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.
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.
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.
2003 was the last year that Winston sponsored NASCAR with Matt Kenseth winning the last Winston Cup.
The web address of the Winston Cup Museum is: http://www.winstoncupmuseum.com
The phone number of the Winston Cup Museum is: 336-724-4557.
In 2003, Bobby Labonte was the last Winston Cup race winner and Matt Kenseth won the Winston Cup championship.
Jeff Gordon won the 1997 Winston Cup championship.
Jeff Gordon was the 2001 Winston Cup champion.
Matt Kenseth won the Winston Cup championship in 2003.
The address of the Winston Cup Museum is: 1355 N Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27101
In 1980, Dale Earnhardt Sr. won the Nascar Winston Cup Series championship.
In 2000, Bobby Labonte won the Nascar Winston Cup championship.
There is no longer Winston Cup. It is now Sprint Cup and Jimmie Johnson won his fourth consecutive championship in 2009.