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Permalink Reply by TOG on July 31, 2008 at 7:51pm

You must realize ROI. How were sales before their involvement compared to sales during and after, nah mean ?

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Permalink Reply by Trooper Blue on July 31, 2008 at 8:55pm

I completely agree that the returns for some of these sponsors might have been questionable. For example, Square D makes exceptional products... The most common one that you'll find in many households is the circuit breakers and/or breaker box. However, had my dad not worked for the company, I probably wouldn't know all that much about Square D. I have to wonder how many people saw the Square D car out there back when they sponsored the #55 for Petree Racing and had no clue who/or what the company was. Outside of people who specifically dealt with Square D products (contractors, factories, etc...), most people probably didn't think twice about who Square D was. And in my opinion, the people who already knew about Square D products didn't need a pretty race car to convince them to buy Square D products. So you really have to wonder what Square D gained by spending millions on the sponsorship program. Same applies to a handful of other companies on that list that only serve a specific target group.

Also, some of the companies on that list have had financial problems of their own or don't even exist anymore as a result of mergers and so forth... So it wouldn't be likely to see them return to racing!

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 1, 2008 at 1:30am

If Robby was sponsored by EXXON, I would stop rooting for him.

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Permalink Reply by Mike/WC77 on August 1, 2008 at 2:33pm

No worries Garret, Exxon is Mobil,& last I checked they were a Penske sponsor.
Oh,& Citgo is the Venezuelans.

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Permalink Reply by Ms Gibby on August 1, 2008 at 2:08am

Let's see, isn't Citgo owned by the Venezuelans or the Chinese or somebody? And Amoco was bought up by BP.....and I don't care what their commercials say about "better petroleum", it's BRITISH Petroleum...doubt they care about Nascar. I think Childress still has dibs on Realtree as an associate.

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Permalink Reply by AZBadseed on August 1, 2008 at 12:55pm

BP is okay to like...you should see their US division...i think it's twice as big as the UK base. They are literally dumping money into the US economy by the second. I have worked with them a lot in the Gulf of Mexico.

Citgo is Venezulean....its okay to hate them too! hahah

Lets see RGM in the old Sirius Radio #7 Again!!

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Permalink Reply by rick on August 1, 2008 at 1:36pm

Isn't Marathon a U.S. company?

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Permalink Reply by Zippy on August 1, 2008 at 2:03pm

Hey ! I care! We get Quaker State here too. Speaking of which, Brett Bodine's Buicks and Fords in the 1990's looked great. You could see that green and white car all over the track. BIG WHITE Q

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on August 1, 2008 at 1:54pm

Is Crown still around? Rob Moroso drove the Crown Gasloine car.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 1, 2008 at 2:48pm

From Wikipedia

Marathon Oil Corporation NYSE: MRO, based in Houston, Texas, is a worldwide oil and natural gas exploration and production company. Principal exploration activities are in the United States, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, Angola and Canada. Principal development activities are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

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Permalink Reply by Garrett Gleason on August 1, 2008 at 4:14pm

According to the Wiki Valvoline is part of this company

Ashland Inc. (or simply, Ashland) NYSE: ASH is a Fortune 500 company which operates in more than 100 countries throughout the world. Presently based in Covington, Kentucky, in the USA, the company traces its roots back to Ashland, Kentucky (for which it is named). On July 11, 2008, Ashland agreed to purchase another U.S. chemical company Hercules Inc. for an estimated $3.3 billion. [1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valvoline#Valvoline