Feb 18, 04:14 AM
Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the 2008 Daytona 500
Posted by Cheryl Walker under Racing ArticleFor those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, or wonder how often your driver was focused on during these races, here is the breakdown for Sunday’s race.
I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 3:20 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:58 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.
Fox was the broadcaster for this event.
Please note that in addition to the commercials and promos listed below there is always a sponsor’s logo in the corner of the screen beside the race ticker, that changes throughout the race.
Throughout the breakdown, you can find links to sponsors, or special items-of-interest such as links to contests and movie sites. At the very bottom you can check how many times selected drivers were focused on during the race. Notice that while Ryan Newman was the race winner, he only had 65 focuses; but Kyle Busch had the most with 143.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the 2008 Daytona 500
Total number of commercials: 122
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 65
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 37
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 26 (companies: Subway, Sprint, Budweiser, DirecTV, NAPA, Ford, Allstate, ‘Home Depot Ask the Pros’ at FoxSports.com, Chevy Malibu, FedEx, Auto Zone, Claritin, AutismSpeaks.org, Auto Club 500 race at California Speedway, PepsiStuff.com, PepsiCo/EnAble, Coke Zero, Radio Shack, ‘Semi-Pro’, GoodYear, Gillette, UPS, AT&T, State Farm, ‘You Decide 2008 on Fox News’)
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 4 min. 35
Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:
Fox ‘Gopher Cam’
Fox ‘Pit Watch’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Race Analysis’
NAPA ‘In-Car’
FedEx ‘Race Trax Question’
FedEx ‘In-Car’
Chevy ‘In-Car’
Ford ‘Moves of the Race’
Toyota ‘Top Performers’
AT&T ‘In-Car’
DirecTV ‘Aerial Coverage’
AT&T ‘Race Break’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Fox Weather Station
Claritin ‘Clear to Drive Restart’
AMP Energy Drink ‘In-Car’
Budweiser ‘In-Car’
Sears ‘Race Summary’
State Farm ‘Safety Report’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Driver of the Race’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Crank it Up’
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 3:20 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:58 PM
Total minutes: 218
Minutes of race broadcast: 166
Minutes of commercials: 52
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:
Fox/TV Previews/Promos
‘Two-and-a-Half Men’, ‘Seinfeld’, ‘Frasier’ – 2
‘Sarah Connor Chronicles’ – 2
‘American Idol’ – 1
‘Unhitched’ – 1
‘New Amsterdam’ – 1
Dirt – 1
Prison Break – 1
College Basketball on FOX – 1
Craftsman Truck Series on Fox – 1
Total: 11
Movies
Semi-Pro – 2
Witless Protection – 2
10,000 bc – 1
Vantage Point – 1
Jumper – 1
Total: 7
Local News/Sports/Points-of-Interest in Penna.
NBC local news – 2
Total: 2
Restaurants/Food
Subway (Tony Stewart) – 2
Amp Energy Drink (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) – 2
Taco Bell – 2
Coke Zero (various drivers) – 1
KFC – 1
PepsiStuff.com (Jeff Gordon) – 1
Total: 9
Beer
Budweiser – 7
Budweiser (Kasey Kahne) – 1
Total: 8
Car/Truck/Bike
Toyota – 4
Chevy – 3
GoodYear – 3
Ford – 3
Ford F150 – 3
Valvoline – 2
Enterprise – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip) – 2
Chevy (Jeff Gordon) – 1
Chevy (Jimmie Johnson) – 1
Chevy (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) – 1
Ford – 1
Buyatoyota.com – 1
Duralast at Auto Zone- 1
Q Power – 1
Znet at AutoZone – 1
Toyota – 1
Sunoco – 1
GoodYear (various drivers) – 1
Shell – 1
Suzuki – 1
Pennzoil – 1
Dodge – 1
Total: 37
Insurance/Health
State Farm – 4
Allstate – 1
Total: 5
Wireless Phone
Sprint (various drivers) – 5
AT&T – 5
Total: 10
Home Improvement
Craftsman – 3
Lowe’s racing (Jimmie Johnson & Chad Knaus) – 1
Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Total: 5
Financial
etrade – 1
Total: 1
Technology
Radio Shack – 4
DirecTV (Tony Stewart) – 2
DirecTV – 1
Total: 7
Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use
Claritin (Carl Edwards) – 4
GunBroker.com (Jason White) – 1
Gillette Fusion Phenom – 1
Consol Energy – 1
Hanes – 1
GoRVing.com – 1
Viagra – 1
Total: 10
Travel
Total: 1
Shipping
FedEx (Denny Hamlin) – 2
UPS (Dale Jarrett & various drivers) – 1
Total: 3
Racing Related
NASCAR.com Track Pass/Race View- 3
NASCAR.com – 2
Talladega Superspeedway and RaceTickets.com (various drivers) – 1
Total: 6
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:
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM – 10 // 3:30 PM – 3:32 PM – 2
3:32 PM – 3:48 PM – 16 // 3:48 PM – 3:51 PM – 3
3:51 PM – 3:56 PM – 5 // 3:56 PM – 3:58 PM – 2
3:58 PM – 4:04 PM – 6 // 4:04 PM – 4:06 PM – 2
4:06 PM – 4:14 PM – 8 // 4:14 PM – 4:16 PM – 2
4:16 PM – 4:22 PM – 6 // 4:22 PM – 4:25 PM – 3
4:25 PM – 4:29 PM – 4 // 4:29 PM – 4:31 PM – 2
4:31 PM – 4:35 PM – 4 // 4:35 PM – 4:38 PM – 3
4:38 PM – 4:46 PM – 8 // 4:46 PM – 4:48 PM – 2
4:48 PM – 4:51 PM – 3 // 4:51 PM – 4:54 PM – 3
4:54 PM – 5:04 PM – 10 // 5:04 PM – 5:06 PM – 2
5:06 PM – 5:12 PM – 6 // 5:12 PM – 5:14 PM – 2
5:14 PM – 5:18 PM – 4 // 5:18 PM – 5:20 PM – 2
5:20 PM – 5:25 PM – 5 // 5:25 PM – 5:27 PM – 2
5:27 PM – 5:31 PM – 4 // 5:31 PM – 5:33 PM – 2
5:33 PM – 5:38 PM – 5 // 5:38 PM – 5:40 PM – 2
5:40 PM – 5:45 PM – 5 // 5:45 PM – 5:48 PM – 3
5:48 PM – 5:51 PM – 3 // 5:51 PM – 5:54 PM – 3
5:54 PM – 5:56 PM – 2 // 5:56 PM – 5:58 PM – 2
5:58 PM – 6:08 PM – 10 // 6:08 PM – 6:10 PM – 2
6:10 PM – 6:20 PM – 10 // 6:20 PM – 6:22 PM – 2
6:22 PM – 6:23 PM – 1 // 6:23 PM – 6:25 PM – 2
6:25 PM – 6:26 PM – 1 // 6:26 PM – 6:28 PM – 2
6:28 PM – 6:58 PM – 30 // 6:58 PM – checkered flag flies
Total race brdcst time: 166 Total comm. brdcst time: 52
How often were different drivers focused on during the Daytona 500?
3:20 PM – 3:30 PM
Featured driver: Dale Jarrett; Michael Waltrip; Dale Jarrett; Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon; Ryan Newman; Chris Myers’ ‘Hit List’: Jeff Gordon, Kyle Petty, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Elliott Sadler, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer, Bobby Labonte, Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne; Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards; Michael Waltrip; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Michael Waltrip; Jimmie Johnson; Bobby Labonte; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon; Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Kevin Harvick; Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson; Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Michael Waltrip; David Ragan; Kevin Harvick
3:32 PM – 3:48 PM
Featured drivers: Line up (back to front): Kurt Busch, David Reutimann; Joe Nemechek, Dario Franchitti; Kyle Petty, Jamie McMurray; J.J. Yeley, Jeff Burton; Elliott Sadler, Dave Blaney; Dave Gilliland, Clint Bowyer; Travis Kvapil, Regan Smith; Matt Kenseth, Scott Riggs; Robby Gordon, Martin Truex Jr.; Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers; John Andretti, Paul Menard; Dale Jarrett, Sam Hornish, Jr.; Greg Biffle, Kenny Wallace; Kevin Harvick, Juan Montoya; David Ragan, Bobby Labonte; Mark Martin, Carl Edwards; Kasey Kahne, Casey Mears; Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman; Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Kasey Kahne; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon; Kevin Harvick; Tony Stewart; Joe Nemechek (penalized for being late to driver’s meeting; he was at the Gospel service); Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip; Michael Waltrip, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip; Denny Hamlin; Michael Waltrip; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon; Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne; Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne; Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kevin Harvick; Regan Smith; Michael Waltrip, Ryan Newman, John Andretti, Kyle Busch, Robby Gordon; Robby Gordon; Michael Waltrip; Juan Montoya, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson
3:51 PM – 3:56 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch, Casey Mears, Reed Sorenson, Carl Edwards; Sam Hornish Jr.; Kyle Busch; Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards, Reed Sorenson, Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon
3:58 PM – 4:04 PM
Featured drivers: Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Sam Hornish Jr., Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears; Sam Hornish Jr.; Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Clint Bowyer; Ryan Newman; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kurt Busch, Robby Gordon, David Reutimann; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Robby Gordon, David Reutimann; Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Dale Jarrett, Robby Gordon, Michael Waltrip; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Sam Hornish Jr.
4:06 PM – 4:14 PM
Featured drivers: Bobby Labonte; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Sam Hornish Jr., Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle; Matt Kenseth; Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears (pit stops); Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch; Casey Mears; Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Reed Sorenson, Jamie McMurray, Jeff Burton, Elliott Sadler, Michael Waltrip, Dario Franchitti (pit stops); Casey Mears, Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops); Casey Mears, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch (pit stop); Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stop); Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin; Tony Stewart (pit stop); Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Dave Blaney (pit stops); Jeff
Gordon, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Sam Hornish Jr.; Sam Hornish Jr., Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch
4:16 PM – 4:22 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Casey Mears, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon
4:25 PM – 4:29 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch; Kevin Harvick; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch
4:31 PM – 4:35 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon; John Andretti (pit stop); Tony Stewart, David Ragan; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch
4:38 PM – 4:46 PM
Featured drivers: Elliott Sadler (pit stop); Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Sam Hornish Jr.; Tony Eury Jr. (No. 88 crew chief), Darian Grubbs, Brian Whitesell (on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s pit box); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr., Jeff Gordon; Casey Mears (pit stop); Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Denny Hamlin, Sam Hornish Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson; Juan Montoya, Kyle Petty (pit stops); Kyle Busch, Elliott Sadler, Sam Hornish Jr., Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon (pit stops); Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip, Bobby Labonte, Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Kevin Harvick (pit stops); Reed Sorenson, Casey Mears, Brian Vickers; Reed Sorenson, Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Travis Kvapil (pit stops); Dale Jarrett, Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard; Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Jarrett, Paul Menard; Jimmie Johnson
4:48 PM – 4:51 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Burton; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Bobby Labonte (pit stops)
4:54 PM – 5:04 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth; Carl Edwards; Greg Biffle; Denny Hamlin; Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon; Juan Montoya; Kasey Kahne; Greg Biffle; Carl Edwards; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; David Ragan, Reed Sorenson, Ryan Newman, Dario Franchitti, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne; Mark Martin (tire); Mark Martin (pit stop); Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (problems with shifter ball); Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon; Kasey Kahne; Clint Bowyer, Dario Franchitti, Jimmie Johnson, Dave Blaney, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, J.J. Yeley (replay); Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte, David Ragan, Ryan Newman; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, David Ragan; Casey Mears, Bobby Labonte, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr.; Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon; Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Sam Hornish Jr., Casey Mears; Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Casey Mears; Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan, Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr., Kasey Kahne (replay); Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle
5:06 PM – 5:12 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Kasey Kahne, Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer; Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Ragan; Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, David Ragan; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch
5:14 PM – 5:18 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch; Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch; Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth, Kyle Busch; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin (replay); Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay); Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Ryan Newman; Brian Vickers; Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle; Jeff Burton, Denny Hamlin
5:20 PM – 5:25 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman (replay); Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers; Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle; Casey Mears, Reed Sorenson, Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip; Clint Bowyer; Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers; Carl Edwards (pit stop); Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Clint Bowyer
5:27 PM – 5:31 PM
Featured drivers: Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, David Ragan, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch (pit stops); Kurt Busch (penalty for speeding on pit road); Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer; Dario Franchitti (pit stop); Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle; Martin Truex Jr., Carl Edwards, Juan Montoya, Robby Gordon, Scott Riggs
5:33 PM – 5:38 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Burton; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Regan Smith (pit stop); Regan Smith (replay); Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; David Reutimann, Dale Jarrett, Michael Waltrip
5:40 PM – 5:45 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Scott Riggs; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer; Denny Hamlin, Scott Riggs, Martin Truex Jr., Robby Gordon, Travis Kvapil; Scott Riggs; Denny Hamlin, Scott Riggs; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers, Greg Biffle; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer; Jimmie Johnson; David Ragan, Jeff Burton, Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson; David Ragan, Jeff Burton, Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte, Reed Sorenson, Kevin Harvick; Bobby Labonte; Bobby Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr.; Bobby Labonte; Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Sam Hornish Jr., Jeff Burton; Sam Hornish Jr.; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer; Kenny Wallace
5:48 PM – 5:51 PM
Featured drivers: David Reutimann, Dale Jarrett, Michael Waltrip; Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer; Steve Addington (No. 18 crew chief); Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Brian Vickers; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon; Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears, Kevin Harvick; Jeff Burton, Jimmie Johnson; Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton
5:54 PM – 5:56 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart; Denny Hamlin (pit stop); Michael Waltrip, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay of pit stops); Kevin Harvick, Casey Mears (replay of pit stops)
5:58 PM – 6:08 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon (to garage); Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Scott Riggs, Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Scott Riggs; Kasey Kahne; Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Dave Gilliland; Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch; David Ragan, Casey Mears, David Reutimann; Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Tony Stewart, Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon (in-garage interview); Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Dave Gilliland; Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Burton; Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; David Ragan, Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Steve Letarte (No. 24 crew chief), Jeff Gordon; David Ragan, Matt Kenseth; Casey Mears (replay); David Ragan; Matt Kenseth (to garage); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Reed Sorenson, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton; Dave Blaney; Tony Eury Jr.; Kevin Harvick, Matt Kenseth, David Ragan (replay)
6:10 PM – 6:20 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Eury Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Eury Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch; Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dave Blaney, Scott Riggs; Dave Blaney; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart, Dave Blaney; Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Elliott Sadler, David Reutimann; Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Sam Hornish Jr.; Dave Blaney; Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Dave Blaney; Dave Blaney, Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer; Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman, Greg Biffle, Reed Sorenson, Jeff Burton; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton; Sam Hornish Jr., Kevin Harvick, Brian Vickers; Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson; Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle; Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Greg Biffle; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth (replay); Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Elliott Sadler, Sam Hornish Jr.; Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, David Reutimann, Greg Biffle, Robby Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart
6:22 PM – 6:23 PM
Featured drivers: Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson (wreck); Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson (replay); Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson (another replay)
6:25 PM – 6:26 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart (pit stops); Kyle Busch (replay of overshooting pit box); Martin Truex Jr., Jimmie Johnson (another replay)
6:28 PM – 6:58 PM
Featured drivers: Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch (pit stops); Tony Eury Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne, Dave Gilliland, Jeremy Mayfield; Kyle Busch, Dave Blaney; Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Juan Montoya, Kasey Kahne; Clint Bowyer; Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeremy Mayfield; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Juan Montoya, Ryan Newman, Dave Blaney, Elliott Sadler; Clint Bowyer, Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya, Kyle Busch; Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman; Clint Bowyer (wrecks); Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya (replay); Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya (replay); Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya (replay); Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya (replay); Clint Bowyer (pit stop); Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart; Clint Bowyer (pit stop); Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart; Recap: Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon, David Ragan, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer; Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart (audio with Greg Zipadelli; and Kurt Busch); Ryan Newman, Juan Montoya, Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle; Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, Robby Gordon; Dave Blaney, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Scott Riggs; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle; Juan Montoya, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, Scott Riggs, Travis Kvapil, Dave Blaney (replay); Kevin Harvick, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, Scott Riggs, Dave Blaney, Travis Kvapil; Juan Montoya, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Paul Menard, Scott Riggs, Travis Kvapil, Dave Blaney (replay); Kevin Harvick; Scott Riggs; Robby Gordon; Robby Gordon, Elliott Sadler, David Reutimann, Sam Hornish Jr.; Denny Hamlin (pit stop); Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Casey Mears; Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Casey Mears; Kim Burton (Jeff Burton’s wife); Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman; Casey Mears, Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch; Jeff Burton, Greg Biffle, Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton; Casey Mears (wrecks); Kevin Harvick, Casey Mears (replay); Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (replay); Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (replay); Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (replay); Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (replay); Casey Mears, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch (replay); Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman; Richard Childress (owner); Scott Miller (No. 31 crew chief); Tony Eury Jr.; Tony Stewart; Kim Burton; Kyle Busch, Steve Addington; Kyle Busch; Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson, Elliott Sadler, Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson; Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch; Ryan Newman; Ryan Newman; Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch; Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch, Reed Sorenson, Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman, Kurt Busch; Ryan Newman (wins)
Number of times selected drivers were focused on:
Kenny Wallace – 2
Dale Jarrett – 8
Bobby Labonte – 18
Reed Sorenson – 20
Carl Edwards – 29
Michael Waltrip – 32
Sam Hornish Jr. – 35
Casey Mears – 36
Clint Bowyer – 41
Jeff Burton – 44
Kurt Busch – 45
Greg Biffle – 48
Kasey Kahne – 54
Ryan Newman (race winner) – 65
Jimmie Johnson – 73
Tony Stewart – 88
Jeff Gordon – 95
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 123
Kyle Busch – 143
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CJB Says:
Feb 18, 02:23 PMWhat happened to the stat on number of debris cautions where no debris were shown? There were at least two in this race that totally changed the race.
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Ken Says:
Feb 18, 04:18 PMCan you explain the “focused on” drivers count? In your summary, you don’t list Elliot Sadler, Matt Kenseth or David Ragan and I know there were talked about.
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Tommy Thomas Says:
Feb 18, 06:21 PMI was just wondering if the NASCAR promos, like the one with the Cup cars racing with the neon-like jaws on them, are considered commercials? And who pays for them?
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Jason Says:
Feb 18, 06:30 PMI missed the beginning of the race — heard they actually missed the command to start engines because of a commercial break. True?
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Larry Says:
Feb 18, 07:06 PMI don’t have a problem with commericals, but when you have a 200 lap race and you see 100 or so laps that treible. You can see every play of a football game and you see about 1/2 of a cup race something is wrong.
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caw Says:
Feb 18, 11:04 PMThank you all for your messages.
Ed, I have been asked in the past about providing information about laps green/laps yellow/commercials during yellow, etc. I hesitate to do that, however, as I don’t feel I have an accurate way to mark that. I see what you see on the TV screen, and the laps are not always clearly marked. It is also not always marked clearly which lap that yellow starts on, when it goes to green, etc. I certainly don’t want to guess.
CJB, I did not hear the cautions identified as debris cautions. I could have missed it. I did ask my husband about the first one, and he said he thought they said it was a competition caution. I don’t know whether missing that information was the fault of those broadcasting or me; but again, I don’t recall them identifying those cautions as debris cautions.
Ken, ‘focused on’ is when the car and/or driver is on the screen longer than what I call a ‘whiz by’. And the list of drivers mentioned at the bottom of the article are just drivers I have selected for the particular list, and is not the whole list. At the end of the season I will do summaries for all of the drivers (as I did for this past season). Until then, I just do a selective list. If the driver you would like the stats for is not listed, you can copy the list of driver focuses listed by times for each race, and then do a word count in your office program.
Tommy, are you referring to the Sprint.com/speed commercials? I think that’s what you mean, but I’m not sure. If so, they are indeed commercials.
Jason, my notes show the Invocation and the N’tl Anthem, but I don’t see any notes about the call to start engines.
And Larry… many people feel your pain.
On to California! :)
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Robin Says:
Feb 19, 03:26 AMDid anyone else get tired of the constant in-car camera shots while trying to watch the race?
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Dave Says:
Feb 19, 02:18 PMIncar/bumper/roofcams:
It’s like they were a new toy. There are few shots that are as bad as in car. Oh wait, I forgot about the useless gopher cam.
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ZuDfunck Says:
Feb 21, 12:46 PMThis is excellent coverage!
I cited it on my blog I was so impressed. You do this for every race? you should video it and post the highlights on YouTube so people can see the process you use to capture all this…
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caw Says:
Feb 21, 03:19 PMRobin, it makes me wonder what would happen if they just showed the race. No graphics, no in car cameras, no anything but the race. I think it would surprise them how the fans would accept that.
Dave, The gopher cam? Now while I just said just showing the race with nothing extra would be fun, I kind of liked that. It is, after all, a nice panoramic shot of the cars coming toward you. I think they could have used the graphic less beside it, but otherwise I thought it was an interesting shot.
And ZuDfunck? Thank you. Yes I do every Cup race. I have done one truck race at the request of my son, Joshua; and one breakdown of Dave Moody’s radio show on Sirius NASCAR Radio as a joke. Other than that, though, I just focus on the Cup races. It is a lot of work, but I enjoy doing it for the fans.
Dismay at the return of male enhancement ads Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the Auto Club 500
Feb 18, 12:37 PM
can you provide info as commercials occured during yellow