For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown from the race on Sunday afternoon.

I began recording the times at the Invocation at 2:00 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:11 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

Please note that in addition to all of the following, there is always a company logo visible in the upper left hand corner by the race ticker scrolling across the screen.

Also, below the commercial breakdown, be sure to check out how often drivers were focused on during the race. Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites.

There are plans in the future for more stats from the race. Once we reach September, when we began doing these breakdowns last year, we will be able to make side-by-side comparisons.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Pennsylvania 500 08-05-2007

Total number of commercials: 148

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 87

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: ‘Rush Hour 3’ movie; Subway; Sprint; GoodYear; Best Buy; espn.com/autotech; espn.com/communications; espn.com/techcenter; espn.com/knowhow; Golf on ESPN; Baseball on ESPN; DirecTV; AFLACracing.com; NASCAR on ESPN)

Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 1 min. 15 sec.

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

McDonald’s ‘Race Rundown’
Dish ‘Tech Center’
Chevy ‘Cut-away-car’
ESPN ‘Draft Track’
AT&T ‘Crew Chief Challenge’
Crown Royal ‘Crowning Moment’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Move of the Race’
Ford ‘Lap Leaders’

Start time to record race/commercial periods 08/05/07: 2:00 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods 08/05/07: 6:11 PM

Total minutes: 251

Minutes of race broadcast: 180
Minutes of commercials: 71

Breakdown of what the commercials were for, by category:

ESPN/ABC/TV Previews/Promos

ESPN Sportscenter – 4
ESPN Fantasy games on ESPN.com – 3
‘The Bronx is Burning’ – 3
‘Dirty Sexy Money’ – 2
Baseball on ESPN – 1
ABC Sports – NASCAR on Primetime – 1
US Open Tennis on ESPN – 1
‘Human Weapon’ on the History Channel – 1
‘Pushing Daisies’ on ABC – 1

Total: 17

Movies

‘Rush Hour 3’ – 4
‘3:10 to Yuma’ – 1
‘300’ – 1

Total: 6

Local News/Sports/Points-of-Interest in Penna.

Lias Tire – 2
Ferri’s, Shur Save, and The Lamplighter – 1
The Lamplighter – 1
Farmers National Bank – 1
WorkPittsburgh.com – 1
Mark Arbuckle Nissan – 1

Total: 7

Restaurants/Food

McDonald’s – 3
Glaceau Vitamin Water – 3
AppleBee’s – 3
Wendy’s – 3
TGIFriday’s – 3
Subway – 2
Burger King – 1
Burger King and Simpson’s Movie – 1

Total: 19

Beer/Alcohol

Tanqueray Rangpur – 2
Budweiser – 1

Total: 3

Car/Truck/Bike

Auto Zone – 5
Ford – 4
Chevrolet – 2
Pennzoil – 2
GoodYear – 2
Mobil 1 (various drivers) – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip) – 2

Sunoco and ‘Free Fuel 5000’ sweepstakes – 1
Chevrolet (Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart) – 1
Fram – 1
Frank’s Auto Supermarket – 1
Onstar – 1
Onstar (Jeff Gordon) – 1
Ford (various drivers) – 1
Valvoline – 1
FeatherLite trailers – 1

Total: 28

Insurance

Allstate – 2
Nationwide Insurance – 2
AFLAC – 1

Total: 5

Wireless Phone

SprintSpeed.com (Denny Hamlin) & Sprint sweepstakes – 3
AT&T – 1
AT&T Go Phone – 1

Total: 5

Home Improvement

Craftsman Tools – 4
Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 2

Total: 6

Technology

DirecTV – 4
Verizon wireless and ESPN MVP – 4
Comcast Internet – 3
Toshiba and Best Buy- 1
NASCAR ’08 and EA Sports (Jeff Gordon) – 1
Dish Network (Carl Edwards) – 1
Dish Network (Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle) – 1
Sprint.com/ahead – 1

Total: 16

Business Resources

Yellow Book – 1
ArmTech at Belmont Complex Arena – 1
Office Depot (Carl Edwards) – 1

Total: 3

Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use

New Era ball caps- 3
Dr. Scholl’s wart remover – 2
Lotrimin Ultra – 2
Gillette Fusion Phantom – 1
Gillette Clear Gel – 1
Wrangler jeans – 1
Old Spice and TonyStewartArmpits.com – 1
Hydroxycut – 1
Zetia- 1
Prudential Real Estate- 1
Oral B Vitality – 1

Total: 15

Shipping

Fed Ex – 1
FedEx –
UPS (Dale Jarrett & Michael Waltrip) – 1

Total: 2

Recreation/Travel

TimeSharesOnly- 1
ChoiceHotels.com – 1

Total: 2

Racing Related

nascar.com Track Pass Race View – 5
NASCAR Champions week – 2
nascar.com – 1
nascar.com (Kelly Clarkson) – 1
NASCAR Foundation- 1
nascar.com/performance- 1
Lernerville Speedway (Tony Stewart & Ken Schrader—August 16) – 1
Bristol Motor Speedway – 1
Bank of America 500 race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) – 1

Total: 14

Breakdown of specific times, broken into two categories (race broadcast times, and commercial broadcast times)

Race brdcast times: Total min: Comm. brdcast times: Total min:

2:00 PM – 2:07 PM – 7 // 2:07 PM – 2:10 PM – 3

2:10 PM – 2:12 PM – 2 // 2:12 PM – 2:15 PM – 3

2:15 PM – 2:28 PM – 13 // 2:28 PM – 2:31 PM – 3

2:31 PM – 2:39 PM – 8 // 2:39 PM – 2:42 PM – 3

2:42 PM – 2:48 PM – 6 // 2:48 PM – 2:51 PM – 3

2:51 PM – 3:01 PM – 10 // 3:01 PM – 3:04 PM – 3

3:04 PM – 3:10 PM – 6 // 3:10 PM – 3:13 PM – 3

3:13 PM – 3:19 PM – 6 // 3:19 PM – 3:22 PM – 3

3:22 PM – 3:24 PM – 2 // 3:24 PM – 3:27 PM – 3

3:27 PM – 3:36 PM – 9 // 3:36 PM – 3:39 PM – 3

3:39 PM – 3:50 PM – 11 // 3:50 PM – 3:52 PM – 2

3:52 PM – 3:58 PM – 6 // 3:58 PM – 4:01 PM – 3

4:01 PM – 4:08 PM – 7 // 4:08 PM – 4:11 PM – 3

4:11 PM – 4:17 PM – 6 // 4:17 PM – 4:20 PM – 3

4:20 PM – 4:25 PM – 5 // 4:25 PM – 4:28 PM – 3

4:28 PM – 4:33 PM – 5 // 4:33 PM – 4:36 PM – 3

4:36 PM – 4:40 PM – 4 // 4:40 PM – 4:42 PM – 2

4:42 PM – 4:53 PM – 11 // 4:53 PM – 4:56 PM – 3

4:56 PM – 5:00 PM – 4 // 5:00 PM – 5:02 PM – 2

5:02 PM – 5:13 PM – 11 // 5:13 PM – 5:16 PM – 3

5:16 PM – 5:21 PM – 5 // 5:21 PM – 5:24 PM – 3

5:24 PM – 5:27 PM – 3 // 5:27 PM – 5:30 PM – 3

5:30 PM – 5:36 PM – 6 // 5:36 PM – 5:38 PM – 2

5:38 PM – 5:43 PM – 5 // 5:43 PM – 5:46 PM – 3

5:46 PM – 5:52 PM – 6 // 5:52 PM – 5:55 PM – 3

5:55 PM – 6:11 PM – 16 // 6:11 PM – checkered flag flies

Total race brdcst time: 180 Total comm. brdcst time: 71

How often were different drivers focused on during the Pennsylvania 500?

2:15 PM – 2:28 PM
Featured driver: Casey Mears (audio with Rusty Wallace); Darian Grubb (crew chief No. 25)(audio with Andy Petree); in-board cameras: Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip, Tony Raines, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman; Tony Stewart, Jamie McMurray; Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Scott Riggs; Kasey Kahne, Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson; Juan Montoya, Jeff Gordon; Jamie McMurray (spins); Larry Carter (crew chief No. 26)

2:31 PM – 2:39 PM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin, Casey Mears, Clint Bowyer; Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Ricky Rudd, Dave Blaney; Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Casey Mears, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon; Casey Mears, Kyle Busch, Juan Montoya

2:42 PM – 2:48 PM
Featured drivers: Juan Montoya; Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Tony Raines; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Elliott Sadler, Bobby Labonte, Johnny Sauter; Carl Edwards (pit stop; tire); Dave Blaney, Dave Gilliland; Carl Edwards (penalty; improper fueling); Kurt Busch

2:51 PM – 3:01 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Carl Edwards (replay of pit stop); Kyle Busch (pit stop); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (pit stops); Martin Truex Jr., David Ragan; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer (pit stops); Martin Truex Jr.; Kurt Busch

3:04 PM – 3:10 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Martin Truex Jr., David Ragan; Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kurt Busch, Pat Tryson (crew chief No. 2)

3:13 PM – 3:19 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin (video clip about Pocono); Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; Casey Mears; Tony Stewart

3:22 PM – 3:24 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer (pit stop recaps)

3:27 PM – 3:36 PM
Featured drivers: Casey Mears (audio with Rusty Wallace); Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Petty; Elliott Sadler, David Stremme, Juan Montoya; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch; Jamie McMurray (spins); Jamie McMurray, David Stremme (replay of spin)

3:39 PM – 3:50 PM
Featured drivers: Jamie McMurray, David Stremme (replay of spin); Jeff Burton, Kasey Kahne, Juan Montoya; Jamie McMurray, David Stremme (replay of spin); J.J. Yeley, David Stremme; Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth (pit stop recaps); Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch; Michael Waltrip, Matt Kenseth; Dale Jarrett; Kyle Busch; Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch; Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Casey Mears; Matt Kenseth, Casey Mears; Matt Kenseth, Dave Gilliland, Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; J.J. Yeley, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch (pit stop); Kurt Busch

3:52 PM – 3:58 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards (replay of bad pit stop); Kurt Busch; Ward Burton (pit stop); Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, David Stremme; Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch

4:01 PM – 4:08 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr., Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Tony Raines, Jeff Green; Jeff Green; Jeff Green, Dave Blaney; Kurt Busch, Dave Blaney, Jeff Green

4:11 PM – 4:17 PM
Featured drivers: P.J. Jones (in No. 7; pit stop); Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin (video clip of 2006 win); Bobby Allison, Bill Elliott, Tim Richmond, Bobby Labonte, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin (montage of previous Pocono winners); Denny Hamlin; Dale Jarrett (to garage; fuel pump); Denny Hamlin

4:20 PM – 4:25 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch

4:28 PM – 4:33 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Ryan Newman, Dave Blaney (pit stops); Kurt Busch

4:36 PM – 4:40 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stop due to spin); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of spin); Bob Osbourne (No. 99 crew chief); Casey Mears (audio with Rusty Wallace); Darian Grubb (crew chief; audio with Andy Petree); Casey Mears

4:42 PM – 4:53 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of spin); Jeff Gordon; audio of Jeff Gordon and Steve Letarte (crew chief No. 24); Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon; Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton; Matt Kenseth; Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne; Martin Truex Jr.; Matt Kenseth; Tony Stewart

4:56 PM – 5:00 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Greg Biffle; Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Martin Truex Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman (pit stops)

5:02 PM – 5:13
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Eury Jr. (crew chief No. 8); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr. (pit stop); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin; Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Reed Sorenson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Jeff Burton, Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Reed Sorenson, Denny Hamlin; Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Eury Jr. (crew chief)

5:16 PM – 5:21 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of Richmond race win); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Reed Sorenson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman; Clint Bowyer; Matt Kenseth; Kurt Busch

5:24 PM – 5:27 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5:30 PM – 5:36 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Kasey Kahne, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch, David Ragan (replay); Kyle Busch

5:38 PM – 5:43 PM
Featured drivers: Case Mears (audio with Rusty Wallace); Jimmie Johnson (bad pit stop replay); Jimmie Johnson; audio of Kurt Busch, Pat Tryson (crew chief); Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch

5:46 PM – 5:52 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart; Reed Sorenson, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Jamie McMurray, Dave Gilliland (pit stops); Carl Edwards (pit stop)

5:55 PM – 6:11 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Mark Martin; Casey Mears, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Ricky Rudd; Tony Raines; Elliott Sadler; Jeff Burton, Casey Mears; Elliott Sadler; Clint Bowyer; Matt Kenseth, Ricky Rudd; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch

Number of times selected drivers were focused on:

P.J. Jones – 1
David Ragan – 3
Ricky Rudd – 3
Dave Gilliland – 4
Elliott Sadler – 6
Clint Bowyer – 7
Kyle Busch – 12
Matt Kenseth – 16
Ryan Newman – 16
Jimmie Johnson – 17
Tony Stewart – 18
Jeff Gordon – 23
Denny Hamlin – 26
Kurt Busch (race winner) – 48