Comments on: Childress could lose sponsorship for No 31 team http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/ The place for NASCAR news and rumors where the discussion rages... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:09:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Hunkerdown http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23524 Hunkerdown Tue, 04 Sep 2007 10:50:18 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23524 This isn't the first time this has happened to Jeff Burton. When he use to drive for Jack Roush in the #99 he couldn't get a long term sponsor to come aboard. He finally found Crown Royal who was willing to pay the tab, but Nascar slam the door on that deal because they claimed they wouldn't allow a hard liquor sponsor because of the family atmosphere....yet a month or two after he was forced to release Jeff to go drive for RCR, Nascar had taken on the very same hard liquor sponsorship and was flying their banners at the tracks. This isn’t the first time this has happened to Jeff Burton. When he use to drive for Jack Roush in the #99 he couldn’t get a long term sponsor to come aboard. He finally found Crown Royal who was willing to pay the tab, but Nascar slam the door on that deal because they claimed they wouldn’t allow a hard liquor sponsor because of the family atmosphere….yet a month or two after he was forced to release Jeff to go drive for RCR, Nascar had taken on the very same hard liquor sponsorship and was flying their banners at the tracks.

]]> By: George Thompson http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23507 George Thompson Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:08:20 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23507 It's a shame it has come to this. It’s a shame it has come to this.

]]> By: SPONGEZILLA http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23502 SPONGEZILLA Mon, 03 Sep 2007 23:20:14 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23502 NASCAR has always done this, it's nothing new. When they first got Winston as a sponsor years ago, there were stipulations that no other rival cigarette brands could be fielded by anyone other than R.J. Reynold's tobacco. For anyone that wants to point out "Camel" on the #23 Travis Carter car years ago, well... Camel was owned by R.J.R. which owns Winston. No brainer there. There was even a discussion a few years ago by Rusty Wallace, while driving for Penske, on how cool it'd be to drive a Marlboro sponsored/liveried car in Winston Cup; but he noted he couldn't due to the exclusive contract NASCAR had with R.J. Reynolds (Marlboro = Phillip Morris). If Sprint owned AT&T, there'd be no hubbub. The funny and sad deal is that it's not really a company change, but just a change in company name. Sprint bought Nextel after the sponsorship deal they inked with NASCAR, they're allowed to change theirs as we will see happen in 2008. If AT&T had kept the Cingular name for their wireless division, they'd still be grandfathered in to use the Cingular brand name in Cup. Needless to say, Sprint... rather than have a competing brand going against them in their own namesake series, would prefer to just cut them out and make everyone think they're the only brand in existence when you watch a Cup broadcast. For the $ they've invested into Cup... it's hard to argue that they shouldn't have their own say, even if it's a little disingenious for NASCAR's overall health with their teams and seemingly anti-competitive. If NASCAR signed exclusive contracts for everything their teams wouldn't have a pot to pee in. The amount of drama surrounding all of this has to be wearing thin on everyone. NASCAR has always done this, it’s nothing new. When they first got Winston as a sponsor years ago, there were stipulations that no other rival cigarette brands could be fielded by anyone other than R.J. Reynold’s tobacco. For anyone that wants to point out “Camel” on the #23 Travis Carter car years ago, well… Camel was owned by R.J.R. which owns Winston. No brainer there. There was even a discussion a few years ago by Rusty Wallace, while driving for Penske, on how cool it’d be to drive a Marlboro sponsored/liveried car in Winston Cup; but he noted he couldn’t due to the exclusive contract NASCAR had with R.J. Reynolds (Marlboro = Phillip Morris).

If Sprint owned AT&T, there’d be no hubbub. The funny and sad deal is that it’s not really a company change, but just a change in company name. Sprint bought Nextel after the sponsorship deal they inked with NASCAR, they’re allowed to change theirs as we will see happen in 2008. If AT&T had kept the Cingular name for their wireless division, they’d still be grandfathered in to use the Cingular brand name in Cup. Needless to say, Sprint… rather than have a competing brand going against them in their own namesake series, would prefer to just cut them out and make everyone think they’re the only brand in existence when you watch a Cup broadcast. For the $ they’ve invested into Cup… it’s hard to argue that they shouldn’t have their own say, even if it’s a little disingenious for NASCAR’s overall health with their teams and seemingly anti-competitive. If NASCAR signed exclusive contracts for everything their teams wouldn’t have a pot to pee in. The amount of drama surrounding all of this has to be wearing thin on everyone.

]]> By: MoFo http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23490 MoFo Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:35:28 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23490 Man, Jeff can't catch a break. I hope he goes on to win the championship. Man, Jeff can’t catch a break. I hope he goes on to win the championship.

]]> By: JrFan4Life http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23477 JrFan4Life Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:41:22 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23477 Why did NASCAR sign an exclusive contract with Sprint/Nextel anyway? How did they not see the pimp and prostitute aspect of that relationship coming a mile away? I bet it's great for Sprint's ego to watch an organization like NASCAR bow down and give in to their every whim. I hope NASCAR puts a little more thought into these contracts in the morning, and that they learn from their mistakes! Why did NASCAR sign an exclusive contract with Sprint/Nextel anyway? How did they not see the pimp and prostitute aspect of that relationship coming a mile away? I bet it’s great for Sprint’s ego to watch an organization like NASCAR bow down and give in to their every whim. I hope NASCAR puts a little more thought into these contracts in the morning, and that they learn from their mistakes!

]]> By: Andy B http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23451 Andy B Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:22:07 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23451 Why worry its Jeff Burton, there was a line for sponsers a long time ago. Why worry its Jeff Burton, there was a line for sponsers a long time ago.

]]> By: Uncle Clem http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23447 Uncle Clem Mon, 03 Sep 2007 14:53:15 +0000 http://autoracingsport.com/nascar/childress-could-lose-sponsorship-for-no-31-team/#comment-23447 What's up with Nascar? What’s up with Nascar?

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