<i_tell_it_like_it_is_7@yahoo.com> wrote:
> That's just like ESPN...take
> control of something so they can go and ruin it. Wanting (I think I
> recall) 3 times ($30M/year vs current $10M/year) for Nextel to
> continue. Nextel said they could not afford to do that, and I am sure
> their customers are happy about that.

Nextel doesn't really exist anymore. They are Sprint. Poor Sprint can't
even change the name to 'Sprint Cup' because of the confusion with sprint
car racing. When Nextel signed on I think just about every NASCAR fan
expected that they wouldn't last beyond the 10 year contract length. I'm
surprised they haven't tried to sell it off to Coke or McDonalds or
something, sooner.