In the year 1972 in our timeline, the American government passed a law stating that tobacco can not be advertised on television. However, in this alternative universe, this law was narrowly defeated. As of result of this, tobacco is advertised on television (and eventually the Internet) through the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Cigarette sales rose instead of dropped and the NASCAR Winston Cup remains the NASCAR Winston Cup to this present day (2007). As a result: