In 1984, Apple launched the Macintosh, the first personal computer to be sold without a programming language. Its debut was signified by 1984, a $1.5 million television commercial directed by Ridley Scott that aired during the third quarter of Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984.
Segments: The NASCAR Sprint Cup season will be broken into 5 segments covering the NASCAR Season. The Sprint Cup Series will be used to determine week groupings, with four (4) exceptions where there are stand-alone events for either NXS or NCWTS. The number of events will vary by weekend with the other Series.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series regularly conducted annual preseason tests on the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) oval, under the moniker Preseason Thunder. For 2015, the January test sessions was cancelled as part of NASCAR's overall ban on private testing.