http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?imgCollectId=119

7. Elvis Trophy, Memphis Motorsports Park
6. Championship Belt, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
5. Gibson Guitar, Nashville Superspeedway
4. Giant Animals, Atlanta Motor Speedway
3. Beretta Jubilee 12-Gauge Shotgun, Texas Motor Speedway
2. Grandfather Clock, Martinsville Speedway
1. Concrete Monster, Dover International Speedway


Apparently they've never seen the Nextel "Cup".

"Good2go" <Good2go (AT) good2go (DOT) nb.sympatico.ca> wrote

Is the Dover Monster trophy made of Concrete? Looks like plastic to me in
pics. Never bothered to watch anyone hoist it.

Heck with the rest-

I'll take the clock, along with those red chilli dogs and a Dr. Pepper!

pe2

Good2go wrote:
I think the Nextel Cup trophy is one of the best in any sport - it's
classy, finished beautifully, and the checkered flags represent a
winner. What's not to like?

Whoever wrote the captions for the trophies in the Maxim slideshow
seems to have some kind of resentment of race car drivers...probably
someone who never got out of bumper cars.

N.

"Nancy2" <nancy-dooley (AT) uiowa (DOT) edu> wrote

The fact that it's not an actual *cup*??

But I guess since the Super Bowl trophy isn't an actual bowl, I guess it's
ok, or at least it has company in it's incorrectness.

"armpit" <armarmpitpit (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

stadium/game, and not the trophy. A "Cup" usually refers to an actual, if
not ugly and/or overly ornate, cup. Think America's Cup, Stanley Cup.

Carey in Manvel

"Carey Akin" <cmakin (AT) att (DOT) net> wrote

Then can you explain why sweepstakes winners get neither brooms nor pointy
sticks??

"armpit" <armarmpitpit (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote

That's my take. It should be called the Nextel Flags Trophy, and the ending
run should be the Chase for the Nextel Flags mounted into a Paperweight. At
least the old trophy had some Cups on it. The truck and Busch series
trophies are Cups, why Nextel had to be so different....is well beyond me.

And I personally dig the clocks are Martinsville and the guitars at
Nashville. I get the regional tie-ins with the Elvis thing at Memphis, the
belt thing at LV, and so on, but find the clocks and guitars more fitting
than the rest for some reason.

regarding the Grandfather clock-

It is part of Martinsville rich history in furniture building. Furniture and
Textiles have long been part of the area economy. One of Hooker Furniture's
factories is located right there in town.

(Hooker is top of the line furniture-and often seen on "The Price is Right",
and usually way overpriced!)

pe2

SimRacer wrote:
The word "cup" used in the Chase/Nascar context has come to mean the
main trophy, the big prize, nothing more. You're being too literal ;-)

N.