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Why is this article not just called 'NASCAR Truck Series'?

Sponsor names are ephemeral and not really relevant to the subject matter. Pretty much every independent source (for example, Autosport) I've seen refers to this series as the "Truck Series" without the sponsor. Therefore I would assume that NASCAR Truck Series is WP:COMMONNAME. Keeping the sponsor name may be reasonable for individual seasons, for example 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series or 2020 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, but as an overview of the entire history of the championship it's at best confusing (the sponsor names make it sound like they could be racing motor homes) and needlessly complicated and at worst makes me wonder if it's possible some sponsor is engaging in undisclosed astroturfing to try and use Wikipedia to promote their product. I am aware that in the case of the second tier series there isn't an obvious unambiguous way to refer to the article without using a sponsor name, but in this case there obviously is one. Even if NASCAR were running some other obscure series which uses pickup trucks, this would still clearly be the primary topic. 2A02:C7F:DC08:9000:514F:3A7:8D8D:C406 (talk) 18:28, 12 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]