Why is Sunoco making a big deal about about Shell being on Kevin Harvicks uniform and helmet?
You don’t see an issue being made by Cup’s title sponsor about Cingular being on the No. 31 car and uniform. McGee: Hey, Leslie, I watched Pleasantville on cable two nights ago. Reese Witherspoon before she was famous! The big deal about the Shell logo on Harvick’s car was that NASCAR approved the No. 29 sponsorship with pretty strict parameters that Pennzoil was the title brand, not parent company Shell. NASCAR and Sunoco felt that Shell was abusing a favor that had been done to even allow them to be on the car. As for Cingular, there is actually a big stink being raised by Nextel, because Cingular is now owned by AT&T and they want to put AT&T on the hood of the No. 31. Nextel won’t let that happen and Richard Childress is in a world of hurt. John from Chemung, N.Y.: How far do the officials tear down a race car and its engine when pre-race inspecting? There seemed to be a traffic jam in the garage on Friday. McGee: John from Chemung, N.Y….always great to hear from the hometown of
