[The Duke]

So, in other words, the terms of the tobacco settlement reduced the value of the RJR/NASCAR relationship to RJR, so they are making a business decision to drop sponsorship.

I have never been a NASCAR fan, however I suppose I'm a kindred spirit with the fans in that I enjoy swimming pools with diving boards and deep ends - and of course the litigation ruined that for me.

So I guess we're all in the same boat. And my advice is... ...invest in Nerf! (because in a few years that's pretty much the only industry that will be left in the US).