Winston Cup Series
The sport of NASCAR may have never had better days then when racers chased the Winston Cup. From 1971-2003, the Winston Cup represented the glory days of racing. Richard Petty’s and then Dale Earnhardt’s stardom, alongside television broadcasts, put the Winston Cup into every home across the country in the 1970s. However, people were worried that a cigarette brand as the main sponsor was a bad look for NASCAR. This led to the name being changed the NEXTEL Cup, then the Sprint Cup, and now the series is called the Monster Energy Series.