AT&T ordered to strip logo from No. 31 car

We mentioned a few weeks ago that a judge ruled in favor of NASCAR in the case of the No. 31 car logo. A further ruling on Tuesday took that ruling a step further, giving the company a week to remove its logo. NASCAR, of course, wants it off before this weekend’s race in Bristol, Tennessee. AT&T, however, figures to seek a reconsideration of the appeal decision, which overturned an injunction set by Judge Marvin Shoob back in May. As we’ve stated, we’re actually siding with AT&T on this one; there is no more Cingular, so why would anyone advertise it? The company, Cingular, is still Cingular; it just has a different name now. Remember, SBC, Cingular’s parent company, bought AT&T, not the other way around. Since that specific company had a sponsorship agreement, they should be able to change the car’s logo if the company’s logo changes, which it did. Yes, we think it’s that simple. But things are looking rather bleak for AT&T right now.

[Sporting News]

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