The move comes at a time when sales of Winston cigarettes have risen slightly after the repositioning of the brand 18 months ago.

Perhaps no brand name has been more closely associated with a sport than Winston cigarettes and Nascar.

A good portion of the series is unlikely to be aired, due to the show's longtime sponsorship by Winston cigarettes, which remains an existing brand.

One of the most famous television jingles of the era came from an advertisement for Winston cigarettes.

The group's top series was renamed for Winston cigarettes.

Hutchinson reached into his suit coat and pulled out a pack of Winston cigarettes.

An imported pack of Winston cigarettes costs twice as much.

For stumping the panel, he received $80 and a carton of Winston cigarettes.

He paid court to every woman in sight, chain-smoked Winston cigarettes and made people feel that he really cared about them.

Among the accounts he will work on there is Winston cigarettes, a spokeswoman said.