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Don't get used to calling it the Nextel Cup Series beyond this season.
According to a report from the Charlotte Observer, NASCAR's top series could be changing its name to the Sprint Cup Series in 2008.
Multiple sources told the Observer on Sunday that the likelihood of the name change was "fairly certain."
FOXSports.com's Lee Spencer said a Sprint Nextel spokesperson confirmed the company is considering changing the name of the Cup series.
"As we have stated before, Sprint Nextel is actively researching the best action regarding the name of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series," the spokesperson said. "The name will remain NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for the duration of the 2007. Our hope is to have more information by late summer regarding our plans for changing or not changing the name in 2008."
Sprint and Nextel merged in 2005. Nextel had signed a 10-year sponsorship agreement with NASCAR in 2003, becoming the sponsor of the Cup series in 2004, following a 33-year sponsorship by Winston.
NASCAR now stands to have its top two series re-named in 2008. The Busch Series is currently seeking a new title sponsor, as Anheuser-Busch, which sponsored the series since it began in 1982, opted to make 2007 its last year of sponsorship.
According to a report from the Charlotte Observer, NASCAR's top series could be changing its name to the Sprint Cup Series in 2008.
Multiple sources told the Observer on Sunday that the likelihood of the name change was "fairly certain."
FOXSports.com's Lee Spencer said a Sprint Nextel spokesperson confirmed the company is considering changing the name of the Cup series.
"As we have stated before, Sprint Nextel is actively researching the best action regarding the name of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series," the spokesperson said. "The name will remain NASCAR Nextel Cup Series for the duration of the 2007. Our hope is to have more information by late summer regarding our plans for changing or not changing the name in 2008."
Sprint and Nextel merged in 2005. Nextel had signed a 10-year sponsorship agreement with NASCAR in 2003, becoming the sponsor of the Cup series in 2004, following a 33-year sponsorship by Winston.
NASCAR now stands to have its top two series re-named in 2008. The Busch Series is currently seeking a new title sponsor, as Anheuser-Busch, which sponsored the series since it began in 1982, opted to make 2007 its last year of sponsorship.
why they gotta keep fvckin' with stuff 
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