diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
index ae7792e42..389d26412 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.txt
@@ -81,4 +81,5 @@ Felix Nieuwenhuizen
 @fjburgos
 @pkess
 @felixn
-@Tbruno25
\ No newline at end of file
+@Tbruno25
+@RitheeshBaradwaj
diff --git a/can/io/asc.py b/can/io/asc.py
index 2955ad7f9..3a14f0a88 100644
--- a/can/io/asc.py
+++ b/can/io/asc.py
@@ -275,6 +275,11 @@ def __iter__(self) -> Generator[Message, None, None]:
                 )
                 continue
 
+            # Handle the "Start of measurement" line
+            if re.match(r"^\d+\.\d+\s+Start of measurement", line):
+                # Skip this line as it's just an indicator
+                continue
+
             if not ASC_MESSAGE_REGEX.match(line):
                 # line might be a comment, chip status,
                 # J1939 message or some other unsupported event