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 1:53 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:39 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBC 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 2017 Alabama 500

Total number of commercials: 133

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 55

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 105
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 51
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 28
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 19
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 5

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 215

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 25 (companies: Monster Energy; John Deere Gator; Smithfield Foods; Subway; Sonic; McDonald’s; Mountain Dew; Busch Beer; Busch Light Beer; Chevy, #IDriveFor ; Ford Performance; Toyota; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; First Data; Aspen Dental; NHL on NBCSports; Sunday Night Football on NBC; ‘The Brave’ on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; ‘NASCAR America’ Live from the Hall of Fame; ‘Post-Race’ & ‘Victory Lap’ #VictoryLap on NBCSN; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/Tickets; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 20 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC ‘Jimmie Johnson – 7th in Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Chase Elliott – 3rd Running Finish in Last 4 Races’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
John Deere ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBC ‘To the Rear’
Kroger Click List ‘In-Car Camera’
Busch Light ‘On-Board Camera’
Aspen Dental ‘On-Board Camera’
First Data ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
John Deere ‘On-Board Camera’
Mountain Dew ‘On-Board Camera’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio Communication’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – 2 Straight Restrictor Plate Wins’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Fast Lap Speed’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Brad Keselowski – 4 wins in 17 Talladega Races’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Advanced’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Road Penalties’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Involved in Crash’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Team Communication’
NBCEEit’
Toyota Camry ‘On-Track Car’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Leaderboard’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – CMS Winner Last Week’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 5 Laps to Go’
GoodYear ‘Tires’
Sunoco ‘Fuel’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Road Penalty’
NASCAR on NBC ‘How Monster Energy Points Are Awarded’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed w/2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Winner’
Ford Performance ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Wind Tunnel’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘New Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2’
Chevy ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Debris on the Backstretch’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Start/Finish Line’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Lead Car/Pit Car’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Story Lines’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Driver Points Earned Today After Stage 1’
Bank of America ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Ryan Blaney – 4th Stage Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Restart’
5 Hour Energy ‘Lap Leader’
Mountain Dew ‘MPH Comparison’
NASCAR on NBC ‘All-Time Restrictor Plate Wins’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBC ‘NASCAR Non-Stop’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Stops’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Flashback’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Special Day for Dale Jr.’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Driver Points Earned Today Through Stages 1 & 2’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Recap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Chase Elliott – 4th DNF this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoffs Round of 12’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 10 Career Wins’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Dale Earnhardt Jr. – Oct. 15 2017 Declared ‘Dale Earnhardt Jr. Day’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Coming to the Green Flag’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 1:53 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:39 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 286
Minutes of race broadcast: 241
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 45
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 12

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 2017 Alabama 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 Moment-of-Silence for Robert Yates and Las Vegas victims before the start of the race at 12:44 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 4:41 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBC 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 2017 Bank of America 500

Total number of commercials: 128

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 47

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 97
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 41
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 31
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 22
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 6

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 135

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 28 (companies: Bank of America; Monster Energy; Kroger Click List; Jimmy John’s; McDonald’s; Smithfield Foods; Coca-Cola; Chevy, ChevyTruckLegends.com ; Ford Performance, Ford Warriors in Pink ; Toyota; Geico; Nationwide; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; PA Lottery ; WPXI; ‘Blindspot’ on NBC; NHL on NBCSN; Sunday Night Football on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; ‘NASCAR America from the NASCAR Hall of Fame’; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/Mobile; ‘Post Race Coverage’ on NBC; upcoming Cup race)

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

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

NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC ‘Chase Elliott – 16 Top 10 Finishes…’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Ryan Blaney – Finished 15th or Better’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Brad Keselowski – Last 3 Finishes’
Bank of America ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio Communication’
Coca-Cola ‘Helmet Cam’
Jimmy John’s ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Nationwide ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Breakdown’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Battle for the Lead’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started/Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Leaderboard’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently’
Chevy ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Competition Caution on Lap 35’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Free Pass’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Team Communication’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Ryan Newman – Crashed on Lap 44’
Toyota Camry ‘On Track Car’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Lane Choice’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘ __ Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Since Last Pit’
NASCAR on NBC ‘MPH at the Line’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started/Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Drivers Stage 1 & Stage 2 Pts. Earned’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Result’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kevin Harvick – 4th Stage Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Wind Tunnel’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Story Lines’
Carl’s Jr. ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBC ‘MPH Comparison’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kevin Harvick – Wins Both Stages Today’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – Career at CMS’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Driver Pts. Earned Today After Stage 1 & 2’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Penalty Issued’
NASCAR on NBC ‘NASCAR Non-Stop’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. vs. The Field’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – Last 3 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Larson – 12 Top 2 Finishes in 29 Races this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Most Runner-Up Finishes on 1.5 mi. Tracks w/o a Win’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Road Comparison’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Larson – 4 Straight Top 5 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Busch – Playoff Points Position’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – Last 6 Pit Stops’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Recap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1/Stage 2/Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Post-Race Coverage Until 6 PM’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Road Penalty’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Overtime’
Credit One Bank ‘Overtime’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 12:44 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 4:41 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 237
Minutes of race broadcast: 198
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 39
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 15

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 2017 Bank of America 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 2:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:38PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil

Total number of commercials: 135

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 52

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 102
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 48
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 33
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 21
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 6

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 154

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 28 (companies: Monster Energy; Smithfield Foods; Kroger Click List; Hunt Bros. Pizza; McDonald’s; Subway; Coca-Cola; Busch Beer; Ford Performance; Toyota; John Deere; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Nationwide; AAA; Credit One Bank; Bank of America; NHL on NBC Sports; Sunday Night Football on NBC; ‘Football Night in America’ on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/RaceView; NASCAR.com/Drive; NBCSports.com/Live; NBC Sports on Sirius XM channel 90; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; ‘Post-Race’ & ‘Victory Lap’ on NBCSN; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 45 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBCSN
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Larson – 1 Top 10 Finish in 8 Dover Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Matt Kenseth – 1 Top 10 Finish in 10 Dover Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Jamie McMurray – 1 Top 10 Finish in Playoff Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘On the Bubble’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Leaderboard’
Nationwide ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Advanced’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio Communication’
AAA ‘In-Car Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Hunt Bros. Pizza ‘On-Board Camera’
Nationwide ‘On-Board Camera’
Credit One Bank ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoffs 2017’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘MPH Comparison’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBCSN * __ Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on NBCSN *Playoff Tracker’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Started’
Sunoco ‘Fuel’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Flashback’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Martin Truex Jr. – 5 Wins 19 Top 10 Finishes Leads All Drivers’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Crew All Stars’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Team Communication’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kurt Busch – Last 5 Finishes’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Drivers Stage 1 & 2 Points Earned’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for the Lead’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 10 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Brad Keselowski – 5th Straight Win this Season’
Monster Energy ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Jimmie Johnson – Dover Dominance’
Hardee’s ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Recap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Ryan Newman – MPH Last 10 Laps’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘NASCAR Non-Stop’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Larson – 4th Straight Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 & 2 Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Before the Caution/Live’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘HMS Position’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Recap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Penalty Issued’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Chase Elliott – Monster Energy Series Career’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Secs. Behind Leader’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:38 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 218
Minutes of race broadcast: 182
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 36
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 14

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 2017 Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil ...

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 Moment-of-Silence for Ted Christopher at the start of the race at 2:00 PM, and stopped as Kyle Busch won at 5:26 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 ISM Connect 300

Total number of commercials: 113

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 49

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 81
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 45
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 32
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 23
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 6

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 149

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 32 (companies: Monster Energy; Smithfield Foods, WintheKing.com ; McDonald’s; Subway; Kroger Click List; Coca-Cola; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; Polaris RZR; Sunoco Fuel; GoodYear tires; Geico; Nationwide; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; Bank of America; ‘The Brave’ on NBC; Sunday Night Football on NBC; F1 on NBCSN; ‘Road to Race Day’ on Go90.com ; ‘NASCAR Race Day’, ‘Post-Race’ and ‘Victory Lap’ on NBCSN; NBCSports on Sirius/XM channel 90; NBCSports.com/Live; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/RaceView; NASCAR.com/Live; NASCAR.com/Live; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 45 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBCSN
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Denny Hamlin – 4 Straight Top 5 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Jimmie Johnson – 38 Career Wins’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Larson – 12 Top 5 Finishes this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘The Playoff Bubble’
Nationwide ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘To the Rear’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio Communication’
Toyota ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Nationwide ‘On-Board Camera’
Coca-Cola ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Breakdown’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Hottest September Races at NHMS’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Advanced’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Tracker’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Leaderboard’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kevin Harvick – 1 Top 5 Finish Last 6 Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Day Comparison’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Conditions’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 – 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Martin Truex Jr. – 18 Stage Wins this Season Leads All Drivers’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Points Earned Today’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Story Lines’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘ __ Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Toyota’s Dominance at NHMS’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Toyota Laps Led’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Matt Kenseth – 9 Starts at NHMS with JGR’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Started’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Non-Stop’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Denny Hamlin – ’10 Championship Runner-Up’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Flash Back’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Caution’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Involved in Wreck’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Team Communication’
NBCEEit’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kurt Busch – 19 Points Behind 12th (Austin Dillon)’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Busch – 13th Stage Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turning it On During the Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Restarted’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Most Laps Led at NHMS without a Win’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Grid’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Martin Truex Jr. – 3 Wins in Last 10 Races’
5 Hour Energy ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Clint Bowyer – 176 Races Since Last Cup Win’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Led __ of __ Laps’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Current Leader’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:26 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 206
Minutes of race broadcast: 167
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 39
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 13

Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions’ (debris not shown): 0
Number of Singing Troopers: 1 TheSingingTrooper.com

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

Read more Commercial breakdown and links related to the 2017 ISM Connect 300 ...

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 Moment-of-Silence for Ted Christopher at the beginning of the race at 2:50 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:54 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400

Total number of commercials: 96

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 52

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 64
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 45
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 32
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 23
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 6

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 119

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 26 (companies: SherryStrong.org ; Monster Energy; Smithfield Foods, WintheKing.com ; Jimmy John’s; Subway; Kroger Click List; Coca-Cola; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; Polaris RZR; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; Bank of America; Aspen Dental; ‘The Brave’ on NBC; Sunday Night Football on NBC; IRL Race on NBCSN; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; ‘Post-Race’ show on NBCSN; NBC Sports on Sirius XM channel 90; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/RaceView; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min 25 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBCSN
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Matt Kenseth – 6 Top 10 Finishes in Last 8 Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Austin Dillon – Finished 14th in ‘16’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Ryan Blaney – Started 22nd and finished 4th’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Larson – 11 Top 2 Finishes in 26 Races’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Regular Season Champion’
Monster Energy ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio Communication’
Toyota ‘On-Board Camera’
Jimmy John’s ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Coca-Cola ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Matt Kenseth – Last Champion Before the Playoff Era’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Busch – 10 Straight Races Led’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Busch – ’15 MECS Champion’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kevin Harvick – 1 Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘MPH Comparison’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘ __ Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leader’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Leaderboard’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Fast Lap Time’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Penalty Issued’
Toyota Camry ‘On-Track Car’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Drivers Pit Penalties’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Ryan Newman – 8th Playoff Appearance’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Led __ of __ Laps’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Denny Hamlin – 15 Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kurt Busch – Last 3 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Busch – 12th Stage Win this Season’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Daniel Suarez – ’16 Xfinity Champion’
NBCEEit
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently/Behind Leader’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for the Lead’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Chase Elliott – Made Playoffs on Points (14 Top 10 Finishes this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Chase Elliott – Best Finish 2nd 3 Times’
NASCAR Heat 2’ Non-Stop’
Carl’s Jr. ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘NASCAR Non-Stop’
5 Hour Energy ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Radio Communication’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Chase Elliott – 3rd Stage Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Points Earned Today’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Format/Points’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leading the Charge’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage Winners’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Drivers to Win on Birthday’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Current Leader’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Wins/Top 5/Top 10/Laps Led/Avg. Finish’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Verizon IndyCar Series Current Standings’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ’2018 Free Agents’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Martin Truex Jr. – Lap Summary’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:50 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:54 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 184
Minutes of race broadcast: 156
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 28
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 14

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 2017 Tales of the Turtles 400 ...

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 7:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the final caution flag at 10:52 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 Federated Auto Parts 400

Total number of commercials: 99

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 45

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 62
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 36
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 37
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 25
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 8

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 151

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 27 (companies: RedCross.org ; Monster Energy; Subway; Smithfield Foods, WintheKing.com ; Jimmy John’s; Kroger Click List; Mountain Dew; Coca-Cola; Busch Beer; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; Polaris RZR; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; Bank of America; ‘The Brave’ on NBC; Sunday Night Football on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Tickets; NASCAR.com/Mobile; NBC Sports on Sirius XM channel 90; ‘Post-Race Show’, ‘Victory Lane’ on NBCSN; upcoming Cup race)

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

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

NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC ‘Chase Elliott – Best Finish 12th’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Jamie McMurray – 5 Top 10 Finishes in Last 8 Races at RIR’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Erik Jones – 5 Straight Top 10 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Joey Logano – 7th Straight RIR Top 10 Finish’
Smithfield Foods ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoffs’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Honorary Pace Car Driver’
Kroger Click List ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Jimmy John’s ‘On-Board Camera’
Toyota ‘On-Board Camera’
NASCAR on NBC ‘RIR Breakdown’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 16’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Team Communication’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Clint Bowyer – Avg. Finish 12.9’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Tracker’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Intervals’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Leader’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Animation’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBC ‘ __ Laps Led’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Bubble’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Denny Hamlin – Penalties after Darlington’
NASCAR on NBC ‘MPH Comparison’
Toyota Camry ‘On Track Car’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Jamie McMurray – 70 Points Ahead of 17th’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Standings’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started/Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Non-Stop’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 10 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Drivers Needing a Win to Clinch Playoff Berth’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Larson – Avg. Finish 14.2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: No Pit Commitment Line Penalties’
Mountain Dew ‘Speed Chart’
Hardee’s ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started/Currently’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Penalty Issued’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Black Flag’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – No Short Track Wins’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Secs. Behind Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kurt Busch – Last 3 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – 4 Wins this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Projected Playoff Points’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Overtime’
Credit One Bank ‘Overtime’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:52 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 202
Minutes of race broadcast: 166
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 36
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 15

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 2017 Federated Auto Parts 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 6:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:07 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 Bojangles’ Southern 500

Total number of commercials: 134

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 65

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 105
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 59
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 29
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 22
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 5

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 153

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 27 (companies: RedCross.org ; Monster Energy; Kroger Click List; Smithfield Foods, WintheKing.com, Albertons ; Coca-Cola; Busch Beer; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; STP; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Nationwide; Credit One Bank; Just 4 Men; ‘The Brave’ on NBC; ‘Thursday Night Football’ on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; NBCSports on Sirius XM Channel 90; NBCSports/InsidetheGarage; NASCAR.com/Mobile; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; ‘Post-Race’ followed by ‘Victory Lap’ on NBCSN; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 50 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBC
Monster Energy ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio Communications’
Nationwide ‘In-Car Camera’
Ford Performance ‘In-Car Camera’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Helmet Cam’
STP ‘In-Car Camera’
Coca-Cola ‘On-Board Camera’
Credit One Bank ‘On-Board Camera’
Busch Beer ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Darlington Race Breakdown’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 100 Laps/Stage 2 100 Laps/Final Stage 167 Laps’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Driver Telemetry’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Standings’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Coming Up in Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Last Year/Tonight’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 – 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Closing the Gap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘In the Booth’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Caution’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Battle for’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Yesterday’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Team Communications’
Nationwide ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 – 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Points System’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NBCEEit’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Jimmie Johnson – Last 10 Laps’
NASCAR on NBC ‘NASCAR Non-Stop’
GoodYear ‘Tires’
Sunoco ‘Fuel’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kurt Busch – Last 40 Laps’
5 Hour Energy ‘Lap Leaders’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Last Pit Stop’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kurt Busch – Best Darlington Finish 2nd’
NASCAR on NBC ‘MPH Comparison’
NASCAR on NBC ‘MPH at the Line’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 6:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:07 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 247
Minutes of race broadcast: 204
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 43
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 9
Number of black flags for Richard Petty: 1
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 2017 Bojangles' Southern 500 ...

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 7:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 10:35 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBC 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 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

Total number of commercials: 100

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 51

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 70
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 43
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 30
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 15
Number of times NBC utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 5

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 148

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 25 (companies: Monster Energy; Smithfield Foods, WintheKing.com ; Kroger Click List; Subway; McDonald’s; Coca-Cola; Busch Beer; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; Lilly Diabetes; NFL Kick-Off Week, Sunday Night Football on NBC; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; NBCSports.com/Live; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Mobile; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/Throwback; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; upcoming Darlington Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 10 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBC
NASCAR on NBC ‘Chase Elliott – 13 Top 10 Finishes this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Busch – 5 Career BMS Wins’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Erik Jones – Starting on Pole’
NBCEEit
Monster Energy ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio Communication’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Helmet Cam’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBC ‘BMS Race Analysis’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBC ‘ __ Laps Led’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Manufacturer’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Battle for’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Toyota ‘On Board Camera’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Started/Currently’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Pit Reporter’
Busch Beer ‘On Board Camera’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Running Order’
Chevy ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Busch – BMS Finishes this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Martin Truex Jr. – Last 3 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Reporting’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Fast Lap Times’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Ford Performance ‘Stage 1 Results’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Team Communication’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage Winner S1’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Leader’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Flashback’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Erik Jones – 2 Top 5s 8 Top 10 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Laps Led this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Free Pass’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Penalty Issued’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 5 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBC ‘BMS Pit Road Speed’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Erik Jones – Laps Led this Season’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Standings’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Stage Winners S1 S2’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Restarted’
NASCAR on NBC ‘NASCAR Non Stop’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Busch – BMS Finishes this Weekend’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Current Green Flag Run’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Playoff Bubble’
NASCAR on NBC ‘1st Career Win at BMS’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Matt Kenseth – Started 3rd Position’
Wendy’s Frosty’s ’50 to Go’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Closing the Gap’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Kyle Busch – Looking for Career Triple Sweep’
NASCAR on NBC ‘Top 2’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 7:30 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 10:35 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 185
Minutes of race broadcast: 151
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 34
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 14

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 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race ...

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 6:05 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 Pure Michigan 400

Total number of commercials: 96

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 48

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 69
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 41
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 27
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 17
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 5

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 152

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 25 (companies: Monster Energy; Subway; McDonald’s; Smithfield Foods; Kroger Click List; Coca-Cola; Busch Light; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; STP; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; NFL Kick-Off Week on NBC; IndyCar on NBCSN; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; ‘Post-Race Show’, ‘Victory Lap’, ‘Racin’ Roots: Kyle Larson’ on NBCSN; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/tickets; NBCSports.com/Live; NBC Sports on Sirius XM; upcoming Cup race on NBC)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min. 20 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBCSN
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Matt Kenseth – 3 Career Wins at MIS’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Starts/Wins/Top 5s/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Joey Logano – 2 time Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘On the Bubble’
Monster Energy ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio Communication’
Chevy ‘On Board’
Toyota ‘On Board’
Ford Performance ‘On Board’
Coca-Cola ‘On Board’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Helmet Cam’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Breakdown’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kyle Larson – 3 Straight Top 3 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Brad Keselowski – 11 Top 5 Finishes this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leader’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Biggest Movers’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Bubble’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Team Communication’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Road Penalty’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Brad Keselowski – 4th Stage Win this Season’
Ford Performance ‘Stage 1 Results’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘__ Laps Led Today’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Daniel Suarez – Last 3 Finishes’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Wind Tunnel’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Erik Jones – Last 3 Finishes’
5 Hour Energy ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Erik Jones – 2 Straight Top 10 Finishes’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Crew All-Stars’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Last Pit Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘MPH Comparison’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘NASCAR Non Stop’
Kroger Click List ‘Race Off Pit Road’
Subway ‘Fresh Take’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Standings’
Polaris RZR ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Involved in Crash’
Carl’s Jr. ‘Through the Field’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Free Pass’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Overtime’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
Credit One Bank ‘Overtime’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:05 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 185
Minutes of race broadcast: 154
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 31
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 12

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 2017 Pure Michigan 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 3:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:29 PM (all times are EDT). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

NBCSN 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 2017 I LOVE NEW YORK 355 at the Glen

Total number of commercials: 95

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 51

Number of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 61
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 41
Number of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during race broadcast (split-screen): 34
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 23
Number of times NBCSN utilized ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials during this broadcast: 5

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast (including company logos ‘floating’ in corners of the screen): 97

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 20 (companies: Monster Energy; Smithfield Foods; Kroger Click List; Coca-Cola; Busch Beer; Coors Light; Chevy; Ford Performance; Toyota; Polaris RZR; Sunoco Fuel; Geico; Liberty Mutual; Credit One Bank; Soccer on NBCSN; ‘NASCAR Heat 2’ video game; NASCAR.com/Drive; NASCAR.com/Shop; NASCAR.com/Newsletter; NBCSports on Sirius XM; ‘NASCAR America’ on NBCSN; upcoming Cup race)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 2 min. 10 sec.  

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

NASCAR on NBCSN
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Clint Bowyer – 8 Career Wins’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Kevin Harvick – 17th WG Race Winner’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Starts/Wins/Top 10s’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Standings’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘The Esses’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘The Inner Loop’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘The Carousel Exit’
Monster Energy ‘Starting Grid’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio Communication’
Kroger Click List ‘On-Board Camera’
Busch ‘On-Board Camera’
Toyota ‘On-Board Camera’
Ford Performance ‘On-Board Camera’
Credit One Bank ‘On-Board Camera’
Smithfield Foods ‘Aerial Coverage’
Dodge Ram ‘Guts & Glory’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turn 1 Passing Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turns 2-4 The Esses’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Inner Loop’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turn 5 The Carousel’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘The Chute’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turn 6 Passing Zone 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Turn 7 Final Turn’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Flashback’
Monster Energy ‘Race Analysis’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘To the Rear’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Running Order’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Top 3’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Driver Telemetry’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Battle for’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘On the Bubble’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Intervals’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Reporter’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Radio’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Erik Jones – Best Finish 3rd’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Playoff Bubble’
Tire Rack ‘On the Move’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 – 5 to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Race Control: Pit Road Closed with 2 Laps to Go’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘ __ Laps Led’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 1 Winner’
Liberty Mutual ‘Spotter Coverage’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Race Off Pit Road’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Team Communication’
Ford Performance ‘Stage 1 Results’
Geico ‘Restart Zone’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Closing the Gap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pedal Cam’
Toyota Camry ‘On Track Car’
Toyota ‘Driver Update’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘NASCAR Non Stop’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Laps Led this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Results’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Stage 2 Winner’
NASCAR Heat 2 ‘Stage 2 Intermission’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Daniel Suarez – 1st Stage Win this Season’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Last Pit Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Stage’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Strategy’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Leader’
Hardee’s ‘Through the Field’
5 Hour Energy ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Currently/Started/High/Low’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Pit Window’
Sunoco ‘Fuel’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Penalty Issued’
Credit One Bank ‘One to Go’
Credit One Bank ‘Final Lap’
NASCAR on NBCSN ‘Final Lap’

Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 5:29 PM

Total minutes of complete race broadcast: 149
Minutes of race broadcast: 124
Minutes of traditional commercials (not split-screen): 25
Minutes of ‘Side-by-Side’ commercials (split-screen): 13

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

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