Apr 13, 08:41 AM
Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the Subway Fresh Fit 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, here is the breakdown for Saturday’s race.
I began recording the times as soon as the network brought us back from baseball, at 8:55 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 12:06 AM (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 that changes throughout the race in the corner of the screen beside the race ticker.
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.
Race and Commercial Breakdown of the Subway Fresh Fit 500
Total number of commercials: 106
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 69
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 41
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 30 (companies: Budweiser, Subway, Toyota, Auto Zone, Sprint, Baseball on Fox, GoodYear, MarchForBabies.org, ‘Ask the Pros’ on Fox Built by the Home Depot, State Farm, FedEx, FedEx Racing, NAPA, Ford, ‘Digger’ T-shirt, Hanes, Gillette, Pennzoil, AT&T, AT&T Cellular Video, AT&T ‘Fantasy Racing Challenge’, Talladega Race on Fox, Claritin, AutismSpeaks.org, Home Depot, Ford F150, Allstate, NASCAR Day, Wish.org, Lowes, UPS, Fox Trax at FoxSports.com, DirecTV, Sprint)
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 4 min. 5 sec.
Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:
Budweiser ‘In-Car’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Fox Weather Station’
AMP Energy Drink ‘In-Car’
Claritin ‘Clear to Drive Restart’
Toyota ‘In-Car’
Ford ‘In-Car’
Subway ‘In-Car’
marchforbabies.org ‘In-Car’
Claritin ‘In-Car’
FedEx ‘Race Trax Question’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Gopher Cam’
AT&T ‘Race Break’
DirecTV Hot Pass ‘In-Car’
State Farm ‘Safety Report’
NASCAR on Fox ‘Crank it Up’
DirecTV ‘Race Off of Pit Road’
Ford ‘Moves of the Race’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Driver Award’
Toyota ‘Top Performers’
NAPA ‘In-Car’
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 8:55 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 12:06 AM
Total minutes: 191
Minutes of race broadcast: 139
Minutes of commercials: 52
Number of missed restarts: 1 (and one close call)
Number of ‘mystery debris cautions’: 1
Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.
Breakdown of what the commercials were for, by category:
Fox/TV Previews/Promos
‘American Idol’ – 2
‘Simpsons’, ‘Family Guy’, ‘King of the Hill’, ‘American Dad’ – 2
‘Bones’ – 2
‘Two-and-a-Half Men’, ‘Seinfeld’, ‘Frasier’ – 1
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ – 1
Fox Sports presented by DirecTV HD – 1
‘Til Death’, ‘Back to You’ – 1
Baseball on Fox – 1
‘House’ – 1
‘Two-and-a-Half Men’ – 1
Total: 13
Movies
Speed Racer – 1
Total: 1
Local News/Sports/Points-of-Interest in Penna.
NBC local news – 2
Total: 2
Restaurants/Food
Subway – 4
Burger King – 2
McDonald’s – 2
Subway (Tony Stewart) – 2
Taco Bell – 2
KFC – 1
McDonald’s – 1
Big Red (Juan Montoya) – 1
Vault – 1
Total: 16
Beer
Labatt Blue – 2
Coors Light (Juan Montoya) – 2
Budweiser – 1
Budweiser (Kasey Kahne) – 1
Miller Lite – 1
Total: 8
Car/Truck/Bike
Toyota – 3
Znet at AutoZone – 3
Ford F150 – 2
NAPA (Michael Waltrip) – 2
Ford – 2
Duralast at Auto Zone – 2
Mobil 1 ‘Race Out a Winner’ – 2
Mobil 1 – 2
Q Power – 1
Q Power (Hendrick drivers) – 1
Toyota – 1
Pennzoil – 1
Ford and SaferCar.gov – 1
Nissan – 1
Total: 24
Insurance/Health
State Farm – 2
AFLAC (Carl Edwards, var. drivers) – 2
Highmark – 1
Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 1
Total: 6
Wireless Phone
Sprint (various drivers) – 3
Sprint (dan@sprint.com) – 1
AT&T – 1
AT&T – 1
Total: 6
Home Improvement
Cub Cadet at Home Depot and Tractor Supply – 2
Kobalt Tools at Lowe’s (Jimmie Johnson & Chad Knaus) – 1
Home Depot (Tony Stewart) – 1
Stanley Fat Max Extreme- 1
Scotts – 1
Total: 6
Technology
DirecTV – 1
Hewlett-Packard – 1
Total: 2
Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use
Lotrimin Ultra – 2
Claritin – 2
Gillette Fusion Phenom – 1
Hanes – 1
Viagra – 1
Dr. Scholl’s – 1
Gillette Clinical Strength deodorant – 1
TheAntiDrug.com – 1
Oral B Vitality- 1
Total: 11
Shipping
FedEx (Denny Hamlin) – 1
UPS (Dale Jarrett & various drivers) – 1
Total: 2
Military
Air Force – 1
Total: 1
Racing Related
nascar.com superstore – 4
nascar.com performance – 1
New Hampshire- 1
Pocono Raceway- 1
Darlington Raceway – 1
Total: 8
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:
8:55 PM – 9:00 PM – 5 // 9:00 PM – 9:03 PM – 3
9:03 PM – 9:11 PM – 8 // 9:11 PM – 9:14 PM – 3
9:14 PM – 9:20 PM – 6 // 9:20 PM – 9:23 PM – 3
9:23 PM – 9:30 PM – 7 // 9:30 PM – 9:33 PM – 3
9:33 PM – 9:39 PM – 6 // 9:39 PM – 9:42 PM – 3
9:42 PM – 9:47 PM – 5 // 9:47 PM – 9:50 PM – 3
9:50 PM – 9:53 PM – 3 // 9:53 PM – 9:55 PM – 2
9:55 PM – 10:00 PM – 5 // 10:00 PM – 10:03 PM – 3
10:03 PM – 10:14 PM – 11 // 10:14 PM – 10:17 PM – 3
10:17 PM – 10:37 PM – 20 // 10:37 PM – 10:39 PM – 2
10:39 PM – 10:47 PM – 8 // 10:47 PM – 10:50 PM – 3
10:50 PM – 10:56 PM – 6 // 10:56 PM – 10:59 PM – 3
10:59 PM – 11:03 PM – 4 // 11:03 PM – 11:07 PM – 4
11:07 PM – 11:09 PM – 2 // 11:09 PM – 11:11 PM – 2
11:11 PM – 11:20 PM – 9 // 11:20 PM – 11:23 PM – 3
11:23 PM – 11:25 PM – 2 // 11:25 PM – 11:28 PM – 3
11:28 PM – 11:35 PM – 7 // 11:35 PM – 11:38 PM – 3
11:38 PM – 11:45 PM – 7 // 11:45 PM – 11:48 PM – 3
11:48 PM – 12:06 AM – 18 // 12:06 AM – checkered flag flies
Total race brdcst time 139 Total comm. brdcst time 52
How often were different drivers focused on during the Subway Fresh Fit 500?
8:55 PM – 9:00 PM
Featured drivers: Ryan Newman; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne; Mark Martin, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Juan Montoya; Ryan Newman; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Elliott Sadler; Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Jamie McMurray; Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards
9:03 PM – 9:11 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Ryan Newman; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Ryan Newman
9:14 PM – 9:20 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray; Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman (replay); Tony Stewart; Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth; Jeff Burton; Robby Gordon, Jeff Burton; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton; Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne; Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth (replay); Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin; Dave Blaney
9:23 PM – 9:30 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart; Ryan Newman; Dave Blaney, Bill Elliott; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr.; Martin Truex Jr.; Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin; Denny Hamlin; Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin; Juan Montoya, Jamie McMurray, David Reutimann; Jeff Gordon, Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, David Reutimann; Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, David Reutimann; Greg Biffle, Mark Martin; Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, David Reutimann; Jimmie Johnson
9:33 PM – 9:39 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Kyle Busch; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Mark Martin, Ryan Newman, David Ragan; Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Kyle Busch; David Ragan; Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Kyle Busch; Ryan Newman; Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman; David Ragan; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne, Greg Biffle; Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Mike Skinner, Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson
9:42 PM – 9:47 PM
Featured drivers: Ryan Newman; Matt Kenseth; Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson, Regan Smith; Jimmie Johnson, Regan Smith, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard; Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard, Carl Edwards
9:50 PM – 9:53 PM
Featured drivers: J.J. Yeley; J.J. Yeley, Bobby Labonte; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Gordon
9:55 PM – 10:00 PM
Featured drivers: Michael Waltrip, Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jamie McMurray (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle (pit stops); Joe Nemechek (wreck); Tony Stewart (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson; Jamie McMurray, Joe Nemechek (replay); Michael Waltrip, Carl Edwards; Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr.
10:03 PM – 10:14 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman; Carl Edwards (replay pit stop); Carl Edwards; Scott Riggs, Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Regan Smith, Scott Riggs, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, Patrick Carpentier, Brian Vickers, Michael McDowell; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Michael McDowell; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers, Dario Franchitti; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brian Vickers, Jimmie Johnson; Brian Vickers; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Brian Vickers, Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Dario Franchitti, Dave Gilliland, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Dario Franchitti, Dave Gilliland, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Mark Martin; Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer; Scott Riggs, Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell; Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer; Jimmie Johnson; Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin; Clint Bowyer; Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Patrick Carpentier, Scott Riggs, Robby Gordon; Paul Menard, Bobby Labonte, Jimmie Johnson; Ryan Newman; Jeff Burton; Clint Bowyer; Dave Blaney, Matt Kenseth, Reed Sorenson; Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick; Jeff Burton; J.J. Yeley, Reed Sorenson; Reed Sorenson, Michael Waltrip; Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Sam Hornish Jr. (replay); Reed Sorenson, Michael Waltrip; Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Sam Hornish Jr. (replay); Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, J.J. Yeley; Jeff Burton (replay); Ryan Newman (replay); Johnny Sauter; Ryan Newman (to garage)
10:17 PM – 10:37 PM
Featured drivers: Denny Hamlin; Tony Stewart; Kasey Kahne; Joe Gibbs; Kyle Busch (audio with D.W.); Recap: Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Ryan Newman, Jeff Burton, Sam Hornish Jr., Reed Sorenson, Dave Blaney, Johnny Sauter; Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Michael Waltrip; Tony Stewart; Ryan Newman; Reed Sorenson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Casey Mears, Jeff Burton, Tony Stewart, Juan Montoya, Casey Mears (pit stops); Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Sam Hornish Jr.; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Elliott Sadler, Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr., Greg Biffle, Mike Skinner (replay); Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart, Michael Waltrip, Patrick Carpentier; Tony Stewart, Sam Hornish Jr.; David Ragan, Kyle Busch, Robby Gordon, Juan Montoya; Kyle Busch, David Ragan; Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr.; Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr., Elliott Sadler, Clint Bowyer; Greg Biffle, Martin Truex Jr.; Reed Sorenson (wreck); Juan Montoya; Reed Sorenson (replay); Juan Montoya (replay); Reed Sorenson (to garage); Juan Montoya, Robby Gordon (replay); Robby Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne (pit stops); Dale Earnhardt Jr.
10:39 PM – 10:47 PM
Featured drivers: Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Dave Gilliland, Martin Truex Jr., Patrick Carpentier, Elliott Sadler, Michael Waltrip; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart, Dario Franchitti, Casey Mears; Martin Truex Jr.; Elliott Sadler; Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards, Patrick Carpentier; Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers; Clint Bowyer, Dave Gilliland; Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers; Kevin Harvick; Dave Gilliland, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Elliott Sadler (wrecks); Elliott Sadler; Elliott Sadler, Dave Blaney, Bill Elliott, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon (replays); Elliott Sadler; Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops)
10:50 PM – 10:56 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers (replay); Jamie McMurray, Kurt Busch; Brian Vickers, Robby Gordon, Scott Riggs, Mark Martin, Jamie McMurray, Dave Gilliland, Patrick Carpentier; Mark Martin, Scott Riggs; Robby Gordon, Brian Vickers; Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Patrick Carpentier (replay); Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Patrick Carpentier; Patrick Carpentier, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Kurt Busch; Elliott Sadler (post-wreck interview); Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick; Martin Truex Jr., Jamie McMurray, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Martin Truex Jr., Scott Riggs, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jamie McMurray; Jimmie Johnson, Mike Skinner, Michael Waltrip, Paul Menard, Jeff Gordon; Robby Gordon, Mark Martin; Robby Gordon, Mark Martin, Dave Gilliland; Denny Hamlin; Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Jamie McMurray, Patrick Carpentier, Travis Kvapil; Jamie McMurray; Jamie McMurray, Patrick Carpentier, Travis Kvapil; Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Paul Menard; Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch; Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin
10:59 PM – 11:03 PM
Featured drivers: Dave Blaney, Elliott Sadler, Jeff Gordon, Bill Elliott (replay); Kasey Kahne; Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards; Greg Biffle; Jimmie Johnson; Regan Smith; Mark Martin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards, Jeff Burton; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon; Kevin Harvick
11:07 PM – 11:09 PM
Featured drivers: David Ragan (replay); David Ragan (pit stop); Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon (pit stops)
11:11 PM – 11:20 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart, Michael McDowell; Michael Waltrip, Travis Kvapil, Kevin Harvick; Jeff Burton, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer; Richard Childress; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; David Ragan, Dave Gilliland, Casey Mears, Bobby Labonte, Kurt Busch, David Reutimann, Bill Elliott; David Reutimann, Bobby Labonte, David Ragan, Dave Gilliland, Casey Mears, Kurt Busch; Bobby Labonte; Bobby Labonte, David Ragan, Dave Gilliland; Casey Mears; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle; Joe Nemechek; Greg Biffle; Robby Gordon; Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Michael Waltrip; Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer; Carl Edwards, Patrick Carpentier; Patrick Carpentier; Carl Edwards, Patrick Carpentier, Jamie McMurray, Paul Menard; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Aric Almirola (on No. 8 pit box); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11:23 PM – 11:25 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne (wreck); Kasey Kahne (replay); Kasey Kahne (replay); Kasey Kahne (replay); Kasey Kahne, Jeff Burton (replay); Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin
11:28 PM – 11:35 PM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin; Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Brian Vickers, Jimmie Johnson; Kyle Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr.; Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards; Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin (replay); Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11:38 PM – 11:45 PM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Mark Martin; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, Kurt Busch; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; David Reutimann; David Reutimann, Johnny Sauter; David Reutimann; David Reutimann, Johnny Sauter; David Reutimann; David Reutimann, Michael Waltrip; J.J. Yeley; J.J. Yeley, Denny Hamlin; Dave Blaney, Bill Elliott, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin; Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin
11:48 PM – 12:06 AM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte, Denny Hamlin; Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (replay); Mark Martin, Joe Nemechek; Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Bobby Labonte, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Bobby Labonte; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte; Mark Martin, Johnny Sauter; Mark Martin, Johnny Sauter, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek; Jimmie Johnson, Johnny Sauter, Joe Nemechek, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Johnny Sauter, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek; Jimmie Johnson, Joe Nemechek, Johnny Sauter, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Johnny Sauter, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Johnny Sauter, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Mark Martin, Mike Skinner; Denny Hamlin; Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch; Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch; David Reutimann, Patrick Carpentier, Mark Martin; Mark Martin; David Reutimann, Patrick Carpentier, Mark Martin; Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards; Patrick Carpentier, Mark Martin; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Patrick Carpentier, David Reutimann, Mark Martin, Dario Franchitti, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin (pit stop); Mark Martin; Mark Martin, Kurt Busch; Martin Truex Jr. (pit stop); Mark Martin, Patrick Carpentier; Patrick Carpentier, Mark Martin; Patrick Carpentier, Jamie McMurray, Mark Martin; Tony Stewart (pit stop); Patrick Carpentier, Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Jamie McMurray (pit stop); Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stop); Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Dario Franchitti; Clint Bowyer, Dave Blaney; Clint Bowyer, Travis Kvapil; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Casey Mears, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, David Reutimann; Jeff Burton; Jeff Burton, Juan Montoya; Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Greg Biffle; Jimmie Johnson, Mike Skinner; Jimmie Johnson, Mike Skinner, Casey Mears; Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears; Jimmie Johnson, Casey Mears; Jimmie Johnson
Number of times selected drivers were focused on:
Mike Skinner – 6
Casey Mears – 10
Johnny Sauter – 11
Kevin Harvick – 13
Jeff Gordon – 14
Bobby Labonte – 14
Jamie McMurray – 18
Patrick Carpentier – 22
Kyle Busch – 31
Ryan Newman – 41
Denny Hamlin – 44
Carl Edwards – 55
Mark Martin – 72
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 82
Jimmie Johnson (race winner) – 101
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Ray Kowalik Says:
Apr 14, 10:10 AMYou might have noted that FOX joined the race AFTER it had already started
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Dan Bye Says:
Apr 14, 10:48 AMI would like to know if the time that they go to the Hollywood Hotel is included in the commercial time.
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Bruce Simmons Says:
Apr 18, 04:10 PMThis is nuts. I’ve never read one of your full articles before and it looks like a ton of work. Do you do this manually or do you have some technical help in the background? Awesome work.
Yea… fox missed the 1st lap. I wrote them… They said they know they goofed.. duh. I asked if they had hired an ESPN director or something? They didn’t go there.
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caw Says:
Apr 19, 01:58 PMCJB, Ray, and Bruce: Yes, you all are right. They missed the start of the race. I will fix the error as soon as I finish this message.
Dan: No, the time in the Hollywood Hotel is not considered commercial time. When I first started doing this, I kept track of how long they go to ‘the Hotel’. I found that they are generally there less than a minute, and usually go when the action is low on the track (for instance, when a caution is out, and pit stops have either already occurred or just before they do). I didn’t feel that was worth keeping track of. However, if the fans want it recorded, I’ll certainly do so.
And Bruce? Yes, it is a lot of work. But I have made a form that I use during the race that helps me out a LOT. I have also learned how to work with MS Word, so that I don’t have to type out the drivers’ whole names (i.e. I can just type ‘dave g’ and it fills in ‘Dave Gilliland’ for me)
I do not tape it with a VCR, or use TiVO. I believe that would ultimately end up taking me longer to get the report ready, because I’d know I could fall back on it (another words, it keeps me from being lazy)
Since I have been asked about how I do this before, I think I’ll write an article about it, since the Cup Series is not running this week.
It has also been suggested that I have someone video me as I’m working on one of the breakdowns, and put it on YouTube. I can’t imagine there would really be an audience for that, but perhaps I can persuade my husband to get out the video camera. :)
Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the Samsung 500 How I keep track of the commercials and how many times a driver is focused on during a Cup race

Apr 14, 09:23 AM
What do you mean, “No missed restarts”, the missed the start of the race. THE START OF THE RACE, for crying out loud.