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Inside Track: Refeuling the Business of NASCARInside Track: Refeuling the Business of NASCAR
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Inside Track: Refueling the Business of NASCAR, hosted by Emmy-Nominated CNBC Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell, examines a sport that was once seemingly unstoppable. Infamous for its ties to southern bootleggers and famous for filling some of the largest venues in the world - 200,000 fans at some speedways – a decade of growth made it the fastest growing sport in America.

But the rise of the 90s has given way to a new century recession. An imploding car business and shrinking sponsorship budgets are threatening the corporate dollars that are the sport's very lifeblood. Owned and controlled by the France family, NASCAR is looking at ways to weather the storm.

Darren Rovell takes you inside the garage of driver turned owner Tony Stewart and a never before seen look at how NASCAR sponsors are looking for business – from each other. Inside Track takes the viewer under the hood for a look at the people behind the iconic American companies that have stuck with this sport that was born more than five decades ago.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

NASCAR Pit Crew
The New Reality
Today, NASCAR is focused on making sure the garages are filled with drivers and teams. A tough proposition because corporate dollars are drying up. It costs half a million dollars to get a car to the race. Sponsorships are key.


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The France Family
The France Family
Unlike any other sport, everything in NASCAR is controlled by one family. And, the "first family of NASCAR" has maintained an iron grip on a sport where TV ratings, corporate sponsorships and the number of fans have seemingly defied gravity.


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Tony Stewart
Superstar Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart – the fiery, two-time Sprint Cup Champion who has driven in almost every competitive circuit in America – is also a businessman. For years, he’s owned racetracks, open wheel teams, a remote control car outfit and even a public relations firm. Stewart is competitive on and off the track.


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Kyle Busch
Superstar Kyle Busch
Kyle Busch is the driver of No. 18 M&M’s car.  Sponsors often say the value of NASCAR is about unprecedented access to the superstar drivers like Busch. M&M’s have been backing Sprint Cup drivers for more than a decade and the company’s prominence in the sport has skyrocketed.


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WEB EXTRA

Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner
Oscar winning actor and director Kevin Costner is a NASCAR convert. Costner and his band "Modern West" recently performed at a race. Costner enjoys what he describes as the "pageantry" of the race – the RV's, the friendships – as a way of life.


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Friday, November 27th  12a ET

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