Chase to the Cup to be renamed

UPDATE This rumor is bumped up to 'strong.' While NASCAR Chair & CEO Brian France today said the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series will keep its name for the ’05 season after news of Sprint’s acquisition of Nextel, Sprint Chair & CEO Gary Forsee, who becomes Sprint Nextel President & CEO, said that the company would “consider ‘new branding’ for the Nextel Cup" in ’06 BLOOMBERG NEWS. Sources told the AP that the ten-race “Chase for the Nextel Cup Championship" could be changed to the “Sprint for the Nextel Cup Championship" AP. 12/15/04 With Sprint merging with Nextel, a rumor has started that NASCAR will rename the 'Chase for the 'Nextel Cup' to the 'Sprint to the Nextel Cup.'