The end of tobacco road: NASCAR will end the 31-year Winston era and opt for a breath of fresh air with Nextel

Auto Racing Digest, Dec, 2003 by Larry Woody

Now all nicotine, in any form, may be nixed. Helton notes that there is precedent for banning certain products under NASCAR's "morality issue," including hard liquor and anything considered pornographic. It is ironic that tobacco--for decades a mainstay of the sport--will probably end up in that banned category.

NASCAR is promoting a more positive, family-friendly image and tobacco--in any form--no longer fits.