Oct 21, 04:19 PM
Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the Subway 500
Posted by Cheryl Walker under Racing ArticleFor 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 1:30 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 5:47 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.
ABC was the broadcaster for this event.
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 Subway 500 10-21-2007
Total number of commercials: 152 (in 2006: 143)
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 78 (in 2006: 72)
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 26
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 21 (companies: Subway, Ford, Chevy, Toyota, AFLAC, mycokerewards.com, GoodYear, Allstate, Pennzoil, Busch Series at Memphis, Cup Series at Atlanta, ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’, ‘Extreme Makeover’, ‘Desperate Housewives’, ‘Brothers & Sisters’, ESPN Monday Night Football, ABC HD presented by DLP HDTV, espn.com/techcenter, espn.com/autotech, espn.com/knowhow, espn.com/communications)
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 3 min.
Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:
AT&T ‘Crew Chief Challenge’
Pepsi ‘Race Rundown’
Chevy ‘Cutaway car’
ESPN/Dish ‘Tech Center’
AFLAC ‘Trivia Question’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Move of the Race’
Ford ‘Lap Leaders’
Start time to record race/commercial periods 09//07: 1:30 PM (in 2006: 12:43 PM)
End time to record race/commercial periods 09/08/07: 5:47 PM (in 2006: 4:44 PM)
Total minutes: 257 (in 2006: 241)
Minutes of race broadcast: 189 (in 2006: 173)
Minutes of commercials: 68 (in 2006: 68)
Number of missed restarts: 2 (in 2006: 1)
Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race .
Breakdown of what the commercials were for, by category:
_ ABC/TV Previews/Promos_
Desperate Housewives – 4
Dancing With the Stars – 3
Samantha Who? – 3
Dirty Sexy Money – 2
Cavemen – 2
ESPN Sportscenter powered by Vizio.com – 2
Extreme Makeover – 2
Carpoolers – 2
Pushing Daisies – 2
CMA Awards on ABC- 2
Grey’s Anatomy – 1
Brothers & Sisters – 1
Private Practice – 1
Total: 27
Movies
Transformers on DVD – 1
Spiderman 3 on DVD – 1
Total: 2
Local News/Sports/Points-of-Interest in Penna.
ABC local news – 8
Molyneaux – 4
CareGiverExpo.com – 2
Baierl Automotive – 1
Remax Realty – 1
Biondi Motors – 1
Furniture Galleries- 1
The Dentistry – 1
Total: 19
Restaurants/Food
Subway – 3
Subway (Tony Stewart, Greg Zipadelli) – 2
Mycokerewards.com – 1
Curves cereal – 1
Vault – 1
Mountain Dew – 1
Total: 9
Beer
Miller Lite (Kurt Busch) – 2
Budweiser – 2
Coors Light- 2
Total: 6
Car/Truck/Bike
Dodge – 3
Chevrolet – 3
Toyota – 3
Toyota – 3
Ford – 3
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (Martin Truex Jr.) – 3
Pennzoil – 3
Auto Zone – 2
Dodge (Kasey Kahne, Juan Montoya) – 2
Mobil 1- 2
Havoline – 2
Ford and RaceToTheDream sweepstakes – 2
Valvoline – 2
The Chevy Great American Race Experience – 1
Buyatoyota.com – 1
NAPA (Michael Waltrip) – 1
Shell (Kevin Harvick) – 1
Shell – 1
Can-Am- 1
Ford – 1
Ford – 1
Znet at Auto Zone – 1
GoodYear – 1
Total: 43
Insurance/Health
Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 2
Meetnumbernine.com – 2
Geico (Mike Wallace) – 2
AFLAC – 1
Total: 7
Wireless Phone
AT&T – 2
Total: 2
Home Improvement
Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Glidden Paint at Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Kobalt Tools at Lowes – 1
Total: 3
Technology
Nextel (Jeff Gordon) – 5
Dish Network (Carl Edwards) – 3
DLP – 3
DirecTV – 2
Comcast (Jeff Green) – 2
Total: 15
Financial/Employment
Bank of America – 4
Principal Financial – 3
Total: 7
Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use
Aleve – 3
Wrangler jeans – 2
Gillette Fusion – 1
Gillette Fusion – 1
Total: 7
Shipping
UPS (Dale Jarrett) – 2
Total: 2
Business Resources
Office Depot (Carl Edwards) – 2
Total: 2
Domains
GoDaddy.com – 1
Total: 1
Racing Related
nascar.com Superstore – 5
nascar.com – 1
nascar.com Champions’ Week – 1
Talladega and racetickets.com – 1
NASCAR Foundation – 1
nascar.com/local racing – 1
nascar.com performance- 1
Homestead-Miami Speedway – 1
Daytona 500 – 1
Total: 13
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:
1:30 PM – 1:35 PM – 5 // 1:35 PM – 1:37 PM – 2
1:37 PM – 1:53 PM – 16 // 1:53 PM – 1:56 PM – 3
1:56 PM – 2:02 PM – 6 // 2:02 PM – 2:05 PM – 3
2:05 PM – 2:06 PM – 1 // 2:06 PM – 2:08 PM – 2
2:08 PM – 2:14 PM – 6 // 2:14 PM – 2:16 PM – 2
2:16 PM – 2:22 PM – 6 // 2:22 PM – 2:24 PM – 2
2:24 PM – 2:29 PM – 5 // 2:29 PM – 2:31 PM – 2
2:31 PM – 2:42 PM – 11 // 2:42 PM – 2:44 PM – 2
2:44 PM – 2:52 PM – 8 // 2:52 PM – 2:54 PM – 2
2:54 PM – 3:00 PM – 6 // 3:00 PM – 3:02 PM – 2
3:02 PM – 3:04 PM – 2 // 3:04 PM – 3:07 PM – 3
3:07 PM – 3:13 PM – 6 // 3:13 PM – 3:15 PM – 2
3:15 PM – 3:22 PM – 7 // 3:22 PM – 3:24 PM – 2
3:24 PM – 3:33 PM – 9 // 3:33 PM – 3:35 PM – 2
3:35 PM – 3:40 PM – 5 // 3:40 PM – 3:41 PM – 1
3:41 PM – 3:42 PM – 1 // 3:42 PM – 3:43 PM – 1
3:43 PM – 3:47 PM – 4 // 3:47 PM – 3:49 PM – 2
3:49 PM – 3:52 PM – 3 // 3:52 PM – 3:55 PM – 3
3:55 PM – 4:01 PM – 6 // 4:01 PM – 4:03 PM – 2
4:03 PM – 4:05 PM – 2 // 4:05 PM – 4:07 PM – 2
4:07 PM – 4:14 PM – 7 // 4:14 PM – 4:16 PM – 2
4:16 PM – 4:25 PM – 9 // 4:25 PM – 4:27 PM – 2
4:27 PM – 4:32 PM – 5 // 4:32 PM – 4:35 PM – 3
4:35 PM – 4:40 PM – 5 // 4:40 PM – 4:42 PM – 2
4:42 PM – 4:46 PM –4 // 4:46 PM – 4:48 PM – 2
4:48 PM – 4:55 PM – 7 // 4:55 PM – 4:57 PM – 2
4:57 PM – 4:59 PM – 2 // 4:59 PM – 5:01 PM – 2
5:01 PM – 5:08 PM – 7 // 5:08 PM – 5:10 PM – 2
5:10 PM – 5:15 PM – 5 // 5:15 PM – 5:17 PM – 2
5:17 PM – 5:19 PM – 2 // 5:19 PM – 5:21 PM – 2
5:21 PM – 5:23 PM – 2 // 5:23 PM – 5:26 PM – 3
5:26 PM – 5:29 PM – 3 // 5:29 PM – 5:31 PM – 2
5:31 PM –5:47 PM – 16 // 5:47 PM – checkered flag flies
Total race brdcst time: 189 Total comm. brdcst time: 68
How often were different drivers focused on during the Subway 500?
1:37 PM – 1:53 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards (audio with Rusty Wallace); Bob Osborne (No. 99 crew chief/audio with Andy Petree); Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Mark ‘Hollywood’ Armstrong (No. 15 tire changer); Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip, Tony Raines, Carl Edwards (in-car cameras); Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr.; Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Johnny Sauter, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Kyle Busch; Jamie McMurray, Kasey Kahne; Tony Raines, Kasey Kahne; Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Blaney; Jeff Gordon
1:56 PM – 2:02 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Tony Stewart; Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Bill Elliott, Jeff Gordon; Dale Jarrett, Jeff Gordon; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Petty; Kevin Harvick; Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard; Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard; Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr.; David Stremme, Jeff Gordon
2:05 PM – 2:06 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon; Robby Gordon (replay of tire); Robby Gordon (pit stop)
2:08 PM – 2:14 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick; Tony Raines, Scott Riggs (replay of contact on pit road); Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick; Tony Stewart, Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty, Matt Kenseth; Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, David Reutimann (replay); Matt Kenseth, Paul Menard, Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick; video of Jimmie Johnson talking about the spring Martinsville race; Jeff Gordon
2:16 PM – 2:22 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Johnny Sauter; Johnny Sauter, Tony Raines (replay of contact); Tony Raines; Johnny Sauter; Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; A.J. Allmendinger, Carl Edwards; Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett (wreck); Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett (replay); Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett (replay)
2:24 PM – 2:29 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Casey Mears (pit stop; followed by two pit penalties); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch; Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, Aric Almirola, Scott Riggs (wreck)
2:31 PM – 2:42 PM
Featured drivers: Reed Sorenson; Scott Riggs, Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson (replay); Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch; Chad Knaus (No. 48 crew chief); Juan Montoya, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Juan Montoya (replay); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards, Tony Raines, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Burton, Paul Menard, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard; Aric Almirola (wreck); Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr. (pit stops); Martin Truex Jr.
2:44 PM – 2:52 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart (replay of pit stops); Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards (audio with Rusty Wallace); Bob Osborne (No. 99 crew chief/audio with Andy Petree); Kyle Busch; Jeff Burton; Michael Waltrip, Dave Blaney; Johnny Sauter; Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton, Jeff Green; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Scott Riggs; Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Scott Riggs, Kevin Harvick; Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton
2:54 PM – 3:00 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Burton; Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick (replay of mild contact); Kevin Harvick, Johnny Sauter; David Ragan, Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick; Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton, Jeff Green; Jeff Green; Juan Montoya; Bobby Labonte; Casey Mears, Reed Sorenson; Jimmie Johnson, David Stremme; Paul Menard, Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle; Jeff Burton
3:02 PM – 3:04 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch (tire); Kurt Busch (replay); Jeff Burton, Juan Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Juan Montoya, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton
3:07 PM – 3:13 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon (replay of pit stop); Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Robby Gordon; Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Tony Raines; Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Juan Montoya; Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick; Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, J.J. Yeley; Michael Waltrip (spins)
3:15 PM – 3:22 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards (reporting battery problems); Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya; Juan Montoya; Jamie McMurray; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, David Stremme (contact); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Reed Sorenson; Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of contact); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte
3:24 PM – 3:33 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte; Jeff Burton (commitment line violation); Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton; Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Denny Hamlin; Juan Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr., Dave Gilliland; Bill Elliott; Dale Jarrett, Martin Truex Jr.; Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle (replay of pit stops); Jeff Burton, David Reutimann; Juan Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Juan Montoya, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay); Dale Earnhardt Jr.
3:35 PM – 3:40 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart; Martin Truex Jr.; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer; Johnny Sauter; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stops)
3:43 PM – 3:47 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart (replay of pit stops); Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Kevin Harvick; Reed Sorenson; J.J. Yeley (smoking); Jimmie Johnson; J.J. Yeley (replay of engine blowing)
3:49 PM – 3:52 PM
Featured drivers: Reed Sorenson (in garage); J.J. Yeley (in garage); J.J. Yeley (post blown-engine interview); J.J. Yeley, Martin Truex Jr. (replay); Carl Edwards
3:55 PM – 4:01 PM
Featured drivers: Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Jamie McMurray, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick; Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick; Reed Sorenson, Clint Bowyer (replay); Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton; Johnny Sauter, Jamie McMurray, Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Juan Montoya, David Stremme, Martin Truex Jr., Scott Riggs; Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton (replay); Juan Montoya, Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon; Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch
4:03 PM – 4:05 PM
Featured drivers: David Ragan (wreck); David Ragan, Ryan Newman (replay); Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Burton (pit stops)
4:07 PM – 4:14 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, John Andretti; John Andretti, Bobby Labonte; Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle; Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle, Dale Jarrett; Greg Biffle; Jack Roush (car owner); Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Johnny Sauter; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (engine troubles); Matt Kenseth, Johnny Sauter, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson
4:16 PM – 4:25 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Clint Bowyer; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Ward Burton; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon (replay of spring race); Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Green (tire); Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Petty, Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops); Denny Hamlin (replay of pit stop)
4:27 PM – 4:32 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon (replay of pit stop); Steve Letarte (No. 24 crew chief); Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch; Bill Elliott; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch; Ricky Rudd, Clint Bowyer; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Clint Bowyer; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Ryan Newman
4:35 PM – 4:40 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; video of Jeff Gordon on his new outlook on life; Jeff Gordon; Dave Blaney; Jimmie Johnson, Bill Elliott; Kevin Harvick; Jeff Burton, Juan Montoya; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dave Gilliland
4:42 PM – 4:46 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, John Andretti, Jeff Gordon; David Stremme; Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon (pit stops); David Stremme (replay)
4:48 PM – 4:55 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Clint Bowyer, Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards (replay); Clint Bowyer, Paul Menard, David Stremme, Carl Edwards; David Stremme, Carl Edwards, Paul Menard; Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Green, Kevin Harvick (replay); Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Green, Kevin Harvick (another replay); David Stremme (spins); David Stremme (replay); Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green (replay); David Stremme; Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman
4:57 PM – 4:59 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards (audio with Rusty Wallace)
5:01 PM – 5:08 PM
Featured drivers: David Stremme (post-wreck interview); Dale Jarrett; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Jeff Burton; Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer; video of Clint Bowyer on winning the Chase); Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson
5:10 PM – 5:15 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr., Casey Mears (wreck); Martin Truex Jr., Casey Mears (replay); Martin Truex Jr.; Rick Hendrick (owner); Chad Knaus; Steve Letarte; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Gilliland, Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Dave Gilliland, Michael Waltrip, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Dave Gilliland; Jeff Gordon
5:17 PM – 5:19 PM
Featured drivers: Ricky Rudd (tire); Ricky Rudd, Kasey Kahne (replay of contact); Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon (replay)
5:21 PM – 5:23 PM
Featured drivers: Chad Knaus, Steve Letarte; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Petty, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards; Kyle Petty, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards (replay); Kyle Petty, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards (another replay)
5:26 PM – 5:29 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Green; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Martin Truex Jr. (spins); Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr., John Andretti, David Ragan (replay); John Andretti, David Ragan (another replay)
5:31 PM –5:47 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Kurt Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Bill Elliott (engine blows); Rick Hendrick; Steve Letarte; Chad Knaus; Steve Letarte; Jimmie Johnson; Rick Hendrick; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon; Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Bobby Labonte, Casey Mears, Martin Truex Jr. (wreck); Chad Knaus; Tony Raines, Bobby Labonte (replay); Bobby Labonte, Robby Gordon (Gordon attempting to remove Labonte’s car’s hanging rear fender); Bobby Labonte; Chad Knaus; Steve Letarte; Mike Nelson (No. 12 crew chief); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (replay of spring race); Jimmie Johnson; Ryan Newman; Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (smoking); Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; David Ragan (spins); Jimmie Johnson (winner)
Number of times selected drivers were focused on:
A.J. Allmendinger – 1
Ward Burton – 1
Dave Blaney – 3
John Andretti – 5
Bill Elliott – 6
Tony Raines – 8
Johnny Sauter – 10
Denny Hamlin – 17
Ryan Newman – 20
Carl Edwards – 25
Jeff Burton – 25
Kyle Busch – 33
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 38
Jimmie Johnson – 71
Jeff Gordon – 76
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Chuck Says:
Oct 22, 08:19 AMI’m not seeing this anywhere, but KABC 7 in Los Angeles pre-empted the race for coverage of the fires…we didn’t see a lap…
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Michael Walach Says:
Oct 22, 12:29 PMI am so sick of the commercials and T Bologna
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Nancy Says:
Oct 26, 09:01 AMGreat site. Love the last part on how many times a driver gets mentioned. Says a lot about the announcing.
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Oct 22, 04:09 AM
I would like to see a stat for the number of times Rusty Wallace says “right now” during a race. Sometimes twice in a sentence.