[Captain Jack Aubrey]

This is terrible news for the fans, RCR and Penske.

[Right Cal Gal]

Because, of course, only one BEER and only one HOME IMPROVEMENT store is allowed to sponsor a car, right??

AT&T should just keep the darn Cingular logo and tell Sprint to %^&* off.

[SGCOS]

Gee, I like NASCAR just for the racing. Personally, I pay no attention to the advertising.

[gondramB]

>>This is terrible news for the fans, RCR and Penske.<<

Why is that. NASCAR needs to be able to sell exclusive sponsorships. If another company can buy out a sponsor and force NASCAR to violate their own exclusive sponsorship rules then NASCAR sponsorships will be worth a lot less money and NASCAR will suffer.

[Lokibob]

NASCAR is not about car racing. NBA,NFL, MLB is not about sports. It is all about how many BUTTS they can put in the seats.

.....Bob

[mnehring]

As someone who works for a team that sponsors a Penske racer, I think that NASCAR is way off on this.. The Cup may be sponsored by Sextel, but each driver has their own sponsor and, the way companies change names, it is unfair to the drivers that they can’t keep a sponsorship just because a name changes.

The drivers have no say in who is the cup owner, and their sponsors are their only way to finance the millions required to compete.

But that’s just my humble opinion.

[Gary Seven]

Just more proof that NASCAR is no longer about racing. It has become The Parade of Sponsors’ Logos.

[gura]

I bet the depositions are more exciting than the races.

Do you think the judge called a recess every time someone dropped a pen?

[Martin Tell]

There is an answer to this problem, everyone should read the contracts.

Maybe, just maybe, that's what the judge did.

[Doctor Raoul]

Cingular is Latin for “This sucks as much as Celluar One.”

[NYTexan]

Thanks for the FYI

Big money is at play and lawyers are not yet done.

It will be interesting to see how far up the court system this issue continues, if at all.

Even if AT&T does not prevail, RCR will undoubtedly find another sponsor for the 31 car. Jeff Burton is a stand up driver that should draw the attention of many corporations.

JMHO