Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
So for giggles I went to Monster's home page. I'd done this once before, sometime in the middle of last season. Back then, I immediately noticed something, and I noticed it again today.
Monster's home page has no mention of NASCAR.
No mention of either the Cup series in general or the Monster-sponsored #41 in particular. I clicked the 'Featured' link; no NASCAR. I clicked the 'Motorsports' link; still no NASCAR. I clicked 'Sports', saw a collection of links titled 'Motorsports', FINALLY saw a NASCAR link ... that apparently was last updated on Feb. 19th after the D500. No mention of Atlanta. As to Vegas, the page says the next race is the 'Pennzoil 400' at 'Bethpage', which apparently is in New York; not the Kobalt 400 from Sin City. (The site does note that Truex is the defending winner at Bethpage, so I guess that's another of his home tracks.) Oh, and according to Monster's web site, the race starts at 2:00 AM Eastern on Sunday, so adjust your clocks and DVRs accordingly.
The NASCAR page does have six links across the top: Schedule, Results, Standings, Drivers, News, and Media. If you click any of them, the URL at the top of the page changes to match the link, but the page content doesn't. In other words, all six links appear to load the exact same content.
This is a level of sponsor involvement that gives me the impression Monster regretted this deal from the beginning and has already ceased to give a greasy used lug nut. No one looking at their web site should be surprised when they pull out.
Monster's home page has no mention of NASCAR.
No mention of either the Cup series in general or the Monster-sponsored #41 in particular. I clicked the 'Featured' link; no NASCAR. I clicked the 'Motorsports' link; still no NASCAR. I clicked 'Sports', saw a collection of links titled 'Motorsports', FINALLY saw a NASCAR link ... that apparently was last updated on Feb. 19th after the D500. No mention of Atlanta. As to Vegas, the page says the next race is the 'Pennzoil 400' at 'Bethpage', which apparently is in New York; not the Kobalt 400 from Sin City. (The site does note that Truex is the defending winner at Bethpage, so I guess that's another of his home tracks.) Oh, and according to Monster's web site, the race starts at 2:00 AM Eastern on Sunday, so adjust your clocks and DVRs accordingly.
The NASCAR page does have six links across the top: Schedule, Results, Standings, Drivers, News, and Media. If you click any of them, the URL at the top of the page changes to match the link, but the page content doesn't. In other words, all six links appear to load the exact same content.
This is a level of sponsor involvement that gives me the impression Monster regretted this deal from the beginning and has already ceased to give a greasy used lug nut. No one looking at their web site should be surprised when they pull out.
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