NASCAR adopts new sponsorship guideline

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Personally, I didn't have any problem with the NRA sponsoring the race back at Texas, but many must have.

NASCAR has set a new guidelines that will govern and require approval for race naming rights sold by racetracks starting in 2014. Call it "The NRA Rule."

The new policy — established about six months after the National Rifle Association sponsored the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway — was revealed in sanction agreements filed Friday by Dover Motorsports Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Read the story here.
 
Let's get rid of the NRA but still let drivers pull the trigger of two 6-shooters in victory lane.
 
I think it was the timing of the NRA sponsorship at Texas that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. The race was only 4 months after Sandy Hook, and many believe the NRA's reaction to that massacre was inappropriate. Had they waited until 2014 to sponsor the race, the uproar may not have been quite as loud.
 
I think it was the timing of the NRA sponsorship at Texas that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. The race was only 4 months after Sandy Hook, and many believe the NRA's reaction to that massacre was inappropriate. Had they waited until 2014 to sponsor the race, the uproar may not have been quite as loud.
People should be offended by the man wielding the weapon, not the weapon itself. If Xanax and adderal had been the race's sponsor nobody would care.
 
No tobacco, it isn't good for your health and the children might see it.
No alcohol because the children might see it.
No NRA for whatever reason.

What's next?

They had better ban all candy, food and soda commercials because they cause obesity.
Follow that with video game commercials because they make kids violent.
No swimming pool or bathtub commercials because people drown in them.
No more computer commercials because of the possibility of porn.
No more military advertising because they aren't getting enough bang for their buck.
No medication commercials because of the potential for abuse.
No more insurance company ads because we no have ACA.
Vehicle commercials should be banned because people are killed in accidents.

:rolleyes:
 
I think it was the timing of the NRA sponsorship at Texas that rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. The race was only 4 months after Sandy Hook, and many believe the NRA's reaction to that massacre was inappropriate. Had they waited until 2014 to sponsor the race, the uproar may not have been quite as loud.

While the NRA had sponsored a Nationwide race before Sandy Hook, make no mistake, that was political and everyone knows it. Gossage is a hardcore Conservative and he drug NASCAR in to a political debate because of his beliefs. NASCAR should have discretion - no matter how you feel about guns or whatever.
 
I see no difference between the NRA and AAA sponsoring a race... its a business.. trying to advertise and make money same as every other sponsor..
 
I see no difference between the NRA and AAA sponsoring a race... its a business.. trying to advertise and make money same as every other sponsor..

NASCAR is also a business, one that was PISSED that they were drug in to a hyper-partisan debate because they didn't have approval over race sponsorships. They remedied that situation.
 
NASCAR is also a business, one that was PISSED that they were drug in to a hyper-partisan debate because they didn't have approval over race sponsorships. They remedied that situation.
Do you have a link to a quote for that part of the sentence Andy, and I'm serious wanting to know if they said that, and if they did when and where. If so you may want to start a thread in the podium for your response, I don't want to get in trouble with the sheriff.
 
Too bad Asskissers inc cant sponsor Nascar, seems like thats what they expect.
 
Lets see, yankee, redneck, yankee, redneck and now you're a yankee again, make up yer mind would'ya. :confused:

You must feel tortured when you leave the state. ;)

I guess I'll always be a Kee-neck.

and.....what did any of this have to do with worms???
 
I see no difference between the NRA and AAA sponsoring a race... its a business.. trying to advertise and make money same as every other sponsor..

There's a huge difference. One is very politically polarizing and the other isn't. It doesn't make sense for them to associate themselves with an entity that obviously negatively affects a significant part of its fan base and potential fan base.

NASCAR is in it to make money, not to be a platform for political advocacy.
 
There's a huge difference. One is very politically polarizing and the other isn't. It doesn't make sense for them to associate themselves with an entity that obviously negatively affects a significant part of its fan base and potential fan base.

NASCAR is in it to make money, not to be a platform for political advocacy.
nascar is a whore, Right now they don't need NRA money, but down the road if they need it or some how get it under the radar they will take.
 
Nascar seems to have had no problems getting in bed with the anti-human eco-nazis, but they won't partner with the NRA?

Yeah, how dare they ... support our constitutional rights! How horrible!

NRA is only polarizing to idiots.
 
Leave it up to Pokrass, in my opinion the biggest drama queen reporter associated with Nascar, to try to drag the NRA into controversy. They, meaning Nascar has established a procedure policy to approve or reject a sponsor. Their ballgame, their bats and their balls. Corporate image and all that.

"As part of the normal course of annually reviewing our sanction language, there are some changes that take place,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said Monday. “This is one of those situations. We previously said we’d take a look at this area of the sanctioning agreements, adjust as needed, and that’s what we’ve done.”
 
Leave it up to Pokrass, in my opinion the biggest drama queen reporter associated with Nascar, to try to drag the NRA into controversy. They, meaning Nascar has established a procedure policy to approve or reject a sponsor. Their ballgame, their bats and their balls. Corporate image and all that.

"As part of the normal course of annually reviewing our sanction language, there are some changes that take place,” NASCAR spokesman David Higdon said Monday. “This is one of those situations. We previously said we’d take a look at this area of the sanctioning agreements, adjust as needed, and that’s what we’ve done.”

Yep, Pockrass is stirring up ****. I don't see any mention to the NRA 500 in the official statements from NASCAR. Pockrass is the one connecting this to the NRA Texas race.
 
Personally, I didn't have any problem with the NRA sponsoring the race back at Texas, but many must have.

NASCAR has set a new guidelines that will govern and require approval for race naming rights sold by racetracks starting in 2014. Call it "The NRA Rule."

The new policy — established about six months after the National Rifle Association sponsored the Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway — was revealed in sanction agreements filed Friday by Dover Motorsports Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Read the story here.

I...don't blame NASCAR for this rule. I'm surprised it wasn't done sooner.
 
Too many peeps with wadded panties. I tune in for the racing. I don't care who sponsors it, I'm just glad someone does.

Here's why I don't blame NASCAR. I'm a small business owner myself, been running my own business for close to five years now. Honestly, political or religious discourse never serves a business well. Especially if you're trying to market your product outside of the usual demographics. NASCAR is trying to expand it's product outside of the South and into new markets. With that comes the fact that yes, they do have to be more sensitive to other people's concerns and desires. Honestly the NRA sponsoring the Texas race was obviously a political move, it came right when the country was in the middle of a gun control debate after the Sandy Hooks shooting. There was no way that sponsorship was anything but political.

NASCAR fans need to face the fact that stock car racing is no longer in the realm of the political right. Moderates and even liberals are now getting into the action. Pro guns and pro gun control are now stock car fans. As a business, it's a very very bad business move to alienate a portion of your fan base and any potential fan base.
 
The gun thing is a moot battle. The tight-wadded need to give it a rest. The France family isn't hurting for money.
People in this country need to stop worrying about stepping on someone's toes. it isn't good business for anyone. If you don't want your toes stepped on, make sure they're out of the way. JMO.
 
The gun thing is a moot battle. The tight-wadded need to give it a rest. The France family isn't hurting for money.
People in this country need to stop worrying about stepping on someone's toes. it isn't good business for anyone. If you don't want your toes stepped on, make sure they're out of the way. JMO.

Stepping on people's toes is a good way to lose business. Sorry, but being politically correct pays, and it pays big time.
 
Politically correct sucks ass. Politically correct takes away from ones freedom of expression.
Countdown to The Podium...

Nope, sorry, not a constitutional issue. NASCAR is not a governmental body, so first amendment does not apply. It is wholly a private entity and therefore within it's right to restrict speech however it sees fit.

Don't like it, then don't give NASCAR any more of your money.
 
So, you're saying NASCAR isn't going to take the money? They're simply not going to say where it came from. It's about corporate greed, not political correctness.
 
So, you're saying NASCAR isn't going to take the money? They're simply not going to say where it came from. It's about corporate greed, not political correctness.

and I'm saying that political correctness pays NASCAR more than not being politically correct.
 
If it says NASCAR on it NASCAR profits from it. It's called copyright.
Tracks negotiate their own sponsorship deals. The sanctioning agreement with NASCAR dictates NASCAR has the ability to approve or disapprove sponsorships as they see fit. The NRA money goes to the speedway.
 
I'm surprised that an organization as big and powerful as NASCAR didn't already have the veto power to do whatever they wanted in regards to their race sponsorship rights.

I mean how many lawyers do they have on staff?, has their entire legal team been asleep at the switch this whole time that they just remedied this now? Sheesh, must have been too busy working on France's divorce case I guess.
 
The NRA really is polarizing as hell. I love to shoot guns and hunt and all that but the NRA has a lot of crazies with big mouthpieces speaking for it. I'm pretty "liberal" so maybe it's my left wing character flaws speaking against the NRA but on the flip side, I've been a nascar fan for a least 25 years (earliest memory of watching a race on tv) so I reckon it takes all kinds....

I guess I'm just trying to say that the NRA seems like something that would obviously alienate many people, even Nascar fans, whose base has historically been seen to be generally pretty conservative.
 
If the Texas race was sponsored by "The Red Bud Sensimilla Growing Cooperative" or "Vegans Against The Unethical Treatment Of Steaks And Hamburgers By Animal Eating Omnivores" three quarters of the posters on this forum that are against certain controversial sponsors would be all for it even though they are small special interest groups.
 
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