Robby Gordon’s #7 Ford can run Motorola decals on his car in today’s race [at Atlanta Motor Speedway]. NASCAR vice president Jim Hunter said late Saturday that an agreement had been reached that will allow Gordon to advertise Motorola’s digital audio player on his car. That solves the problem created by the original basic Motorola insignia, which was seen as a way of promoting wireless phone service. Nextel, the title sponsor of the Cup series, owns exclusive rights to promote wireless phone products. Only those wireless companies already in the sport when Nextel took over in 2004 can advertise competing products.(source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution), see the past news on Gordon having to remove the Motorola decals on my #7 Team News and Links page. MORE: on SPEED’s RaceDay…Gordon’s car was shown, the hood now has the big Motorola logo on the hood and the name on the quarter panels, under each it reads “Digital Audio Players”.(3-18-2007) IMAGE: and see an image of the car with the decals it ran on Sunday on the #7 Team Scheme Page.(3-20-2007)
