The NEXTEL Cup is a trophy that is awarded to the winner of the NASCARstock car racing series of the same name. It is made of sterling silver with a wood base and was created by renowned silversmiths Tiffany & Co. The trophy is 24 inches tall and weighs 27 pounds[1]. It was designed in 2003 by Bruce Newman[2] and was first awarded in 2004 for series champion Kurt Busch. The NEXTEL Cup is awarded to the driver who scores the most points in that year's NEXTEL Cup series events at a postseason awards banquet in New York City in December. Sprint Nextel Corporation (NYSE: S), headquartered in Reston, Virginia, is one of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... NEXTEL Cup drivers practice for the 2004 Daytona 500 This article is about the sport of stock car racing. ... Sterling silver is an alloy of silver containing 92. ... The outside of a Tiffany & Co. ... Kurt Busch (born August 4, 1978 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a NASCAR driver. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Nickname: Big Apple, City that never Sleeps, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Manhattan Queens Brooklyn Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 1,214. ...
^ 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"
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