After the successful launch last year of its first-ever sports-themed standalone magazine, NASCAR 2002, TV Guide is rolling out its second-annual NASCAR preview magazine, TV Guide Winston Cup. Hitting newsstands January 20, the full-size publication (as opposed to TV Guide’s customary digest size) is a comprehensive preview of the upcoming 2003 season. Targeted at the millions of NASCAR faithful, it also serves as the perfect primer for the many recent NASCAR converts. TV Guide Winston Cup features two different collectible covers, one with 2002 Winston Cup Champion Tony Stewart and the other featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr., along with teammates Steve Park and Michael Waltrip. Each issue also includes a full-size poster of either Earnhardt Jr. or Jeff Gordon. Fans will also find one of two sets of collectible trading cards: one set features the top stars of Winston Cup racing, the other is a set of commemorative Dale Earnhardt tribute cards. The 96-page, full-color magazine provides an exciting look at the season to come, with several features contributed by some of the nation’s top NASCAR journalists, including David Poole, Monte Dutton, Mike Hembree and Jim McLaurin. TV Guide predicts the top 25 finishers (Can Stewart repeat? TV Guide says yes) and provides comprehensive driver info and stats, schedules for all three series, as well as lineup and track information. A look back at the outrageously unpredictable 2002 season through some of the most memorable photos of the year. In addition to newsstands, fans can order the new publication online at the TV Guide Store . Also: On newsstands for its February 15 issue (on sale Monday, February 10), TV Guide magazine will publish three different special-process, moving-image NASCAR collector’s covers to highlight its regular 2003 NASCAR preview issue. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are each featured on one of these special covers of the nation’s top-selling weekly magazine.(TV Guide PR)(1-17-2003)
