s race on Fox; Fox deportes)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 4 min.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on Fox ‘Odds to Winning the Daytona 500’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Starting Line Up’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Pit Road Report’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Cars to the Rear’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Track Weather’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Track Facts’
NASCAR on Fox ‘JGR Running Order’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Reporting:’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Biggest Movers’
5 Hour Energy ‘In-Car’
Need for Speed ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Team Communications’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Commentators’
NASCAR on Fox ‘In the Pits’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Hollywood Hotel’
Smithfield ‘In-Car’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Samsung Galaxy ‘The Next Big Thing is Here – Rookie Running Order’
Toyota ‘Top Performers’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
KFC ‘Social Media Pit Stop’
GoDaddy.com ‘In-Car’
Budweiser ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Crank it Up’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Ham Cam’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Mid-Race Report’
Sprint ‘Biggest Mover’
NASCAR on Fox ‘On Pit Road’
Sprint ‘Top Speed’
Sprint ‘Top 3 Speeds Tonight’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Involved in Wreck’
Samsung Galaxy ‘Race Break Update’
NASCAR on Fox ‘TBR Running Order’
Ram ‘Race Summary’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Recap’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Daytona 500 Summary’
Diet Mountain Dew ‘In-Car’
Sprint ’20 to Go’
5 Hour Energy ‘Big Move of the Race’
NASCAR on Fox ‘HMS Running Order’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:12 PM
Rain Delay stoppage: 2:19 PM
Restart: 8:33 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 11:18 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 232
Minutes of race broadcast: 173
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 59
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 6

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of male enhancement commercials: 5 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2014 Daytona 500 ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Thursday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 7:02 PM, and stopped at the close of the race at 9:50 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

FoxSports1 was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2014 Budweiser Duels

Total number of commercials: 117

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 58

Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 0

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 19

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 14 (companies: Budweiser; Fresh from Florida; Chevy; Castrol; GoodYear; Geico; Sunoco Race Fuel; Sprint.com/speed; DirecTV; “ ‘Need for Speed’”“http://www.theneedforspeedmovie.com ; Aleve; Camping World Truck Series race; Daytona 500 Pre-Race Show; Daytona 500 race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 1 min. 30 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on FS1 ‘Making the Daytona 500’
Budweiser ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Track Weather’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘To the Rear’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Current Order’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Biggest Movers’
Diet Mountain Dew ‘In-Car’
GoDaddy.com ‘In-Car’
Coca-Cola ‘In-Car’
Smithfield ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Commentators’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘In the Pits’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Hollywood Hotel’
Need for Speed ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Reporting:’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Crank it Up’
Budweiser ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘JGR Running Order’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Leader’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Pit Road’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Team Communications’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Interval Behind Leader’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Past Champions’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Unofficial Results’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Still Alive for the Daytona 500’
5 Hour Energy ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Heat Trax’
NASCAR on FS1 ‘Voice of Kevin Harvick’
Lowes ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Fox Wind Trax’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Last Lap Speed’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Leader’s Speed’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 9:50 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 168
Minutes of race broadcast: 122
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 46

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2014 Budweiser Duels ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Saturday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 8:15 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:26 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

FoxSports1 was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2014 Sprint Unlimited

Total number of commercials: 64

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 41
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 0

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 23

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 15 (companies: 5 Hour Energy; Budweiser; Chevy; Ford; Toyota; Toyota Care; GoodYear; Geico; Sprint; Lowes; GoDaddy.com; Quicken Loans; UFC Fight Night on Fox; NASCAR.com; Daytona 500 Qualifying on Fox)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

Sprint ‘Live Fan Voting’
Sprint ‘Starting Order Results’
FS1 ‘Team Communicaations’
FS1 ‘Weather’
FS1 ‘Race Format’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
Sprint ‘In-Car’
FS1 ‘Top 3’
FS1 ‘Field’
FS1 ‘Biggest Movers’
FS1 ‘Currently’
FS1 ‘Started’
FS1 ‘Lap Leaders’
FS1 ‘Most Laps Led’
Quicken Loans ‘In-Car’
FS1 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
FS! ‘Commentators’
FS1 ‘In the Pits’
FS1 ‘Hollywood Hotel’
FS1 ‘Recap’
Nationwide ‘In-Car’
FS1 ‘Top 10’
FS1 ‘Final Lap’
5 Hour Energy ‘Move of the Race’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 8:15 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:26 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 131
Minutes of race broadcast: 102
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 29

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2014 Sprint Unlimited ...

The new NASCAR season is barely a pit stop away. Before we resume the high-octane excitement, here are some stats for you to peruse. These are the commercial statistics for the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season, showing which network had the most ads, the least ads, and other stats you may find interesting. These were culminated from my Commercial Breakdown Reports for the 2013 season (you can browse through them individually at either this site, or under Jayski’s TV/Media page ).

One thing that has remained consistent in the years CawsnJaws.com has provided these stats: the discomfort many NASCAR fans feel for the quantity and placement of commercials during races. How will the new season compare? We are about to find out, dear readers.

NASCAR Sprint Cup 2013 Season Commercial Statistics

Total number of commercials per network:

Fox (14 races): 1668
TNT (6 races): 671
ESPN/ABC (17 races): 1992
SPEED (2 races): 166

Total for all networks: 4497

Total number of minutes of race broadcast to minutes of commercial times per network:

Fox (14 races): total: 3025 (race 2220 / commercial 805)
TNT (6 races): total: 1187 (race 861 / commercial 326)
ESPN/ABC (17 races): total: 3702 (race 2796 / commercial 906)
SPEED (2 races): total: 358 (race 280 / commercial 78)

Total for all networks: 8272 (race 6157 / commercial 2115)

Read more How many commercials did you watch during the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup season? How many will you watch this year? ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race. This was the last race of the 2013 season.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:02 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:25 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 Ford Ecoboost 400

Total number of commercials: 110

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 52

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 64
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 36
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 46
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 30
Number of times ESPN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 9

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 23

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 16 (companies: McDonald’s; Ford; Ford F150; GoodYear; Mobil 1; Sylvania Silver Star headlights; Nationwide Insurance; Sprint.com/speed; Bank of America; Monday Night Football on ESPN; NBA on ESPN; College Basketball on ESPN; ‘NASCAR Now’ presented by 5 Hour Energy on ESPN; NASCAR.com; NASCAR.com/RaceBuddy)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 55 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – Practice & Qualifying Ranks this Week’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Jimmie Johnson – Final Practice’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In-Race Reporter’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Most NSCS Points Last 4 Races’
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag Question’
McDonald’s ‘On-Board’
Ford Ecoboost ‘On-Board’
GoDaddy.com ‘On-Board’
5 Hour Energy ‘On-Board’
Fresh From Florida ‘On-Board’
Chevy ‘On-Board’
Lowes ‘On-Board’
GoodYear ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Championship Leaders – Last Pit Stop’
Pep Boys ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Nationwide Insurance ‘Green Flag Restart’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restarted/Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In the Chase’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Chase for the Sprint Cup Points’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Battle for’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Jimmie Johnson – NSCS at HMS – Last 2 Races’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’s Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ’2-Tire Pit Stops’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Since Restart’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Joey Logano – NSCS Wins/Poles/Top 10s/Top5s’
GoodYear ‘Non-Stop Coverage presented by GoodYear’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Leader Board’
Quicken Loans – ESPN ‘Pit Studio’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘JGR – Rank’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Started’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘MPH/RPM/Throttle/Brake’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Current/Start/High/Low’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most Second Place Finishes in a Single Season’
5 Hour Energy ‘Rapid Recap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on ESPN ’2-Tire Pit Stop – Pit in/Restarted/Currently’
Nationwide ‘Danger Zone’
Sprint ‘Today’s Lead Changes’
Sprint ‘Live Action Camera Angles’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lead Change’
McDonald’s ‘Race Rundown’
Lowes ‘Racing Through History’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:25 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 203
Minutes of race broadcast: 173
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 30
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 23

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 1
Number of male enhancement commercials: 2 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2013 Ford Ecoboost 400 ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:02 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:15 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 AdvoCare 500

Total number of commercials: 101

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 45

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 61
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 32
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 40
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 27
Number of times ESPN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 8

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 29

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 14 (companies: ChevyOutdoors.com ; Ford F150; GoodYear; Nationwide Insurance; Sprint.com/speed; Quicken Loans; NHRA; Monday Night Football on ESPN; NBA on ESPN; NASCAR.com; NASCAR.com/RaceBuddy; NASCAR.com/mobileapp; upcoming Nationwide Series race; upcoming NSCS race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 10 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on ESPN ‘Carl Edwards – NSCS at PIR – March Win’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In-Race Reporter’
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag Question’
Quicken Loans ‘Starting Grid’
GoDaddy.com ‘On-Board’
5 Hour Energy ‘On-Board’
Toyota ‘On-Board’
Fresh From Florida ‘On-Board’
Quicken Loans ‘On-Board’
Sprint ‘On-Board’
Chevy ‘On-Board’
Ford Ecoboost ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Started’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Chase for the Sprint Cup Points’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Behind Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’s Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most NSCS Points – Last 7 Races’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Motorsports Schedule’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Jeff Burton – NSCS – Starts/Wins/Poles/Top 5s/Top 10s’
5 Hour Energy ‘Rapid Recap’
Quicken Loans – ESPN ‘Pit Studio’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Championship Leaders – Last Pit Stop’
Coca-Cola ‘Non-Stop Coverage presented by Coca-Cola’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘NSCS Points’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Current/Start/High/Low’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Pit Time Comparison’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – Championship Points’
Nationwide ‘Danger Zone’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In the Chase’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘MPH/RPM/Throttle/Brake’
Dodge Durango ‘Race Rundown’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Projected Pit Stop’
Sprint ‘Today’s Lead Changes’
Sprint ‘Live Alternate Camera Angles’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Cautions – PIR – Last 4 Races’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lead Change’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Leader Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Green White Checker at PIR’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:15 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 193
Minutes of race broadcast: 163
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 30
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 18

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of male enhancement commercials: 3 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive
Number of Ford commercials cut short to come back to a caution: 1
Number of NASCAR Career Starts for Jeff Burton: 1,000 Congratulations, Jeff!

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2013 AdvoCare 500 ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:02 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:38 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 AAA Texas 500

Total number of commercials: 130

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 62

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 71
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 45
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 59
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 33
Number of times ESPN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 10

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 27

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 15 (companies: Chevy; Ford F150; ChevyOutdoors.com ; Mobil 1; GoodYear; Sylvania Silver Star headlights; Sprint.com/speed; Bank of America; ‘Bernie & Ernie’ – 30 for 30 films ; Monday Night Football on ESPN; ‘NASCAR Now’ on ESPN; NASCAR.com; NASCAR.com/RaceBuddy; upcoming Nationwide Series race; upcoming NSCS race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 35 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on ESPN ’1.5 Mi Tracks – Before / After Last Pit Stop’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Top 2 in Chase Standings – 1.5 mi Tracks This Season’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In-Race Reporter’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Brad Keselowski – 2012 Chase’
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag Question’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Inside/Outside’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’s Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap’
GoDaddy.com ‘On-Board’
5 Hour Energy ‘On-Board’
Ford Ecoboost ‘On-Board’
Coke ‘On-Board’
Toyota ‘On-Board’
Fresh From Florida ‘On-Board’
Sprint ‘On-Board’
Outback ‘On-Board’
Chevy ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘MPH/RPM/Throttle/Brake’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restarted’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Radio Communication’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘TMS – Temperatures’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Motorsports Schedule’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Pit Time Comparison’
Mobil 1 ‘Non-Stop Coverage presented by Mobil 1’
Quicken Loans – ESPN ‘Pit Studio’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Battle for:’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Leader Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Top 2 in Championship Points – NSCS Career Wins’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Behind Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Championship Leaders – Last Pit Stop’
5 Hour Energy ‘Rapid Recap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap Leader’
Dodge Durango ‘Race Rundown’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Current/Start/High/Low’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – Championship Points’
Sprint ‘Today’s Lead Changes’
Sprint ‘Live Alternate Camera Angles’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Jimmie Johnson – Laps Led Today (Most in Race)’
Nationwide ‘Danger Zone’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Kasey Kahne – 1.5 mi Tracks – 2013 Season’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Sec.s Ahead of 2nd’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – Championship Points’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Jimmie Johnson – NSCS at TMS – Last 3 Races’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘HMS – Last NSCS 1.5 mi Track Win’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘NSCS – Since 2004’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:38 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 216
Minutes of race broadcast: 179
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 37
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 27

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 1
Number of male enhancement commercials: 2 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

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For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 1:31 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:32 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500

Total number of commercials: 125

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 50

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 72
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 39
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 53
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 28
Number of times ESPN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 10

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 30

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 14 (companies: McDonald’s; GoodYear; Mobil 1; Nationwide Insurance; Sprint/speed; Bank of America; NHRA; ‘This is What They Want’ – 30 for 30 film; Monday Night Football on ESPN; NASCAR.com; NASCAR.com/RaceBuddy; NASCAR.com/tickets; upcoming Nationwide Series race; upcoming NSCS race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 55 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on ESPN ‘Martinsville Cautions – Last 5 Races’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Clint Bowyer – NSCS at Martinsville’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In-Race Reporter’
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag Question’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Starting Grid’
Goody’s Headache Relief Shot ‘On-Board’
5 Hour Energy ‘On-Board’
Toyota ‘On-Board’
Fresh from Florida ‘On-Board’
GoodYear ‘On-Board’
Chevy ‘On-Board’
State Water Heaters ‘On-Board’
Sprint ‘On-Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In the Chase’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Motorsports Schedule’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most Laps Led at Martinsville Speedway Since 2006’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lead Change’
McDonald’s ‘NASCAR Non-Stop Coverage presented by McDonald’s’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Martinsville Temperatures’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’s Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Started:’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Caution’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Sprint ‘Fastest 4-Tire Pit Stop’
Sprint ‘Live In-Car Audio’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Pit Time Comparison’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restarted’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘MPH/RPM/Throttle/Brake’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Up-to-Speed’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Started/Highest/Lowest/Last Lap/Fast Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most Chase Bonus Points – 2013 Season’
ESPN – Quicken Loans ‘Pit Studio’
McDonald’s ‘Race Rundown’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Season’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Since Restart’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Pit Lap at Martinsville’
Nationwide ‘Danger Zone’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restart Reset’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Chase for the Sprint Cup Points’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restart’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – NSCS at Martinsville’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Cautions/Caution Laps at Martinsville’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Leader Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Ticket to the Race’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:31 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:32 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 241
Minutes of race broadcast: 209
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 32
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 22

Number of missed restarts: 1 This occurred just as a side-by-side ad was ending
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of male enhancement commercials: 3 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 ...

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.

I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 2:02 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:12 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ESPN was the broadcast team for this event.

Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo that changes throughout the race near the race ticker.

Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500

Total number of commercials: 125

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 61

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 86
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 49
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 39
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 29
Number of times ESPN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 7

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 23

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 15 (companies: Mountain Dew; Every2Minutes.com ; Raspberry 5 Hour Energy drink; Chevy; ChevyOutdoors.com ; Mobil 1; GoodYear; Nationwide Insurance; Geico; Sprint/speed; ‘Big Shot’ – 30 for 30 films ; Monday Night Football on ESPN; NASCAR.com; NASCAR.com/RaceBuddy; upcoming NSCS race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 15 sec.

Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:

NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap Running Position – 2012 Chase’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In-Race Reporter’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Point Leader Wins at Talladega’
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag Question’
5 Hour Energy ‘Starting Grid’
GoDaddy ‘On-Board’
5 Hour Energy ‘On-Board’
Nationwide Insurance ‘On-Board’
Fresh From Florida ‘On-Board’
Sprint ‘On-Board’
Jimmy John’s ‘On-Board’
Mountain Dew ‘On-Board’
GoodYear ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lead Changes – Car Comparison’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Motorsports Schedule’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Matt Kenseth – Last 3 Races at Talladega’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Leader’s Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Last Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Lap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘On-Board’
Sprint ‘Today’s Top Speed’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘In the Chase’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘MPH/RPM/Throttle/Brake’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most Wins All Time at Talladega’
Nationwide Insurance ‘Non-Stop Coverage presented by Nationwide’
Quicken Loans – ESPN ‘Pit Studio’
5 Hour Energy ‘Rapid Recap’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Restrictor Plate Races – Last 4 Years’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Laps Led Today’
Nationwide ‘Green Flag Restart’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Radio Communications’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Most Chase Bonus Points’
Nationwide ‘Danger Zone’
Sprint ‘Most Laps Led’
Sprint ‘Real-Time Leader Board’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Prior to Race’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Points Now’
Dodge Durango ‘Race Rundown’
NASCAR on ESPN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:02 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:12 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 190
Minutes of race broadcast: 157
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 33
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 19

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of male enhancement commercials: 1 Many NASCAR fans report to CawsnJaws they find these ads very offensive

Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2013 Camping World RV Sales 500 ...