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In commercials I have noticed them advertising it as the Texas 500 instead of NRA 500. I knew this would cause a commotion as soon as I read it on Jayski.
In commercials I have noticed them advertising it as the Texas 500 instead of NRA 500. I knew this would cause a commotion as soon as I read it on Jayski.
It wouldn't be the first time networks have advertised races with alternate names. A lot of times they won't mention sponsors who haven't bought separate TV time. For a while, the networks wouldn't refer to Charlotte as Lowe's Motor Speedway for the same reason. They didn't want to give away free advertising.
It wouldn't be the first time networks have advertised races with alternate names. A lot of times they won't mention sponsors who haven't bought separate TV time. For a while, the networks wouldn't refer to Charlotte as Lowe's Motor Speedway for the same reason. They didn't want to give away free advertising.
They should have blotted out Jimmy's car then.
Seriously, that was all I recall hearing for 10 years "Lowes Motor Speedway" and the story when Lowes signed on as track sponsor was a big promo as well.
In commercials I have noticed them advertising it as the Texas 500 instead of NRA 500. I knew this would cause a commotion as soon as I read it on Jayski.
"We've had fewer than a dozen responses, of those, only two had purchased tickets [to other TMS events]. There is no controversy or big uproar or even a tiny uproar."
I watched the race and did not see the winner shooting blanks with the six guns that you usually see by the winner in victory lane.
The only shooting that took place was the gun carrying nut job that took his own life in the infield.
I watched the race and did not see the winner shooting blanks with the six guns that you usually see by the winner in victory lane.
The only shooting that took place was the gun carrying nut job that took his own life in the infield.
And within that article, it explains why FOX didn't mention the NRA in the NRA 500 too often:
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As is custom for all race sponsors, the NRA was offered the chance to buy the premium ad package from Fox Sports that would include commercial time, sponsor mentions and graphics with the race name. The NRA declined, and thus the race was presented without a sponsor on in-race graphics and the Fox broadcast mentioned the title sponsor once an hour. Earlier in the week, Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy (D) wrote a letter to Fox to ask the network not to broadcast the race.
^^So it was about buying advertising time. I figured some network exec was getting heat about the NRA being a sponsor.
Heck, this is Texas we like our guns!
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