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 5:51 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ABC was the broadcaster for this race.

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.

Race and Commercial Breakdown of the UAW Ford 500 10-07-2007

Total number of commercials: 149 (in 2006: 151)

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 75 (in 2006: 75)

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 14 (in 2006: 17)

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 13 (companies: NAPA, Pennzoil, GoodYear, Allstate, Gillette Fusion, mycokerewards.com, Office Depot, Chevy, espn.com/safety, espn.com/techcenter, espn.com/autotech, Ford, Shell)

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

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

Ford ‘Lap Leaders’
NASCAR on ABC presented by ESPN in HD by DirecTV
FedEx ‘Race Rundown’
Sprint ‘Speed Lap’
AT&T ‘Crew Chief Challenge’
ESPN Dish ‘Tech Center’
Chevy ‘Cutaway car’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Move of the Race’

Start time to record race/commercial periods 10/07/07: 2:00 PM (in 2006: 2:20 PM)
End time to record race/commercial periods 10/07/07: 5:51 PM (in 2006: 5:55 PM)

Total minutes: 231 (in 2006: 215)

Minutes of race broadcast: 169 (in 2006: 150)
Minutes of commercials: 62 (in 2006: 65)

Number of missed restarts: 0

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

Breakdown of what the commercials were for, by category:

_ ABC/TV Previews/Promos_

Cavemen – 4
Women’s Murder Club – 3
Desperate Housewives – 3
Carpoolers – 2
Grey’s Anatomy – 2
Extreme Makeover – 2
Pushing Daisies – 2
Private Practice- 2
Dirty Sexy Money – 2
ESPN Sportscenter powered by Vizio.com – 2
Monday Night Football on ESPN.com – 1
Dancing With the Stars – 1
Chase for the Cup on ABC – 1
Men in Trees – 1

Total: 28

Movies

Surf’s Up on DVD – 1

Total: 1

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

ABC local news – 5
Molyneaux flooring – 2
High School Playbook on WTAE – 2
The Kid Company – 1
PennTelecom – 1
Care Giver Expo – 1
Coit draperies – 1

Total: 13

Restaurants/Food

Pepsi – 3
Subway (Tony Stewart) – 2
Mycokerewards.com – 2
Mycokerewards.com (various claymation drivers) – 1
Vault – 1
Subway – 1
Progresso Soup- 1

Total: 11

Beer

Budweiser – 1

Total: 1

Car/Truck/Bike

Chevrolet – 3
Sunoco (Tony Stewart) – 3
Ford and RaceToTheDream sweepstakes – 3
Onstar (Jeff Gordon) – 3
Pennzoil – 3
Valvoline – 2
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (Martin Truex Jr.) – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip & Dale Jarrett) – 2
Buyatoyota.com – 2
Castrol GTX – 2
Ford – 2
Ford – 1
Featherlite – 1
Shell (Kevin Harvick) – 1
Shell – 1
Havoline- 1
Can-Am – 1

Total: 33

Insurance/Health

SafeAuto – 4
Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 3
AFLAC – 1
Geico (Mike Wallace) – 1

Total: 9

Wireless Phone

AT&T – 4

Total: 4

Home Improvement

Ryobi Tools – 2
Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Kobalt Tools at Lowes – 1

Total: 4

Technology

Nextel (Jeff Gordon) – 4
DirecTV – 4
Dish Network (Carl Edwards) – 2
DLP – 2
Vizio.com – 2
Comcast- 2

Total: 16

Financial/Employment

Principal Financial – 1
Bank of America – 1

Total: 2

Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use

Wrangler jeans – 2
Stop Team Tylenol – 2
Gillette Fusion Phantom (Young Guns) – 1
Hanes – 1

Total: 6

Shipping

UPS (Dale Jarrett) – 2
Fed Ex (Denny Hamlin) – 1

Total: 3

Business Resources

Office Depot (Carl Edwards) – 4
FedExKinkos – 2
Yellow Book – 1

Total: 7

Racing Related

nascar.com – 4
NASCAR Superstore – 1
nascar.com performance – 1
nascar.com Track Pass Race View – 1
NASCAR Foundation – 1
Martinsville Speedway – 1
Daytona 500 and RaceTickets.com – 1
Nascar.com local racing – 1

Total: 11

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 – 2:03 PM – 3 // 2:03 PM – 2:06 PM – 3

2:06 PM – 2:12 PM – 6 // 2:12 PM – 2:14 PM – 2

2:14 PM – 2:28 PM – 14 // 2:28 PM – 2:31 PM – 3

2:31 PM – 2:37 PM – 6 // 2:37 PM – 2:40 PM – 3

2:40 PM – 2:44 PM – 4 // 2:44 PM – 2:47 PM – 3

2:47 PM – 2:55 PM – 8 // 2:55 PM – 2:57 PM – 2

2:57 PM – 3:04 PM – 7 // 3:04 PM – 3:07 PM – 3

3:07 PM – 3:14 PM – 7 // 3:14 PM – 3:17 PM – 3

3:17 PM – 3:25 PM – 8 // 3:25 PM – 3:28 PM – 3

3:28 PM – 3:37 PM – 9 // 3:37 PM – 3:40 PM – 3

3:40 PM – 3:48 PM – 8 // 3:48 PM – 3:51 PM – 3

3:51 PM – 3:57 PM – 6 // 3:57 PM – 4:00 PM – 3

4:00 PM – 4:07 PM – 7 // 4:07 PM – 4:09 PM – 2

4:09 PM – 4:18 PM – 9 // 4:18 PM – 4:20 PM – 2

4:20 PM – 4:28 PM – 8 // 4:28 PM – 4:31 PM – 3

4:31 PM – 4:43 PM – 12 // 4:43 PM – 4:45 PM – 2

4:45 PM – 4:55 PM – 10 // 4:55 PM – 4:58 PM – 3

4:58 PM – 4:59 PM – 1 // 4:59 PM – 5:02 PM – 3

5:02 PM – 5:07 PM – 5 // 5:07 PM – 5:10 PM – 3

5:10 PM – 5:16 PM – 6 // 5:16 PM – 5:18 PM – 2

5:18 PM – 5:21 PM – 3 // 5:21 PM – 5:23 PM – 2

5:23 PM – 5:35 PM – 12 // 5:35 PM – 5:38 PM – 3

5:38 PM – 5:40 PM – 2 // 5:40 PM – 5:42 PM – 2

5:42 PM – 5:43 PM – 1 // 5:43 PM – 5:44 PM – 1

5:44 PM – 5:51 PM – 7 // 5:51 PM – checkered flag flies

Total race brdcst time: 169 Total comm. brdcst time: 62

How often were different drivers focused on during the UAW Ford 500

2:14 PM – 2:28 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (audio with Rusty Wallace); Tony Eury Jr. (No. 8 crew chief) (audio with Andy Petree); Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin; Kevin Harvick; Jeff Burton; Michael Waltrip; Tony Raines; Carl Edwards (in-car cameras); Dave Gilliland; Dave Blaney; Bobby Labonte; Dave Blaney; Dave Blaney, Michael Waltrip; Brian Vickers; Ryan Newman; Brian Vickers, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte; Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte; Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick; Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick; Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Michael Waltrip; Reed Sorenson, Juan Montoya

2:31 PM – 2:37 PM
Featured drivers: Denny Hamlin; Greg Biffle; Ryan Newman, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler; Michael Waltrip (with dislodged tear-off); Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart; Matt Kenseth (tire/pit stop); John Andretti (tire/causes caution); Matt Kenseth

2:40 PM – 2:44 PM
Featured drivers: Reed Sorenson, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Michael Waltrip; Kyle Petty; Joe Nemechek, Kyle Petty, Jeff Gordon, Jacques Villeneuve (pit stops)

2:47 PM – 2:55 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth (replay of pit stop; crew working under hood); Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; video clip of Matt Kenseth on wrecking at Talladega; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick; Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler; Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; Kevin Harvick; Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip; Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.

2:57 PM – 3:04 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch (warned about aggressive driving); Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch; video clip of Jeff Burton discussing the COT; Jeff Burton; Dave Gilliland, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Robby Gordon; Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3:07 PM – 3:14 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton; Bobby Labonte; video clip of Kyle Busch discussing his dislike of Talladega; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte; Kyle Busch (replay of previous wreck at Talladega in Busch series); Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (asking for WA Redskins update over radio); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch

3:17 PM – 3:25 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte, Reed Sorenson, Matt Kenseth (pit stops; Kenseth gets penalty for driving too fast); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch; Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dale Jarrett, Brian Vickers, Kevin Harvick (pit stops); Kevin Harvick; Jacques Villeneuve; Denny Hamlin, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3:28 PM – 3:37 PM
Featured drivers: Greg Biffle; Dave Gilliland (pit stop); Martin Truex Jr.; Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr. (pit stop); Martin Truex Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Raines; Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton; David Stremme, Kasey Kahne, Johnny Sauter, Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart; Tony Raines, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Raines; Tony Stewart; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart; Paul Menard

3:40 PM – 3:48 PM
Featured drivers: Jacques Villeneuve; Juan Montoya; video clip of Juan Montoya discussing racing in NASCAR; Juan Montoya; Jacques Villeneuve; Jacques Villeneuve, Brian Vickers; Ken Schrader, Dale Jarrett, Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Jarrett; J.J. Yeley; Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green; Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte; Joe Nemechek (black flagged for fluid leak); Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart

3:51 PM – 3:57 PM
Featured drivers: Michael Waltrip; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Green, Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brian Vickers; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch; Jeff Burton (blown engine); replay of Jeff Burton’s engine blowing; Jeff Burton (in garage); Tony Stewart, David Reutimann, Brian Vickers (pit stops)

4:00 PM – 4:07 PM
Featured drivers: Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (draft track); Michael Waltrip, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip; Jeff Burton (post-blown engine interview); Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Juan Montoya; Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart; Alan Gustafson (No. 5 crew chief); Kyle Busch

4:09 PM – 4:18 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers, Juan Montoya, Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler; Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; replay of Dale Earnhardt Jr. pit stop (Ryan Newman runs over jack); Ryan Newman; Tony Stewart; Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (draft track); Martin Truex Jr. (blown engine); Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler (pit stops)

4:20 PM – 4:28 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr. (garage); Martin Truex Jr. (replay of No. 1 engine blowing); Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart; Martin Truex Jr. (post-blown engine interview); Juan Montoya, Reed Sorenson; Tony Stewart; Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin; Kevin Harvick; Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon; Clint Bowyer

4:31 PM – 4:43 PM
Featured drivers: video clip of Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman on bump drafting; Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle; Matt Kenseth, David Ragan; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Michael Waltrip, Kyle Busch, Tony Raines; Jacques Villeneuve (brushes wall); Tony Stewart; Reed Sorenson; Johnny Sauter; Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler; Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin; Johnny Sauter, Tony Stewart; Joe Nemechek; Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (engine blows); Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Michael Waltrip (replay); Dale Jarrett, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (on pit road); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (to garage); Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers, Elliott Sadler (pit stops)

4:45 PM – 4:55 PM
Featured drivers: Elliott Sadler, Johnny Sauter (draft track); Jeff Gordon (pit stop); Juan Montoya; Jeff Gordon (replay of pit stop; drug an air wrench out of box); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (post-blown engine interview); Kyle Busch, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard, David Reutimann, Bobby Labonte, Robby Gordon, David Ragan, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle (wreck); Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Paul Menard (pit stops)

4:58 PM – 4:59 PM
Featured drivers: replay of wreck

5:02 PM – 5:07 PM
Featured drivers: Bobby Labonte (post-wreck interview); Tony Raines; Tony Stewart, Tony Raines, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne; Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne; Juan Montoya, Reed Sorenson, Tony Stewart; Jacques Villeneuve (black flagged for no radio); Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, Juan Montoya; J.J. Yeley, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman; Kyle Busch (post-wreck interview); Ken Schrader (wreck); Ken Schrader (replay)

5:10 PM – 5:16 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson (pit stop); Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon, big wreck (replays of incidents); Tony Stewart; Ryan Newman; Kurt Busch; Clint Bowyer; Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon; Ron Lyddell (No. 29 engine tuner); Clint Bowyer; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya

5:18 PM – 5:21 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Petty (wreck); Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards (pit stops); Kyle Petty

5:23 PM – 5:35 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Petty (post-wreck interview); Clint Bowyer (pit stop); Mike Wallace; Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Dave Blaney, Elliott Sadler; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Dave Blaney; Martin Truex Jr.; Dave Blaney, Michael Waltrip; Dave Blaney; Tony Raines, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip; Jeff Gordon; Reed Sorenson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Raines; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Reed Sorenson; Dave Blaney, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears; Johnny Sauter; Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears; Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Tony Raines, Greg Biffle, Elliott Sadler (wreck)

5:38 PM – 5:40 PM
Featured drivers: replay of wreck

5:44 PM – 5:51 PM
Featured drivers: Jacques Villeneuve; Tony Stewart; Michael Waltrip (post-wreck interview); Mike Wallace (brushes wall); Kevin Harvick; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears, Tony Stewart; Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Casey Mears; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Dave Blaney; Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman; Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon

Number of times selected drivers were focused on:

Robby Gordon – 4
Dale Jarrett – 4
Johnny Sauter – 5
Carl Edwards – 7
Jacques Villeneuve – 8
Tony Raines – 10
Elliott Sadler – 11
Matt Kenseth – 12
Juan Montoya – 14
Jeff Burton – 16
Jimmie Johnson – 18
Ryan Newman – 20
Jeff Gordon (race winner) – 20
Kyle Busch – 28
Michael Waltrip – 29
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 39
Tony Stewart – 41