I was actually surprised to see cars that actually had associate sponsor logos displayed ahead of the doors. That must be a new thing NASCAR decided to allow.
In the past the area ahead of the numbers (front 1/4 panels and nose wings ahead of tires) was the area where only NASCAR contingency decals could be displayed. When a car came through tech there was an official with the official decal diagram. Teams were also supplied with said diagram for compliance when they were given their decal packages.
If you displayed contingency decals they had to be placed according to that diagram. If for some reason your primary and associate sponsorships or team ownership had a conflict with a contingency decal you opted out of displaying that decal and you weren't eligible to collect that money for the events.
I know way back when Richard Petty had a thing against alcohol so his cars never carried the Bud pole/Busch pole etc. decals. Another bit of trivia, if your driver was not yet 21 the decal simply read Pole Award without the beer company name. Same size and color sans the logo. Roger Penske's car were always clean on the front fenders also as for some reason he opted out of a lot of contingency awards. That goes way back.
I'll have to search and see if they've had a bit of a policy change on this because it looks like they have.
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