Aug 4, 04:32 AM
Commercial breakdown, driver focus, and links related to the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 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 Sunday’s race.
I began recording the times at the Invocation of the race at 2:01 PM, and stopped at the waving of the checkered flag at 6:51 PM (all times are EST). I did not keep records for the pre- and post-race coverage.
ESPN 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 Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500
Total number of commercials: 136
Total number of companies or entities advertised: 65
Total number of brief promos of products/services during the race broadcast: 36
Total number of companies or entities advertised in brief promos or crawlers: 16 (companies: Cheez-It; AFLAC; ESPN.com SportsCenter; ‘NASCAR Now’ on ESPN; Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN; Monday Night Baseball on ESPN; Red Robin; Watkins Glen race next week on ESPN; ESPN.com/safety; ESPN.com/sportscenter; UPS; Valvoline; McDonald’s; Sprint; DirecTV; Billy Ray Cyrus ‘Real Gone’)
Total amount of time these brief promos take during broadcast: app. 4 min. 35 sec.
Also, there are the following race statistics during the broadcast, sponsored by companies:
ESPN.com ‘Mailbag In-Race Reporter Question’
AFLAC ‘Trivia Question’
ESPN ‘Motorsports Calendar’
ESPN ‘NASCAR Calendar’
Dish ‘Tech Center’
ESPN ‘Tech Center’
Chevy ‘Cut-Away Car’
Wrangler ‘On-Board’
AT&T ‘Crew Chief Challenge
DirecTV ‘Aerial Coverage’
Dish Network ‘On-Board’
McDonald’s ‘Race Rundown’
Sprint ‘Monster Moment’
Allstate ‘Good Hands Move of the Race’
Start time to record race/commercial periods: 2:01 PM
End time to record race/commercial periods: 6:51 PM
Total minutes: 290
Minutes of race broadcast: 230
Minutes of commercials: 60
Number of missed restarts: 0
Number of ‘mystery cautions: 1 (one debris caution occurred during a commercial break, and the debris was never shown)
Click here for last year’s commercial breakdown of this race.
Breakdown of what the commercials were for, by category:
ESPN/TV Previews/Promos
2008 World Series of Poker – 7
ESPN Fantasy Football – 5
ESPN Sports Center – 4
X Games on EXPN – 1
Total: 17
Movies
Swing Vote – 3
Tropic Thunder – 1
Total: 4
Restaurants/Food
Cheez-It – 5
McDonald’s – 4
Amp Energy Drink (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) – 2
Glaceau Vitamin Water (Carl Edwards) – 2
Applebees – 2
Subway – 2
PepsiStuff.com and BestBuddies.org – 1
Burger King – 1
Juicy Fruit (Juan Montoya) – 1
Subway (Tony Stewart) – 1
Total: 21
Beer/Alcohol
Coors Light (Juan Montoya) – 3
Coors Light – 1
Total: 4
Car/Truck/Bike
Valvoline – 4
Advance Auto Parts – 2
Toyota – 1
Ford – 1
Toyota – 1
FeatherLite – 1
CampingWorld.com – 1
GoRVing.com – 1
Total: 12
Insurance/Health
Allstate (Kasey Kahne) – 3
AFLAC – 2
AFLAC (Carl Edwards, var. drivers) – 2
Total: 7
Wireless Phone
VerizonWireless.com – 9
Samsung – Instinct Phone – 3
AT&T – 2
Sprint (various drivers) – 1
Total: 15
Home Improvement
Home Depot – 2
Craftsman – 1
Behr Paint at Home Depot – 1
Total: 4
Financial
Bank of America – 1
Astrive Student Loan – 1
34HomeOffice.com – 1
FreeTripleScore1.com – 1
Total: 4
Technology
itunes.com/xgames – 2
DirecTV – 1
Total: 3
Products/Services for the Home and Personal Use
Lotrimin Ultra – 4
Hydroxycut – 4
GoDaddy.com – 2
Tylenol – FeelBetterFastTV.com – 2
Flomax – 2
Life Alert – 2
Dickies – ‘Worker of the Year’ – 2
Gillette Fusion Phenom (Young Guns) – 1
Hanes – 1
Wrangler (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) – 1
Gillette Hydrator and Body Wash for Men – 1
Pure Sleep – 1
MeadFiveStar.com – 1
FullTiltPoker.net – 1
ADT Alarm System – 1
BecomeAnEx.org – 1
ThermoSpa Trainer – 1
Total: 28
Travel
Holiday Inn Express – PriorityClub.com (Jeff Burton) – 2
Holiday Inn Express – (Jeff Burton) – 1
Total: 3
Racing Related
nascar.com Superstore – 6
Sprint Cup Series – 3
Craftsman Truck Series – 1
NASCAR Track Walk – 1
Local racing – 1
Watkins Glen –1
Dover Speedway – 1
Total: 14
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:
2:01 PM – 2:04 PM – 3 // 2:04 PM – 2:05 PM – 1
2:05 PM – 2:09 PM – 4 // 2:09 PM – 2:12 PM – 3
2:12 PM – 2:24 PM – 12 // 2:24 PM – 2:26 PM – 2
2:26 PM – 2:32 PM – 6 // 2:32 PM – 2:35 PM – 3
2:35 PM – 2:51 PM – 16 // 2:51 PM – 2:53 PM – 2
2:53 PM – 3:01 PM – 8 // 3:01 PM – 3:03 PM – 2
3:03 PM – 3:12 PM – 9 // 3:12 PM – 3:14 PM – 2
3:14 PM – 3:18 PM – 4 // 3:18 PM – 3:20 PM – 2
3:20 PM – 3:25 PM – 5 // 3:25 PM – 3:28 PM – 3
3:28 PM – 3:38 PM – 10 // 3:38 PM – 3:40 PM – 2
3:40 PM – 3:49 PM – 9 // 3:49 PM – 3:51 PM – 2
3:51 PM – 3:59 PM – 8 // 3:59 PM – 4:01 PM – 2
4:01 PM – 4:03 PM – 2 // 4:03 PM – 4:05 PM – 2
4:05 PM – 4:13 PM – 8 // 4:13 PM – 4:15 PM – 2
4:15 PM – 4:23 PM – 8 // 4:23 PM – 4:26 PM – 3
4:26 PM – 4:31 PM – 5 // 4:31 PM – 4:33 PM – 2
4:33 PM – 4:39 PM – 6 // 4:39 PM – 4:41 PM – 2
4:41 PM – 4:45 PM – 4 // 4:45 PM – 4:48 PM – 3
4:48 PM – 4:55 PM – 7 // 4:55 PM – 4:57 PM – 2
4:57 PM – 5:04 PM – 7 // 5:04 PM – 5:06 PM – 2
5:06 PM – 5:16 PM – 10 // 5:16 PM – 5:18 PM – 2
5:18 PM – 5:25 PM – 7 // 5:25 PM – 5:27 PM – 2
5:27 PM – 5:28 PM – 1 // 5:28 PM – 5:30 PM – 2
5:30 PM – 5:32 PM – 2 // 5:32 PM – 5:35 PM – 3
5:35 PM – 5:46 PM – 11 // 5:46 PM – 5:48 PM – 2
5:48 PM – 6:10 PM – 22 // 6:10 PM – 6:12 PM – 2
6:12 PM – 6:22 PM – 10 // 6:22 PM – 6:25 PM – 3
6:25 PM – 6:51 PM – 26 // 6:51 PM – checkered flag flies
Total race brdcst time 230 Total comm. brdcst time 60
How often were different drivers focused on during the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500?
2:01 PM – 2:04 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; David Reutimann; Mark Martin; Casey Mears; Michael Waltrip; Elliott Sadler; Tony Stewart; Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon; Casey Mears
2:05 PM – 2:09 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Burton; Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick; Dave Gilliland; Reed Sorenson; Casey Mears; Jeff Burton; Mark Martin; Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth; Michael Waltrip; Casey Mears
2:12 PM – 2:24 PM
Featured drivers: Casey Mears (audio with Dale Jarrett); Alan Gustafson (audio with Andy Petree); Casey Mears; A.J. Allmendinger, Casey Mears, Chad McCumbee; Chad Knaus; Kenny Francis; Kasey Kahne; Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne; Kevin Harvick; J.J. Yeley, Scott Riggs; Terry Labonte, Sam Hornish Jr.; Bobby Labonte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Casey Mears; Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek (wreck); Joe Nemechek; Kevin Harvick; Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick (replay); Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick (replay); Kevin Harvick; Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick (replay); Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch (replay of last week’s wreck); Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Regan Smith, Casey Mears, A.J. Allmendinger (replay); Joe Nemechek; Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Regan Smith, Casey Mears, A.J. Allmendinger (replay)
2:26 PM – 2:32 PM
Featured drivers: Joe Nemechek (pit stop); Kevin Harvick; Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brian Vickers; Matt Kenseth, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Dave Gilliland, Kurt Busch; Jeff Gordon, Dave Gilliland, Kurt Busch, Ryan Newman; Ryan Newman, Dave Gilliland, Kurt Busch; Dave Gilliland, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman; Dave Gilliland, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman, Brian Vickers; Bill Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Joe Nemechek; Kurt Busch (spins); Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch (replay); Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch (replay); Kurt Busch (pit stop); Kurt Busch
2:35 PM – 2:51 PM
Featured drivers: Chad McCumbee; D.J. Cobb (rear-tire changer No. 45 team); Chad McCumbee; Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell; Clint Bowyer; Chad McCumbee, Clint Bowyer (replay); J.J. Yeley, Clint Bowyer, Michael McDowell; Juan Montoya, Clint Bowyer (replay of last race at Pocono); Clint Bowyer; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Brian Vickers, Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne; Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; Dave Gilliland, Ryan Newman, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Stewart; Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch; Paul Menard, Kyle Busch; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin; Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney; Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney; Jeff Burton; Paul Menard, David Reutimann, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Burton, Dave Blaney; Jeff Burton; Michael Waltrip; Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon; Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek (wreck); Joe Nemechek; Kevin Harvick; Joe Nemechek, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, David Reutimann, Terry Labonte, Paul Menard, Dave Blaney, Kevin Harvick (replay); Scott Riggs, Robby Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch, A.J. Allmendinger; Scott Riggs, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch; Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Mark Martin; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch; Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman; Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Steve Letarte; Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Casey Mears; Casey Mears (replay; pit stop); Jimmie Johnson (replay; pit stop)
2:53 PM – 3:01 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Tony Stewart, Robby Gordon, David Ragan; Kyle Busch, Mark Martin; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Greg Biffle; Mark Martin; Dave Gilliland, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon; Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson (radio communication); Chad Knaus; Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; Matt Kenseth; Kyle Busch; Dave Gilliland, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Greg Biffle, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Dave Gilliland (replay); Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman; Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson
3:03 PM – 3:12 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin; Dave Gilliland, Matt Kenseth; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Dave Gilliland, Matt Kenseth; Dave Gilliland, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin; Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Dave Gilliland, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Dave Gilliland, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch; Greg Biffle, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne; Mark Martin, Jimmie Johnson; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Travis Kvapil, Juan Montoya; Jeff Burton, Travis Kvapil, Juan Montoya; Travis Kvapil, Juan Montoya; Mark Martin; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, David Ragan; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, David Ragan; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch (replay); Kyle Busch (replay)
3:14 PM – 3:18 PM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Dave Gilliland; Dave Gilliland; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth; Jeff Gordon; Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards; Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne; Mark Martin
3:20 PM – 3:25 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch (pit stop); Kyle Busch (replay; on pit road); Dave Gilliland, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Elliott Sadler, Tony Stewart, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg Biffle, Bobby Labonte (pit stops); Mark Martin
3:28 PM – 3:38 PM
Featured drivers: Mark Martin; Mark Martin (pit stop); Mark Martin; Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Kevin Harvick; Kevin Harvick (video discussing his thoughts on the stress of the Chase); Kevin Harvick; Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon; Robby Gordon, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Robby Gordon; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin; Mark Martin, Michael McDowell, Regan Smith, Chad McCumbee; Mark Martin, Michael McDowell, Regan Smith, Chad McCumbee, Dave Gilliland, Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards, Robby Gordon, Jeff Gordon; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon; Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (pit stops); Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth
3:40 PM – 3:49 PM
Featured drivers: Casey Mears (audio with Dale Jarrett); Tony Gibson (No. 8 crew chief); Mark Martin, Dave Gilliland; Mark Martin; Cully Barraclough (No. 38 crew chief); Dave Gilliland; Mark Martin, Dave Gilliland; Mark Martin (pit stop); Carl Edwards; Greg Biffle, Ryan Newman; Brian Vickers, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, David Ragan, Dave Gilliland, Robby Gordon, Greg Biffle; Chad McCumbee, Greg Biffle, Robby Gordon, David Ragan; Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Brian Vickers; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers; Ryan Newman, Mark Martin, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler; Jeff Gordon, Dave Gilliland, Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch; Jeff Gordon, Brian Vickers, Dave Gilliland, Elliott Sadler, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Chad McCumbee, Mark Martin, Robby Gordon, Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman, Dave Gilliland; Robby Gordon, Dave Gilliland, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch; Dave Gilliland, Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers; Robby Gordon, Kyle Busch; Robby Gordon, Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers; Kyle Busch; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards (replay of ’05 win at Pocono)
3:51 PM – 3:59 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin, Regan Smith; Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Eury Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth; Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart; Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart; Brian Vickers, Tony Stewart; Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Jamie McMurray, Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Juan Montoya, Martin Truex Jr.; Jeff Burton, Jamie McMurray, Martin Truex Jr., Juan Montoya; Kevin Harvick; Kevin Harvick (replay of wreck); Kevin Harvick; Juan Montoya, Kevin Harvick; Martin Truex Jr., Juan Montoya, Kevin Harvick; Carl Edwards
4:01 PM – 4:03 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Mark Martin; Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart; Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon (replay; pit road)
4:05 PM – 4:13 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Mark Martin; Mark Martin (replay; pit stop); Mark Martin, Kevin Harvick; Mark Martin (radio communication); Tony Gibson; Mark Martin; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Chad McCumbee, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart; Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr., Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon; Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart; Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards; Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon, Ryan Newman (replay; ’07 Pocono race); Jeff Gordon
4:15 PM – 4:23 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch; Kevin Harvick; Kurt Busch; Mark Martin (pit stop); Tony Gibson; Jimmie Johnson; Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin; Mark Martin; Martin Truex Jr., Dave Gilliland, Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Jimmie Johnson; Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne; Scott Riggs; Scott Riggs, Brian Vickers; Brian Vickers, Scott Riggs, Kurt Busch; Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle; Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle; Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr., Juan Montoya, Elliott Sadler; Juan Montoya, Elliott Sadler, Bobby Labonte; Juan Montoya, Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler, Bill Elliott; Juan Montoya, Bobby Labonte, Elliott Sadler; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson
4:26 PM – 4:31 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; A.J. Allmendinger (pit stop); Carl Edwards; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne
4:33 PM – 4:39 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Casey Mears, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle (pit stops); Carl Edwards; Casey Mears (replay; pit stop); Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon (radio communication); Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards (replay of him cleaning his window at Nationwide race in Canada)
4:41 PM – 4:45 PM
Featured drivers: Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Chad Knaus; Steve Letarte; Carl Edwards; Greg Zipadelli; Tony Stewart; Tony Eury Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Steve Letarte; Jeff Gordon; Bob Osborne; Tony Stewart; Carl Edwards; Greg Zipadelli; Tony Stewart; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops); Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne (replay of him winning in June race)
4:48 PM – 4:55 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Casey Mears; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; David Reutimann, Sam Hornish Jr.; Bob Osborne; Carl Edwards; Chip Bolin; Steve Letarte; Jeff Gordon; Steve Letarte; Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart; Mike Ford; Denny Hamlin; Mike Ford; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin
4:57 PM – 5:04 PM
Featured drivers: Kyle Busch; David Reutimann; Sam Hornish Jr.; Kasey Kahne; Kenny Francis; Denny Hamlin; Ryan Newman; Greg Zipadelli, Tony Stewart; Kasey Kahne
5:06 PM – 5:16 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; (replay of NH race that he won); Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson; Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Matt Kenseth; Mark Martin; Mark Martin (replay; pit stop); Mark Martin; Tony Gibson; Mark Martin; Chad McCumbee; Kasey Kahne
5:18 PM – 5:25 PM
Featured drivers: Jimmie Johnson; Chad Knaus; Jeff Burton; Kurt Busch; Juan Montoya; Mark Martin; Kasey Kahne; Martin Truex Jr.; Matt Kenseth; Jeff Burton; Jeff Gordon
5:27 PM – 5:28 PM
Featured drivers: Jeff Gordon; Greg Biffle
5:30 PM – 5:32 PM
Featured drivers: Recap: Kevin Harvick, Joe Nemechek, Kurt Busch, Mark Martin, Mark Martin (pit stop); Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Mark Martin; Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Casey Mears; Jeff Burton
5:35 PM – 5:46 PM
Featured drivers: Sam Hornish Jr.; Mark Martin, Kurt Busch; Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth; Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Matt Kenseth; Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth; Kasey Kahne, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin; Greg Biffle; Kasey Kahne; Jeff Gordon; Juan Montoya (replay; pit stop); Chad McCumbee (replay; pit stop); Kasey Kahne; J.J. Yeley, Tony Raines, Michael McDowell; Jeff Gordon; Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon; Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle; Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; Ryan Newman, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton (replay); Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch; Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Sam Hornish Jr., David Reutimann, Brian Vickers, Kurt Busch; Sam Hornish Jr.; Kurt Busch, Sam Hornish Jr.; Joe Nemechek, Paul Menard; Joe Nemechek, Paul Menard (wreck); Paul Menard; Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Paul Menard; Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Paul Menard; Kyle Busch, Reed Sorenson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon; Joe Nemechek (to garage); Paul Menard; Kasey Kahne
5:48 PM – 6:10 PM
Featured drivers: Paul Menard (car being towed); Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne (radio communication); Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Bobby Labonte; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Kenny Francis; Greg Biffle; Greg Biffle, Matt Kenseth; Bobby Labonte, David Reutimann; Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards; Replay of past accidents at Pocono: Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Steve Park, Jeremy Mayfield, Ken Schrader, Davey Allison; Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth; Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth, Greg Biffle; Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin, Matt Kenseth; Juan Montoya (engine); Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte; Sam Hornish Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte (replay); Sam Hornish Jr.; Mark Martin; Kasey Kahne, Denny Hamlin, Mark Martin; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann; Jimmie Johnson; Dale Earnhardt Jr., David Reutimann; Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, David Ragan; Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton; Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jeff Burton, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick; David Ragan, Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon; Kevin Harvick; Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon; Jeff Burton, David Ragan; Jeff Burton, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch; Reed Sorenson, Kyle Busch, Jeff Burton, David Ragan; Jeff Burton, David Ragan; Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte (replay); Jeff Burton, David Ragan; Jeff Gordon; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, David Reutimann, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte (replay); Tony Stewart, Bobby Labonte (replay); Tony Stewart; Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards; Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne, Mark Martin; Greg Biffle; Kurt Busch; Matt Kenseth; Greg Biffle
6:12 PM – 6:22 PM
Featured drivers: Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth; Kurt Busch; Kurt Busch (radio communication); Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth; Sam Hornish Jr., Scott Riggs (pit stops); Kurt Busch (out of gas); Kurt Busch (pit stop); Matt Kenseth, Brian Vickers (pit stops); Reed Sorenson (out of gas); Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch (pit stop); Dave Gilliland (out of gas); Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dave Gilliland, Jimmie Johnson (pit stops); David Ragan; Jeff Burton (tire penalty); David Ragan; Jamie McMurray; Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman (replay; pit stops); Jamie McMurray
6:25 PM – 6:51 PM
Featured drivers: Kasey Kahne; Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr. (radio communication); Brian Vickers, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Tony Eury Jr.; Denny Hamlin; Denny Hamlin (pit stop); Kasey Kahne; Tony Stewart; Greg Zipadelli; Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson; Greg Biffle (pit stop); Kasey Kahne; Matt Kenseth; Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth; Matt Kenseth; Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth; Bobby Labonte, Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth; Kasey Kahne; Sam Hornish Jr. (pit stop); Kasey Kahne; Mark Martin; Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte; Carl Edwards; Matt Kenseth (pit stop); Kasey Kahne; Kasey Kahne (pit stop); Mark Martin; Mark Martin (pit stop); Carl Edwards; Bob Osborne; Carl Edwards; Jimmie Johnson; Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr.; Kevin Harvick; Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin; Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Martin Truex Jr.; Matt Kenseth, Mark Martin, Reed Sorenson; Carl Edwards; Kyle Busch; Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr.; Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards, Sam Hornish Jr.; Bob Osborne; Sam Hornish Jr., Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson; Sam Hornish Jr., Robby Gordon, Carl Edwards; Jack Roush, Bob Osborne; Sam Hornish Jr., Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards; Tony Stewart; Jimmie Johnson; Kyle Busch (pit stop); Carl Edwards; Carl Edwards
Number of times selected drivers were focused on:
Tony Raines – 1
Joe Nemechek – 17
Juan Montoya – 25
Jeff Burton – 26
Sam Hornish Jr. – 27
Dave Gilliland – 34
Dale Earnhardt Jr. – 61
Matt Kenseth – 68
Jimmie Johnson – 73
Mark Martin – 78
Kasey Kahne – 80
Jeff Gordon – 82
Carl Edwards (race winner) – 83
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Aug 5, 12:50 AM
Thanks, interesting as always. And thanks for including J. Burton’s stats.