SPRINT Cup Series History
The NEXTEL Cup Series is one of three premier national series, along with the Busch Series and the Craftsman truck series, sanctioned by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR). Since its inception in 1948, NASCAR’s national headquarters is located in Dayton Beach, Fla., with additional offices in New York City, N.Y.; Los Angeles, Calif.; Charlotte, N.C.; Concord, N.C.; Conover, N.C.; and Bentonville, Ark. The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series features 36 championship points races at 22 tracks in 19 states including the Chicago, Los Angeles and Miami areas.
The 2007 NASCAR season will be launched and televised on FOX, beginning with the season opener, the 49th annual Daytona 500, followed by the next 12 races on the schedule. TNT will broadcast the next six consecutive NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races (14–19), while the final 17 Cup races of the regular season will be broadcast on ABC or ESPN. The 10 Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races will be broadcast on ABC. Cup-qualifying practice and “happy hours” will be air on various channels including SPEED, ESPN and ESPN2.
In 2007, Toyota will make its debut as a manufacturer in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series, with three teams, fielding seven Camrys – Bill Davis Racing (2), Michael Waltrip Racing (3) and Team Red Bull (2).
