Sprint Cup (trophy)
Sprint Cup Trophy | |
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Homestead-Miami Speedway | |
Country | United States |
Presented by | NASCAR |
First awarded | 2004 |
Last awarded | 2016 |
The Sprint Cup Trophy is the trophy that was presented to the championship winner of the
It is made of
The trophy is 24 inches (61 cm) tall and weighs 27 pounds (12 kg).[1] It was designed in 2003 by Bruce Newman[2] and was first awarded in 2004 to series champion Kurt Busch and the last one being awarded to Jimmie Johnson in 2016.
The Sprint Cup was awarded to the driver who scores the most points after the
Traditionally, there were three Sprint Cup trophies handed out; one each to the championship driver, team, and primary sponsor.
There was a permanent Sprint Cup trophy at the Daytona 500 Experience next to Daytona International Speedway that featured all of the past champions into perpetuity. Another Sprint Cup was located within NASCAR's New York City offices that is put on display during "Championship Week", when the annual awards ceremony and banquet honoring that year's champion is held and another one travels from track-to-track as part of the Sprint Experience tour.
References
- ^ "Racingone.com, "Nextel Cup Unveiled"". Racingone.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
- ^ Matthew Scharle, who worked as an independent contractor for the Franklin Mint when they designed it in 2002-03, filed a lawsuit against NASCAR demanding the rights to the design or compensation. NASCAR won the case and credits the design to Newman, who was the Franklin Mint's president at the time. SceneDaily.com, "NASCAR victory in trophy case upheld"