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 6:07 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.

ABC was the broadcaster for this event.

Last year’s race was sponsored by Bass Pro Shops.

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 Pep Boys Auto 500 October-28-2007

Total number of commercials: 140 (in 2006: 154)

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 71 (in 2006: 83)

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 25 (in 2006: 31)

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 20 (companies: Toyota, Chevy, Bank of America, AFLAC Racing, GoodYear, NAPA, Ford, Coca-Cola, www.meetnumbernine.com, CMA Awards on ABC, ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’, ‘Extreme Makeover’, ‘Desperate Housewives’, ‘Brothers & Sisters’, Busch and Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway, Monday Night Football on ESPN, ESPN on HD by DLP HDTV, espn.com, espn.com/autotech, espn.com/knowhow, espn.com/safety)

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

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

ESPN/Dish ‘Tech Center’
Chevy ‘Cutaway Car’
FedEx ‘Race Rundown’
AT&T ‘Crew Chief Challenge’
ESPN ‘Draft Track’
Ford ‘Lap Leaders’
Sprint ‘Speed Lap’
AFLAC ‘Trivia Question’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Move of the Race’

Start time to record race/commercial periods 09//07: PM (in 2006: 2:50 PM)
End time to record race/commercial periods 09/08/07: PM (in 2006: 6:38 PM)

Total minutes: 247 (in 2006: 228)

Minutes of race broadcast: 186 (in 2006: 154)
Minutes of commercials: 61 (in 2006: 74)

Number of missed restarts: 0

Notable humorous moments: 2 (When Richard Petty’s ball cap blew off during his waving of the green flag; when Dr. Punch used the phrase ‘Like Fat Albert is on the front of the see-saw and Pee Wee Herman is on the back’)

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
Extreme Makeover – 3
CMA Awards on ABC – 3
Dirty Sexy Money – 2
ESPN Sportscenter powered by Vizio – 2
Dancing With the Stars – 2
Samantha Who? – 2
Brothers & Sisters – 1
Pushing Daisies – 1
Chase for the Cup on ABC – 1

Total: 21

Movies

Transformers on DVD – 1
Spiderman 3 on DVD – 1

Total: 2

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

ABC local news – 7
Hoffstot’s Café Monaco – 1
Pennsylvania’s Historic Oil Region – 1
The Dentistry – 1
CareGiverExpo.com – 1
GotItBanks.com – 1

Total: 12

Restaurants/Food

Subway (Tony Stewart) – 3
Ronald McDonald House Charities – 2
Burger King – 2
Mycokerewards.com (various claymation drivers) – 1
TGIFriday’s – 1
Curves cereal – 1
Coca-Cola – 1

Total: 11

Beer

Coors Light – 2
Budweiser – 1

Total: 3

Car/Truck/Bike

Toyota – 4
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (Martin Truex Jr.) – 3
Ford – 3
Ford and RaceToTheDream sweepstakes – 3
Buyatoyota.com – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip) – 2
Pennzoil – 2
Mobil 1- 2
Havoline – 2
Sunoco (Kasey Kahne) – 2
Valvoline – 1
Chevrolet – 1
Onstar (Jeff Gordon) – 1
Chevrolet and Chevy Great American Race – 1
Toyota – 1
Chevrolet (Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson) – 1
Ford – 1
Dodge (Kasey Kahne, Juan Montoya) – 1
Dodge – 1

Total: 34

Insurance/Health

AFLAC – 2
Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 2
Meetnumbernine.com – 2
Geico (Mike Wallace) – 1

Total: 7

Wireless Phone

AT&T – 3

Total: 3

Home Improvement

Glidden Paint at Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 2
Kobalt Tools at Lowes – 2
Home Depot – 1
Craftsman Tools – 1

Total: 6

Technology

Nextel (Jeff Gordon) – 3
Dish Network (Carl Edwards) – 3
DLP – 2
DirecTV – 2
Nextel – 1
Comcast (Jeff Green) – 1

Total: 12

Financial/Employment

Bank of America – 4
Principal Financial – 3
1-800-lemonlaw – 1

Total: 8

Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use

Wrangler jeans – 2
Nicorette – 2
Just For Men – 1
Gillette Fusion – 1
GoodFeet – 1

Total: 7

Shipping

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

Total: 3

Business Resources

FedEx Kinkos – 1

Total: 1

Racing Related

nascar.com Superstore – 4
nascar.com – 1
nascar.com performance – 1
Busch Series (Jason Leffler, Jon Wood) – 1
Texas Motor Speedway – 1
nascar.com Champions’ Week – 1
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 1

Total: 10

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 – 2:05 PM – 5 // 2:05 PM – 2:07 PM – 2

2:07 PM – 2:14 PM – 7 // 2:14 PM – 2:17 PM – 3

2:17 PM – 2:26 PM – 9 // 2:26 PM – 2:28 PM – 2

2:28 PM – 2:35 PM – 7 // 2:35 PM – 2:37 PM – 2

2:37 PM – 2:39 PM – 2 // 2:39 PM – 2:41 PM – 2

2:41 PM – 2:44 PM – 3 // 2:44 PM – 2:46 PM – 2

2:46 PM – 2:57 PM – 11 // 2:57 PM – 3:00 PM – 3

3:00 PM – 3:06 PM – 6 // 3:06 PM – 3:09 PM – 3

3:09 PM – 3:11 PM – 2 // 3:11 PM – 3:14 PM – 3

3:14 PM – 3:23 PM – 9 // 3:23 PM – 3:25 PM – 2

3:25 PM – 3:33 PM – 8 // 3:33 PM – 3:35 PM – 2

3:35 PM – 3:44 PM – 9 // 3:44 PM – 3:47 PM – 3

3:47 PM – 3:55 PM – 8 // 3:55 PM – 3:58 PM – 3

3:58 PM – 4:03 PM – 5 // 4:03 PM – 4:06 PM – 3

4:06 PM – 4:14 PM – 8 // 4:14 PM – 4:17 PM – 3

4:17 PM – 4:20 PM – 3 // 4:20 PM – 4:23 PM – 3

4:23 PM – 4:33 PM – 10 // 4:33 PM – 4:36 PM – 3

4:36 PM – 4:40 PM – 4 // 4:40 PM – 4:43 PM – 3

4:43 PM – 4:52 PM – 9 // 4:52 PM – 4:55 PM – 3

4:55 PM – 5:01 PM – 6 // 5:01 PM – 5:02 PM – 1

5:02 PM – 5:04 PM – 2 // 5:04 PM – 5:05 PM – 1

5:05 PM – 5:12 PM – 7 // 5:12 PM – 5:14 PM – 2

5:14 PM – 5:21 PM – 7 // 5:21 PM – 5:24 PM – 3

5:24 PM – 5:26 PM – 2 // 5:26 PM – 5:28 PM – 2

5:28 PM – 5:36 PM – 8 // 5:36 PM – 5:38 PM – 2

5:38 PM – 6:07 PM – 29 // 6:07 PM – checkered flag flies

Total race brdcst time: 186 Total comm. brdcst time: 61

How often were different drivers focused on during the Pep Boys Auto 500?

2:07 PM – 2:14 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon (does ‘Gentlemen, Start Your Engines’ from his car); Casey Mears (audio with Rusty Wallace); Darian Grubb (No. 25 crew chief/audio with Andy Petree); Jimmie Johnson; Greg Zipadelli (No. 20 crew chief); Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon

2:17 PM – 2:26 PM
Featured drivers: Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip, Tony Raines (in-car cameras); Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Stremme, Ryan Newman (replay as Dale Earnhardt Jr. slows abruptly); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch; Dale Jarrett; Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton; Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Juan Montoya, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears; Dave Gilliland, Brian Vickers, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch

2:28 PM – 2:35 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson; Greg Biffle (reporting engine trouble); Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth, Clint Bowyer

2:37 PM – 2:39 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Juan Montoya (pit stops); Juan Montoya (replay of tire problem)

2:41 PM – 2:44 PM
Featured drivers: Dave Blaney (reporting something wrong); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of pit stop—penalty for running down pit road cone)

2:46 PM – 2:57 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Juan Montoya, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, A.J. Allmendinger; Tony Stewart; Kurt Busch; Jimmie Johnson; video of Jimmie Johnson discussing the competition between the No. 24 and the No. 48 teams; Jeff Gordon; video of Jeff Gordon discussing the competition between the No. 24 and the No. 48 teams; Jimmie Johnson; Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Juan Montoya (wreck); J.J. Yeley, Juan Montoya, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr. (pit stops)

3:00 PM – 3:06 PM
Featured drivers: Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, Tony Raines, Brian Vickers (replay of accordion wreck); Kurt Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin (wreck); Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin (replay of wreck); Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr. (replay of wreck); Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr. (replay of wreck); Mark Martin (walking to ambulance); Dave Gilliland (walking to ambulance); Mark Martin, Dave Gilliland (replay)

3:09 PM – 3:11 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart; Greg Zipadelli (No. 20 crew chief), Tony Stewart; Joey Lagano (’07 Busch East Champion)

3:14 PM – 3:23 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Johnny Sauter; Jeff Gordon, Johnny Sauter; Mark Martin (post-wreck interview); Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne; Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton; Kevin Harvick, Reed Sorenson (replay of contact); Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott, Carl Edwards; Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.

3:25 PM – 3:33 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Martin Truex Jr.; Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton; Kevin Harvick; Clint Bowyer; Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards; David Stremme (spin); David Stremme (replay); Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch (pit stops); Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of pit stop)

3:35 PM – 3:44 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch (replay of pit stop); Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle; Clint Bowyer; Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Bill Elliott, Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson; Tony Stewart (slowing on track); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (to pit road—tire); Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Martin Truex Jr.

3:47 PM – 3:55 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr. (reporting burning foot); Martin Truex Jr.; Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer; Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne; Tony Stewart (pit stop); Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin; Martin Truex Jr., Brian Vickers; Martin Truex Jr.

3:58 PM – 4:03 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr.; Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon

4:06 PM – 4:14 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr.; Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch; Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth; Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth (replay of pit stops); Kurt Busch; Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch (replay of Charlotte); Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch; Bobby Labonte (wreck); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch (pit stops); Kyle Busch, Kyle Petty (replay of pit stops); Clint Bowyer

4:17 PM – 4:20 PM
Featured drivers: Jeremy Mayfield (wreck); Jeremy Mayfield, David Ragan (replay); Jeremy Mayfield, David Ragan (replay); Jeremy Mayfield (to garage); Jeff Gordon, Jeremy Mayfield, David Ragan (replay); Tony Raines, Jeremy Mayfield, David Ragan (replay)

4:23 PM – 4:33 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Matt Kenseth, A.J. Allmendinger; Dale Jarrett; Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Carl Edwards, Jeff Burton; Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer; Ward Burton; Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch (draft track); Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4:36 PM – 4:40 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr.; Tony Stewart (pit stop); David Stremme (spin); Jeff Gordon; Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch; Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch (pit stops)

4:43 PM – 4:52 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr.; Joe Nemechek, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Rudd, Ryan Newman; Carl Edwards, Reed Sorenson, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick; video of Clint Bowyer on competing against the No. 24 and No. 48 teams; Clint Bowyer; Jeff Gordon; Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick; Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.

4:55 PM – 5:01 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Martin Truex Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch; David Ragan, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon

5:02 PM – 5:04 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne, Kurt Busch; Joe Nemechek (wreck replay); Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch (pit stops); Jeff Burton

5:05 PM – 5:12 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Steve Letarte (No. 24 crew chief); Chad Knaus (No. 48 crew chief); Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch (replay of pit stop); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Martin Truex Jr., Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon, John Andretti; Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch

5:14 PM – 5:21 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton; Reed Sorenson; Denny Hamlin; Jamie McMurray; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard; Carl Edwards; Clint Bowyer; Kevin Harvick; Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Greg Biffle; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Jeremy Mayfield; Jimmie Johnson

5:24 PM – 5:26 PM
Featured drivers: Ryan Newman (engine); Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)

5:28 PM – 5:36 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson/Dale Earnhardt, Bobby Labonte/Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick (replays of fantastic Atlanta finishes); Dale Earnhardt Jr., John Andretti; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch; Martin Truex Jr.; Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson; Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr.

5:38 PM – 6:07 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Bill Elliott; Dale Jarrett, Bill Elliott; Greg Biffle (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth (pit stop); Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch, Alan Gustafson (No. 5 crew chief); Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Martin Truex Jr.; Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr. (pit stops); Kyle Busch (replay of bad pit stop); Kyle Busch, Alan Gustafson; Jimmie Johnson, Chad Knaus; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin (runs out of gas), Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin, J.J. Yeley (J.J. Yeley pushing Denny Hamlin off the track); Martin Truex Jr. (exiting wrecked car); Martin Truex Jr. (replay of wreck); Martin Truex Jr. (another replay); Martin Truex Jr. (walking from car); Denny Hamlin (pit stop); Martin Truex Jr. (walking from car); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. (replay); Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. (another replay); Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. (replay); Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray (wreck); Jimmie Johnson

Number of times selected drivers were focused on:

Ward Burton – 1
Joe Nemechek – 2
Johnny Sauter – 2
Jamie McMurray – 7
Mark Martin – 7
Denny Hamlin – 17
Jeff Burton – 18
Clint Bowyer – 20
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 26
Jeff Gordon – 38
Jimmie Johnson (race winner) – 42
Kyle Busch – 50
Kurt Busch – 53
Martin Truex Jr. – 59