NASCAR race names you will have to see to imagine

What's behind the name? Nowadays, in racing, it is common for the title sponsor to decorate an already long name indicating the situation of the race and, within the case of NASCAR, normally also the course of the race. Sometimes the sponsor names themselves give funny race titles – sometimes fans become involved and there are bloopers. Don't you suspect me? Here's an inventory of essentially the most absurd race names to seem in NASCAR so far.

Buschy McBusch 400 race

My personal favorite. In 2021, Busch Beer left it as much as fans to decide on the title sponsor for the Kansas Cup race with the next options: “The Busch Latte 400”, “Nectar of the Cobs 400”, “For the Farmers 400” and “Buschy McBusch 400 Race”. Of course, the ultimate name won out, referencing the famous incident where the general public was asked to call a research vessel, ultimately selecting Boaty McBoatface. But what really made the Buschy McBusch Race 400 great was who ultimately won it – Kyle Busch.

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Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota Camry M&M's Mix, celebrates after winning at Kansas.

Photo: John Harrelson / NKP / Motorsport Images

SpongeBob SquarePants 400

In 2015, Nickelodeon decided to sponsor the Kansas Cup race. The event was officially called SpongeBob SquarePants 400 and featured mascots representing all of the famous Bikini Bottom characters. They even appeared at press conferences with drivers. It was the final word absurdity, but they didn't miss what this race was really about. The trophy was SpongeBob themed and so they even painted the partitions to appear to be SpongeBob. There were also a couple of cars sponsored by SpongeBob – one in every of them flew through the turnstile and stopped in the course of the SpongeBob logo. Yes, it was SpongeBob overload.

Jimmie Johnson, Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet

Photo: Action Sports Photography

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400

Nickelodeon was extremely captivated with sponsoring NASCAR, and there was rather a lot more to return after SpongeBob. In 2017, they sponsored the Chicagoland Cup Race, headlined by the animated show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. All 4 turtles were present in mascot form, and TMNT wristbands were distributed to members of the media. Oh, and the race ended with winner Martin Truex Jr. got slimy in Victory Lane. Yes, really.

Race winner Martin Truex Jr., Furniture Row Racing Toyota

Photo: Lesley Ann Miller / Motorsport Images

Crown Royal Shows Off Curtiss 400 Shaver at Brickyard Powered by BigMachineRecords.com

It could also be hard to imagine, but the unique name of the 2012 NASCAR crown jewel event on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was even longer. This is the Crown Royal that showcases your hero's name here within the 400 on the Brickyard powered by BigMachineRecords.com before Shaver, an Alabama firefighter, was chosen because the race's namesake. A 70-character race title is actually a rarity, but hey, we're still talking about it 12 years later, so the publicity seems to have paid off.

Heluva Good! Cream dips at The Glen

It's definitely cool to say, but anyone with limited or no racing knowledge can have no concept that that is the title sponsor of the NASCAR race at Watkins Glen. Additionally, mid-sentence punctuation is frequently avoided in race names, but essentially the most egregious example is yet to return…

Axalta Faster. Stronger. Brighter. 200.

Please. Stop. For the 2016 Xfinity race in Phoenix, Axalta selected to make use of all of the dots within the race title in a really awkward presentation that required an unnecessary amount of interruptions. However, true to theme, it was Kyle Busch who secured the period within the competition that day, leading 175 of 200 laps en path to victory.

Race winner Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Pork Other White Meat 400

The commentators needed to show a skill I don't possess to nonchalantly throw out the title sponsor while announcing the 2001 ARCA race in Atlanta. And this one presses the topic of NASCAR's title sponsors, since ARCA was technically a separate entity on the time, nevertheless it was too good not to say it.

Batman starts the four-hundredth

Hollywood has used NASCAR to advertise latest movies for years, which has provided many unusual examples of race names. Let this one be the representative of all of them… a silent guardian, in case you will. The 2005 Michigan Cup race was promoted by the primary of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, and so they desired to make certain you knew about it! They even had Batman literally start the race by commanding the engines to begin and the Batmobile circled the sector, which was awesome.

Batman gives the command to begin the Batman Begins 400's engines

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The 2022 Xfinity race at Martinsville someway managed to suit a phone number, website address, and message into the title, which is impressive, if not mouth-watering. The race also ended with Ty Gibbs punching Sam Mayer within the face, but hey, I'm sure they each knew exactly who to call before they began kicking.

Active Pest Control 200 for Atlanta Children's Healthcare

The 2018 Atlanta Truck Race is an odd couple, focusing the primary half on pest control after which the second half on children's health care. These should not two messages you’ll expect to see side by side, but they did! And despite the title, it was all for a great cause, as Active Pest Control raised money and awareness for one in every of the biggest providers of pediatric clinical care within the country.

DieHard 500

In context, this title sponsor is sensible, because it obviously involves a brand of automobile batteries, but for those unaware, it was actually a striking name on account of NASCAR's quite a few visits to Talladega Superspeedway – one of the dangerous tracks on the whole schedule with a few of the biggest wrecks. DieHard was the title sponsor of NASCAR's largest oval for much of the Nineties.

Powershares QQQ 300

I feel this one needs a couple of more Q's to be truly perfect. The Xfinity season opener at Daytona got here so near having a daily name in 2017 and 2018, but Powershares, standing for a triple “Q” at the top, earned it a spot on this list. However, many simply skipped this part and called it Powershares 300.

Race winner Tyler Reddick, JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro

Photo: Alexander Trienitz

GoBowling.com 400

Race sponsor URLs have at all times been clunky, and that is top-of-the-line examples of what graced the Pocono Raceway logo within the early 2010s. To be fair, Go Bowling is an ideal sponsor of the game and appears at various events, eventually dropping the dot com a part of the title. There are a couple of other online racing names that were equally value including on this list, including some with really good messages. For example: MyAFibStory.com 400 and TreatMyClot.com 300.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Celebrates

Photo: NASCAR Media

But this only scratches the surface of surprising title sponsors, and sometimes it goes beyond the world of stock automobile racing, so remember to tell us within the comments what race title sponsors you’ll be able to't forget!