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 sport burns so much fuel that the U.S. government labeled NASCAR a waste of gas during the fuel shortage of the 1970s. As a result, NASCAR shortened one of its races from 500 miles (804 kilometers) to 450 miles (724 kilometers) as a goodwill gesture. (It was a temporary change.).