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Originally Posted by Mr. Ford95
mike, I think it's a good thing. NASCAR should not be forcing sponsor's out because of a name change, not in today's NASCAR where it costs about $20 million to sponsor a top team. Teams are already finding a tough road with the cost being so high. Very few big name sponsor's are out there anymore that can funnel that much money into the sport. The one's that are out there are being kept out by these "special" contracts NASCAR has with certain sponsor's. In the end it will bite them in the rear as we saw with the Victory Lane crap back in 2004.
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You know I had the same reaction in the beginning,but I think I am changing my mind.Listening to the shows this week they bring up valid points.
All the teams reap the benefits of Nextel's involvment,if there is not as much value as having a exclusive contract with nascar,then maybe nascar and the teams through the prize money don't get $75 million a year?
Can you name a time in Nascar's history with as many well finaced teams as there are right now?I can't and some teams are putting toghehter 1/4 season packages to make up for companies that cannot handle $20 million a year.
If you allow competing companies to sponsor race cars then I think you have to expect lower money from the title sponsors,which if you can take then I think it is fine.
The one thing I have a problem with is when Nascar takes sponsors away from teams and makes them "the official sponsor of Nascar".