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There will be no Sprint Cup Series in 2007. As early as June 2005, there were reports that the Nextel Cup Series would go through a name change effective next season. But a Sprint official insisted Sept. 9 that no decision has been made to change the name, and there definitely will be no change for 2007. "When you're talking about the magnitude of a change in terms of a series name change, we take that extremely seriously," said Mary Nell Westbrook, Sprint's sponsorship communications director. "We absolutely want to do our due diligence to do it right. ... We want it to take as long as it takes to do it right." That could mean a name change in 2008. "It is possible for 2008," Westbrook said. "But we haven't decided yet. It's possible it will stay the same too." Nextel and Sprint merged in 2005, in the second year of a 10-year deal Nextel had made to sponsor NASCAR's premier series. The contract allows one name change to the series over the 10 years. (SceneDaily.com)