another reason exclusivity contracts suck. alltel is still paying the bills, but the car is labeled penske for legal reasons.
Hmm..i feel repurcussions form the 31 car?
Hmm..i feel repurcussions form the 31 car?
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Mag, it was also in a Verizon scheme, with Verizon's trademark "V" running across the sides.
IF the decals were alltel (and I don't know if they were or not), this was a very blatant attempt to advertise Verizon and they had to know this would piss NASCAR off.
I don't know what exactly the contracts say though. But the Verizon black and red paint scheme was pushing it.
It was slick, and kind of funny, but NASCAR figured it out and they aren't laughing.
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speedwayphoto
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just seems we didn't have these problems when Winston was the title sponsor........ geeze, politics.......
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Mopardh9
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Isn't that the truth, miss all that, I think too this will be the last season for Sprint as the titile sponsor.
so they had the V on it, but nascar made them take the red off?Mag, it was also in a Verizon scheme, with Verizon's trademark "V" running across the sides.
IF the decals were alltel (and I don't know if they were or not), this was a very blatant attempt to advertise Verizon and they had to know this would piss NASCAR off.
I don't know what exactly the contracts say though. But the Verizon black and red paint scheme was pushing it.
It was slick, and kind of funny, but NASCAR figured it out and they aren't laughing.
I still say, if they let the 31 keep the att logo until the cingular contract ended, shouldnt verizon get the same deal and get to stay on till the alltell contract ends?
buckaroo
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but did we ever see Marlboro on the side of a car when it was Winston Cup?
BTW, NASCAR did make Penske tape over the two red stripes at the front of the car.
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No Malboro, they were concetrating on Indy..... but there was plenty of US Tobacco products sponsors......ie, Skoal, Skoal bandits, Conwood Tobacco-Levi Garrett, Kodiak, etc........
buckaroo
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I understand that, but none of those are cigarettes. The only cig that I ever remember being on the hood of a car was Camel, a product of RJR.
On a side note, seeing those old tobacco names sure does bring back some great memories. Naturally Skoal and Handsome Harry go together and who will forget Levi Garrett and Geoff Bodine. But when I think of the Kodiak car, even though there were several drivers who drove a car sponsored by them, I always think of Ricky Craven and that horrible wreck.
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there's another wreck that I put with Kodiak too..... Steve Grissom at Atlanta..... knocked the entire rear off the car..... was soooo lucky no one hit him when he slid back on the track.......
And yea, I can't off the top of my head remember any cigs...... I remember Lancaster bein on a couple of low budget cars..... think they did cheap cigs and chew...... not sure.
I was just lookin at it as tobacco products....
And yea, I can't off the top of my head remember any cigs...... I remember Lancaster bein on a couple of low budget cars..... think they did cheap cigs and chew...... not sure.
I was just lookin at it as tobacco products....