AntiNascar
10-17-2005, 03:29 PM
Some statistical information from the NASCAR Nextel Cup Lowe's race on Oct.15, 2005. This is approximation. I perhaps missed some things.
1. The race lasted approx. 4 hours and 26 min. from the green flag to the checkered flag.
2. There were 27 commercial segments during that period.
9 under green
2 under red
16 under yellow
3. The total commercial time of the 4 hr. 26 min. race was approx. 1 hour and 18 minutes.
26 minutes under green
46 minutes under yellow
6 minutes under red
4. During the 27 commercial segments there were a combined total of approx. 165 commercial advertisements, program previews, etc.
5. Besides the 1 hour and 18 minutes of direct commercialism viewed during the race, also consider that viewers also viewed the commercial advertisements on the cars all during the race, they viewed enumerable commercial signs and banners displayed around the race track throughout the race, frequently listened to drivers plugging their sponsors during interviews, viewed many commercial backdrops of some sort during many of those interviews ( including the in-car interviews), and were exposed to assorted sponsor spot plugs by the commentators throughout the race.
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It is probably safe to say that NASCAR Series Racing is the most commercially oriented and exploited television programming available, with the exception of the home shopping type of networks.
1. The race lasted approx. 4 hours and 26 min. from the green flag to the checkered flag.
2. There were 27 commercial segments during that period.
9 under green
2 under red
16 under yellow
3. The total commercial time of the 4 hr. 26 min. race was approx. 1 hour and 18 minutes.
26 minutes under green
46 minutes under yellow
6 minutes under red
4. During the 27 commercial segments there were a combined total of approx. 165 commercial advertisements, program previews, etc.
5. Besides the 1 hour and 18 minutes of direct commercialism viewed during the race, also consider that viewers also viewed the commercial advertisements on the cars all during the race, they viewed enumerable commercial signs and banners displayed around the race track throughout the race, frequently listened to drivers plugging their sponsors during interviews, viewed many commercial backdrops of some sort during many of those interviews ( including the in-car interviews), and were exposed to assorted sponsor spot plugs by the commentators throughout the race.
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It is probably safe to say that NASCAR Series Racing is the most commercially oriented and exploited television programming available, with the exception of the home shopping type of networks.