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17 Dec 2004, 15:11 (Ref:1181922) | #1 | ||
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Sprint Nextel merger
Just curious as to what implications this might have on Nascar. So far all I see is a change of name to Sprint Nextel Cup, or will they just leave that alone. Long term I hope they stay. Nothing like changing the name of the champinship every year after it`s been the same after 30 years.
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18 Dec 2004, 12:25 (Ref:1182489) | #2 | ||
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I would expect for Sprint / Nextel to eventually leave Nascar sometime after the merger takes effect. It won't happen immediately but sometime over the next 5 years or so. Sprint will be the domineering force between the 2 companies and they aren't a big fan of Nascar.
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19 Dec 2004, 09:19 (Ref:1183018) | #3 | ||
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i thought nextel signed up for a fair while
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19 Dec 2004, 23:35 (Ref:1183488) | #5 | ||
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There are many ways to get out of a contract. All they have to do is stop doing full promotion of Nascar and Nascar will start looking for another sponsor in short order. I don't expect them to bail out immediately, however, I really think that Nextel's association with Nascar is on the way out.
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20 Dec 2004, 12:03 (Ref:1183836) | #6 | |
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I expect the series sponsor will change when the current contract expires.
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