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 waving of the green flag at 3:36 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 7:26 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 Dickies 500 11-04-2007

Total number of commercials: 152 (in 2006: 159)

Total number of companies or entities advertised: 74 (in 2006: 85)

Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 19 (in 2006: 23)

Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 19 (companies: Allstate, mycokerewards.com, Toyota, Chevy, Ford, NAPA, GoodYear, espn.com/deportes, espn.com/autotech, espn.com/communications, espn.com/safety, espn.com/techcenter, ABC HD presented by DLP HDTV, Steelers vs. Ravens—ESPN Monday Night Football, ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos’, ‘Extreme Makeover’, ‘Desperate Housewives’, ‘Brothers & Sisters’)

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

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

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

Start time to record race/commercial periods 11/04/07: 3:36 PM (in 2006: 2:41 PM)
End time to record race/commercial periods 11/04/07: 7:26 PM (in 2006: 7:30 PM)

Total minutes: 230 (in 2006: 289)

Minutes of race broadcast: 169 (in 2006: 214)
Minutes of commercials: 61 (in 2006: 75)

Number of movie star sightings: 1 (Vince Vaughn)

Number of missed restarts: 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_

CMA Awards on ABC – 7
Desperate Housewives – 4
Dancing With the Stars – 4
Extreme Makeover – 4
Cavemen – 2
Carpoolers – 2
ESPN Sportscenter powered by Vizio – 2
Brothers & Sisters – 1

Total: 26

Movies

Fred Claus – 1

Total: 1

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

ABC local news – 8
Steelers on WTAE-TV – 5
GotItBanks.com – 4
Hoffstot’s Café Monaco – 1
The Dentistry – 1
Carl Herrmann Furs – 1
Tell Us More Network and Lowry’s Western Shop – 1
Manor House Kitchens – 1

Total: 22

Restaurants/Food

Subway (Tony Stewart) – 3
Mycokerewards.com (various claymation drivers) – 2
Diet Mountain Dew – 2
Burger King – 1
AppleBee’s – 1
McDonald’s – 1
Curves cereal – 1
Coca-Cola – 1

Total: 12

Beer

Miller Lite – 1
Budweiser – 1

Total: 2

Car/Truck/Bike

Ford – 4
Toyota – 4
Enterprise Rent-a-Car (Martin Truex Jr.) – 3
Toyota – 3
Pennzoil – 2
Chevrolet – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip & Dale Jarrett) – 2
Valvoline – 1
Chevrolet (Jimmie Johnson & Jeff Gordon) – 1
Chevrolet and Chevy Great American Race – 1
Shell (Kevin Harvick) – 1
Shell – 1
Can-Am – 1
Mobil 1- 1
CarFax – 1
GoodYear – 1

Total: 29

Insurance/Health

Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 4
AFLAC – 1

Total: 5

Wireless Phone

AT&T – 3

Total: 3

Home Improvement

Home Depot Decorating – 3
Craftsman Tools – 2
Glidden Paint at Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Kobalt Tools at Lowes – 1

Total: 7

Technology

DLP and Circuit City – 4
DirecTV – 4
Dish Network (Carl Edwards) – 3
Nextel – 2
Nextel (Jeff Gordon) – 2
Comcast (Jeff Green) – 2

Total: 17

Financial/Employment

Bank of America – 2
1-800-lemonlaw – 1

Total: 3

Military

Navy – 1

Total: 1

Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use

Wrangler jeans – 3
Hanes – 2
Prilosec OTC – 1
Gillette Fusion – 1

Total: 7

Shipping

UPS (Dale Jarrett) – 1

Total: 1

Business Resources

Office Depot (Carl Edwards) – 2
Yellow Book – 2
FedEx Kinkos – 1

Total: 5

Racing Related

nascar.com Superstore – 4
nascar.com – 2
Busch Series (Marcos Ambrose, Kevin Harvick, Mike Wallace) – 1
NASCAR Foundation – 1
nascar.com Champions’ Week – 1
Las Vegas Motor Speedway – 1
Atlanta Motor Speedway – 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:

3:36 PM – 3:42 PM – 6 // 3:42 PM – 3:45 PM – 3

3:45 PM – 3:47 PM – 2 // 3:47 PM – 3:50 PM – 3

3:50 PM – 3:51 PM – 1 // 3:51 PM – 3:54 PM – 3

3:54 PM – 4:05 PM – 11 // 4:05 PM – 4:06 PM – 1

4:06 PM – 4:08 PM – 2 // 4:08 PM – 4:09 PM – 1

4:09 PM – 4:17 PM – 8 // 4:17 PM – 4:19 PM – 2

4:19 PM – 4:25 PM – 6 // 4:25 PM – 4:27 PM – 2

4:27 PM – 4:39 PM – 12 // 4:39 PM – 4:42 PM – 3

4:42 PM – 4:48 PM – 6 // 4:48 PM – 4:50 PM – 2

4:50 PM – 4:55 PM – 5 // 4:55 PM – 4:57 PM – 2

4:57 PM – 5:06 PM – 9 // 5:06 PM – 5:08 PM – 2

5:08 PM – 5:13 PM – 5 // 5:13 PM – 5:16 PM – 3

5:16 PM – 5:20 PM – 4 // 5:20 PM – 5:23 PM – 3

5:23 PM – 5:30 PM – 7 // 5:30 PM – 5:34 PM – 4

5:34 PM – 5:43 PM – 9 // 5:43 PM – 5:46 PM – 3

5:46 PM – 5:51 PM – 5 // 5:51 PM – 5:53 PM – 2

5:53 PM – 6:01 PM – 8 // 6:01 PM – 6:04 PM – 3

6:04 PM – 6:10 PM – 6 // 6:10 PM – 6:12 PM – 2

6:12 PM – 6:21 PM – 9 // 6:21 PM – 6:24 PM – 3

6:24 PM – 6:31 PM – 7 // 6:31 PM – 6:34 PM – 3

6:34 PM – 6:41 PM – 7 // 6:41 PM – 6:44 PM – 3

6:44 PM – 6:46 PM – 2 // 6:46 PM – 6:48 PM – 2

6:48 PM – 6:53 PM – 5 // 6:53 PM – 6:55 PM – 2

6:55 PM – 7:06 PM – 11 // 7:06 PM – 7:08 PM – 2

7:08 PM – 7:15 PM – 7 // 7:15 PM – 7:17 PM – 2

7:17 PM – 7:26 PM – 9 // 7:26 PM – checkered flag flies

Total race brdcst time: 169 Total comm. brdcst time: 61

_How often were different drivers focused on during the Dickies 500?

3:36 PM – 3:42 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch; A.J. Allmendinger; A.J. Allmendinger, Brian Vickers; Denny Hamlin, A.J. Allmendinger (replay); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Ryan Newman; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Juan Montoya

3:45 PM – 3:47 PM
Featured drivers: Paul Menard (pit stop following caution); Paul Menard (replay); Paul Menard, Clint Bowyer (replay); Steve Letarte, Chad Knaus, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson

3:50 PM – 3:51 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; A.J. Allmendinger (tire); Greg Biffle, Bill Elliott, Paul Menard, A.J. Allmendinger (pit stops)

3:54 PM – 4:05 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman; Jeff Gordon, Martin Truex Jr.; Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart; Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick (replay of contact); Jamie McMurray, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton; Tony Stewart; Kevin Harvick; Paul Menard; Casey Mears, Kyle Busch, Tony Raines (pit stops); Juan Montoya; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch; Jeff Burton (debris falling from car); Jeff Burton

4:06 PM – 4:08 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton (pit stops)

4:09 PM – 4:17 PM
Featured drivers: Juan Montoya, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Juan Montoya; Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; J.J. Yeley, Casey Mears, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick; Kevin Harvick; Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer; Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Dave Gilliland; Kyle Busch

4:19 PM – 4:25 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Scott Rodel (No. 5 pit crew member); Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.; Kurt Busch; Reed Sorenson; Juan Montoya; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Juan Montoya; Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr.

4:27 PM – 4:39 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon (pit stop); Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Juan Montoya (pit stops); Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon (video discussing this year’s No. 24 team); Jimmie Johnson; Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Casey Mears (pit stops); Kurt Busch; Reed Sorenson, Jimmie Johnson, Johnny Sauter, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch (pit stops); Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon; Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch

4:42 PM – 4:48 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Ricky Rudd; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte (replay of No. 8 swerving); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; video of Jimmie Johnson discussing stress levels; Jimmie Johnson; Dave Blaney

4:50 PM – 4:55 PM
Featured drivers: Steve Letarte, Chad Knaus, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; J.J. Yeley (spins); Chad Knaus; J.J. Yeley (replay of spin); Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Alan Gustafson, Chad Knaus, Steve Letarte; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)

4:57 PM – 5:06 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte; Kevin Harvick, Brian Vickers, Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards (replay of winning Busch Series championship); Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick; Bill Elliott, Kyle Petty, David Stremme (wreck); David Stremme, Kyle Petty, Bill Elliott (replay); David Stremme, Kyle Petty, Bill Elliott (another replay); Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, David Stremme (replay); Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)

5:08 PM – 5:13 PM
Featured drivers: David Stremme (post-wreck interview); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (audio with Rusty Wallace); Tony Gibson (audio with Andy Petree); Kurt Busch (pit stop); Juan Montoya; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson

5:16 PM – 5:20 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ricky Rudd; Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Reed Sorenson, Dave Gilliland (wreck); Reed Sorenson, Dave Gilliland (replay); Carl Edwards, Reed Sorenson, Dave Gilliland (replay); Kyle Busch

5:23 PM – 5:30 PM
Featured drivers: Steve Letarte; Chad Knaus; Kyle Busch; Tony Raines, Kevin Harvick; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Clint Bowyer; Kasey Kahne, Johnny Sauter (contact); Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman; Kasey Kahne (pit stop); Kasey Kahne, Johnny Sauter (replay); Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon, Juan Montoya; Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5:34 PM – 5:43 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman; Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton; Casey Mears; Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson; Kurt Busch; Matt Kenseth; Kevin Harvick; Clint Bowyer; Jeff Gordon; Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stops); Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick

5:46 PM – 5:51 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Clint Bowyer (pit stops); Ricky Rudd; Ricky Rudd, Kevin Harvick; Greg Biffle, Ricky Coleman (pit crew man) (pit stop); Juan Montoya (pit stop); Ricky Rudd

5:53 PM – 6:01 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon; Clint Bowyer; Kurt Busch (pit stop); Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton; A.J. Allmendinger (wreck); Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin (pit stops)

6:04 PM – 6:10 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Casey Mears, Dave Gilliland, David Ragan (wreck); Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Casey Mears, Ricky Rudd, Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, David Ragan, Jeremy Mayfield (replay); Casey Mears, Ricky Rudd, Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, David Ragan, Jeremy Mayfield (another replay); Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon (pit stops); Kevin Harvick; Tony Stewart (pit stop); Casey Mears, Ricky Rudd, Dave Gilliland, Dale Jarrett, Kevin Harvick, David Ragan, Jeremy Mayfield (another replay)

6:12 PM – 6:21 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon (replay of pit stop); Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; David Ragan (post-wreck interview); Matt Kenseth; Casey Mears (in garage); Mark Martin (in garage); Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte; Greg Biffle (spins); Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle (replay); Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)

6:24 PM – 6:31 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch (replay of pit stop); Denny Hamlin, J.J. Yeley, Ryan Newman; Bobby Labonte, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer; Jeff Gordon; Steve Letarte; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards (replay of pit stop); Carl Edwards; Clint Bowyer (pit stop)

6:34 PM – 6:41 PM
Featured drivers: Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer, Dave Blaney; Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle; Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Dave Blaney; Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Juan Montoya, Matt Kenseth; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Denny Hamlin; Matt Kenseth; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Johnny Sauter; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer

6:44 PM – 6:46 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin (replay); Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson

6:48 PM – 6:53 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Dave Blaney; Steve Letarte; Kyle Busch

6:55 PM – 7:06 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch (Draft Tracker); Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek; Joe Nemechek; Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch; Greg Biffle (wreck); Chad Knaus; Jeff Gordon; Greg Biffle (exiting burning car); Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers (replay); Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)

7:08 PM – 7:15 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, Kevin Harvick (replay of pit stops); Jeff Gordon; Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman (Draft Tracker); Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Martin Truex Jr., Jamie McMurray, Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton; Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne

7:17 PM – 7:26 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson

Number of times selected drivers were focused on:

Joe Nemechek – 2
Johnny Sauter – 4
Jamie McMurray – 5
David Stremme – 5
Reed Sorenson – 5
A.J. Allmendinger – 6
Ricky Rudd – 8
Carl Edwards – 8
Ryan Newman – 12
Juan Montoya – 12
Kurt Busch – 17
Matt Kenseth – 26
Kyle Busch – 39
Jeff Gordon – 49
Jimmie Johnson (race winner) – 54