NASCAR
Commercial Tracker: 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover
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Each week we are tracking the number of commercials shown during each NASCAR Cup Series race broadcast, breaking it down by total number of commercial breaks, including side-by-sides, total commercials, total amount of time spent in a commercial break, and total green-flag laps missed by the television viewing audience.
The Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway begins
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The Wurth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway started 24 hours later than originally scheduled due to rain, with the green flag waving at 12:13 ET. Fox had its first commercial break on Lap 24 during the competition caution, and it featured eight spots that lasted a total of three minutes.
Fans witnessed their second set of commercials just five laps later when Noah Gragson spun, which included six commercials and ran 2:30. There were two additional yellows due to accidents in that first stage.
When the first stage ended, fans had watched a total of eight commercial breaks, including one side-by-side with 59 commercials that lasted 21:25. Fans missed nine green-flag laps of action.
Stage 2 goes caution-free and fans miss 29 laps of green-flag racing
Unlike the first stage, Stage 2 went caution-free, meaning fans missed a larger number of green-flag laps in commercials. How many? Twenty-nine, to be exact, and they all occurred in the first four commercial breaks of the stage.
Fox featured a single side-by-side in the fifth round of commercials. In the end, Stage 2 finished with seven sets of commercials (two during the stage break) for a total of 49 commercials that lasted 16:45.
Final stage has reduction in commercial load
The final stage started much like the second, with Fox airing its first two breaks under green-flag conditions. During those 16 commercials that lasted 5:15, fans at home missed 15 laps of action. After a side-by-side, fans missed another seven laps during a nine-commercial break that ran for 2:15.
The network added a second side-by-side and was helped out by another caution to show its last round of commercials. That final stage finished with six breaks and 38 commercials that ran for 13:35.
Final numbers
Total Time of Race (Green to Checkered) | 3 Hours 21 Minutes |
Total Commercial Breaks (Side-By-Sides) | 21 (5) |
Total Commercials | 146 |
Total Time of Commercials | 51:45 (25.75% of race broadcast) |
Total Laps Missed by Viewing Audience | 60 green-flag laps |
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