In its final year as the title sponsor of NASCAR’s No. 2 series, Nationwide will spend at least as much money on NASCAR next year as it does this year as it transfers its marketing focus to Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Nationwide will sponsor Earnhardt for 12 Cup races in 2015 and 13 races in each of the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Since 2009, Nationwide has had a personal services deal with Earnhardt. Nationwide felt it had to establish itself as a NASCAR sponsor through its series sponsorship before moving on to more of a Cup focus starting in 2015.(Sporting News)
