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Winston was force out of sponsoring certain things. Then Nextel stepped in, thus we now have the nextel cup. Winston was also force out of NHRA drag racing, now we have the poweraid championship. After it was deemed illegal to advertise tobacco products, Winston was forced to stop sponsering NASCAR's premier series.

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After the 2003 season, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company dropped its sponsorship of the Winston Cup Series. The name Winston was used for the cigarette brand owned by R.J. Reynolds. In 2004, Nextel started sponsoring the top series and the name was changed. It's now known as the Sprint Cup Series, due to the Sprint-Nextel merger.

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R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company dropped its sponsorship of the Winston Cup Series after the 2003 season. In 2004, Nextel started sponsoring the top series and the name was changed. It's now known as the Sprint Cup Series, due to the Sprint-Nextel merger.

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This, of course, was true, although when I visited the wizard, I realized North versus South wasn't the real story.

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Ray Elder won the first Winston Cup Series race on January 10, 1971. This began what is known as the "modern era" of Nascar racing.

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The last Winston Cup race was on November 16, 2003.

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Winston Cup Series 1971

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When did nascar stop calling calling the series the Winston cup?

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company dropped its sponsorship of the Winston Cup Series after the 2003 season. In 2004, Nextel started sponsoring the top series and the name was changed. It's now known as the Sprint Cup Series, due to the Sprint-Nextel merger.


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