- Location
- In the islands
I will put my money on Milwaukee.
My collection of Dewalt are being fazed out/sold on Craig's List.
My collection of Dewalt are being fazed out/sold on Craig's List.
Did Daniel Suarez seriously lose his Subway sponsorship because he gave out free donuts to fans? There is more to this, right? That seems like a very petty reason for a sponsor to leave.
--Paul
This is not a story The Onion crafted. Subway really pulled its sponsorship of Daniel Suarez because the rookie driver took part in a televised NBC Sports segment where he handed out Dunkin’ Donuts to fans at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in July.
Subway believed Suarez was promoting a competitor — both companies make breakfast sandwiches — and therefore he violated the terms of his contract. But it’s not as clear-cut as a simple misstep by a young driver, who perhaps should’ve been more mindful.
Multiple sources confirmed to SB Nation Subway executives had discussions on disassociating itself with Suarez and Joe Gibbs Racing as far back as early this summer and had even engaged in discussions with other teams. And after executives saw the video, they had an out handed to them on a six-inch hoagie roll as to why they should sever the relationship.
What defies logic is why Subway would go this route and publicly yank its sponsorship when it only had one race remaining (Oct. 15 at Talladega Superspeedway). The decision created considerable backlash, ultimately drawing negative attention to a topic that wouldn’t have existed had the company not publicly disclosed it. How everything unfolded is a textbook example on how to turn a rather small story into something far greater and, in the process, come out looking incredibly foolish
Looks like fun. Almost makes me wish I fully hacked mine up. But then it'd never be done haha. Maybe I'll be ready in a month or so...