Change in sponsors 'right' for NASCAR, Nextel is expected: to announce...

Charleston Daily Mail;  June 18, 2003 ;     695 words ...For 33 years, NASCAR and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company have...race fans exhale them in a single breath: NASCAR's Winston Cup series. That long association...Communications Inc. assumes sponsorship of NASCAR's elite division, which since 1971 has...

NASCAR exits Tobacco Road, heads down information superhighway.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  October 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Randy Covitz The courtship of NASCAR and Nextel began, of all places, with...flirtation at the Super Bowl. Brian Corcoran, NASCAR's director of corporate marketing, struck...in the lobby of the San Diego Marriott. NASCAR was in the market for a new title sponsor...

NASCAR in Middle of Political Skirmish

AP Online;  May 29, 2003 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 NASCAR is caught in the middle of a relentless...Jesse Jackson on the left. At stake are NASCAR's commitment to diversity and the allegiance...complexion of the sport to change. So far NASCAR has done the smart thing, steering clear...

NASCAR proving only that it's above the law.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  May 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ...DETROIT _ An anniversary awaits NASCAR next weekend, but it's a somber occasion...horrific nine-month period in which four NASCAR drivers lost their lives in similar fashion...secrecy and inconsistencies surrounding NASCAR's investigation of Dale Earnhardt's fatal...

NASCAR's silence on Earnhardt accident is deafening

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 11, 2001 ;     700+ words ...NASCAR's silence on Earnhardt accident is deafening By THOMAS...month, the investigation into the accident was handled by NASCAR, the organization that sponsors and runs the Daytona 500...which are routinely investigated by state or local police, NASCAR and racing's other sanctioning bodies investigate ...

IMMATURE STEWART MAKES NASCAR BALK

Roanoke Times & World News;  July 1, 2004 ;     657 words ...NASCAR is afraid of Tony Stewart, and Tony Stewart knows it. If...everybody else. In one of the more spineless acts in recent NASCAR history, Brian France backed down from a shoving incident...and given the opportunity to go back to Indy-car racing. NASCAR was fine before Stewart arrived, and NASCAR ...

Only one color matters to NASCAR: green

Sporting News;  March 25, 2005 ;     384 words ...INSIDER NASCAR's Drive for Diversity must stay in the...still exists. Contreras, a reader and NASCAR fan, was offended by a recent cartoon...website that serves as a clearinghouse for NASCAR articles. The cartoon featured a donkey...

NASCAR finally stops driving fans to smoke

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 8, 2003 ;     641 words ...A NASCAR fan I'm not. While I'm certain that tearing...skill, I'm not into it. I was soured on the NASCAR scene when my family was stranded overnight...We also underestimated the popularity of NASCAR; that flying stand- by anywhere in Florida...

TV PILOT COULD OPEN NEW DOORS FOR NASCAR.(SPORTS)

The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC);  September 17, 1997 ;     654 words ...Veteran NASCAR crew chief Kirk Shelmerdine once compared...really aren't in control of anything. NASCAR's been catching some big waves recently...a two-hour movie based on the world of NASCAR. Did I say movie? Oops. It's a pilot...

NASCAR Heeds Call of a New Sponsor; Nextel Replaces Winston in No. 1...

The Washington Post;  June 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ...For 33 years, NASCAR and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company have...race fans exhale them in a single breath: NASCAR's Winston Cup series. That long association...Communications Inc. assumes sponsorship of NASCAR's elite division, which since 1971 has...

NASCAR needs a guts transfusion

Sporting News;  July 12, 2004 ;     567 words ...At times NASCAR officials must feel a bit like Rodney...in the past few weeks. To discuss how NASCAR used Nextel Cup races at Dover and Pocono...column. So instead, let's just focus on NASCAR's penal system. When NASCAR parked Kevin...

NASCAR tries to steer clear of politics

Chicago Sun-Times;  May 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ...COMMENTARY NASCAR is caught in the middle of a relentless...of the Rev. Jesse Jackson. At stake are NASCAR's commitment to diversity and the allegiance...complexion of the sport to change. So far, NASCAR has done the smart thing. It has avoided...

NASCAR.com Zooms Into the Future.(Brief Article)

Auto Racing Digest;  March 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...NASCAR.COM IS ALREADY one of the most popular and profitable sports-relat...broad marketing and promotional agreement, under which both NASCAR and AOL will use their wide audiences to promote the other's content. Under the multiyear agreement, AOL will feature NASCAR.com on many of its most popular ...

NASCAR venture is off to a good start Debut of Challenge Series wins...

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  April 6, 1998 ;     544 words ...NASCAR took credit for the clear skies and 60-degree temperatures Sunday. And why not...Cola 150, the first race of the year for the former ARTGO Challenge Series. "NASCAR didn't buy (into) it to sit on it. They bought it to make something of it." NASCAR was eager to make a splash with its first race since ...

Worldspan Delivers Enhanced NASCAR.com Travel Connection With Bigger...

PR Newswire;  March 25, 2003 ;     700+ words ...ATLANTA -- ATLANTA, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NASCAR fans who use NASCAR.com to help plan their trips to races will find a...Turner Sports Interactive, exclusive producer of NASCAR.com, today unveiled the improvements to NASCAR's...