Question: Which drink was launched first, Monster Energy or Virgin Cola?

Context articles: Virgin Cola
Classic Cola (Sainsbury's)
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Relentless (drink)
Federated Auto Parts 400
Hendrick Motorsports
2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race
Monster Energy
Tales of the Turtles 400

Virgin Cola is a carbonated cola soft drink produced by Silver Spring and part of the Virgin Group.
 It was launched in 1994.
Classic Cola is a cola made for Sainsbury's Supermarkets in the United Kingdom.
 It was launched in the mid-1990s and, unlike other store brand colas, which are seen as cheap versions of the real thing, this was designed to be a worthy competitor to main rivals Coca-Cola and Pepsi and the other new contender in the cola business at that time, Virgin Cola, during a period of time which the UK media dubbed "the cola wars".
 Sainsbury's continues to sell Classic Cola, but it no longer has the same brand recognition as the two major brands.
 Virgin Cola disappeared from the UK market in 2012.
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series) is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR).
 It is named for the current sponsor, Monster Energy, but has been known by other names in the past.
 The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Series, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the Grand National Series.
 In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the Winston Cup Series.
 A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it became the Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007).
 Sprint acquired Nextel in 2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the Sprint Cup Series, which lasted until 2016.
 In December 2016, it was announced that Monster Energy would become the new title sponsor starting in 2017.
Relentless is the brand name of an energy drink created in February 2006 by The Coca-Cola Company.
 The drink has also been the subject of court proceedings for breach of trademark by Relentless Records.
 In the year ending 2010, sales of the product in the UK increased by 28 percent.
 After a deal on 14 August 2014 seeing Coca Cola purchase a 16.7% stake in Monster Energy, the ownership of the Relentless brand (along with other Coca Cola Energy brands) was transferred to Monster Energy and Monster Energy's non energy brands transferred to Coca Cola.
The Federated Auto Parts 400 is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia, being the second of two races with the first one being the Toyota Owners 400 in the spring.
 From 2004 to 2017, the race has served as the last race in NASCAR's "regular season" for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
 Following the race, the top sixteen drivers in points standings advance to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, Starting in 2018, As part of schedule realignment, the Federated Auto Parts 400 will become the second race in the Round of 16 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, The Brickyard 400 will be the final race of the regular season.
Hendrick Motorsports (HMS), originally named All Star Racing, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
 The team, created in 1984 by Rick Hendrick, is one of stock car racing's premier organizations.
 As of 2016, Hendrick Motorsports has won twelve Monster Energy Cup Series owners and drivers championships, three Camping World Truck Series owners and drivers titles, and one Xfinity Series drivers crown, 240 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories, 26 Xfinity Series wins, and 26 Camping World Truck Series victories.
 As of the 2016 season, the team has won a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on every track on the current circuit – except for Kentucky Speedway, which has only been on the circuit since 2011.
The 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race (XXXIII) is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race held on May 20, 2017 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
 Contested over 70 laps, it was the second exhibition race of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.
The Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, formerly known as The Winston from 1985 to 2003, the Nextel All-Star Challenge from 2004 to 2007, then the Sprint All-Star Race from 2008 to 2016, is an annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car exhibition race between race winners from the previous season and the beginning of the current season, as well as all past event winners, previous NASCAR Cup Series champions who attempted to run the entire previous season.
 Two other ways to become eligible to race in the event are winning one of the three stages in the Monster Energy Open (a 50-lap race for drivers not eligible for the main event), or by winning the fan vote.
Monster Energy is an energy drink introduced by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)) in April 2002.
 The regular flavor comes in a black can with a green, torn M shaped logo.
 The company is also known for supporting many extreme sports events such as UFC, BMX, Motocross, Speedway, skateboarding and snowboarding, as well as electronic sports.
 In collaboration with Outbreak Presents, Monster Energy promotes a number of music bands around the world, like Fetty Wap, Iggy Azalea, 21 Savage, Asking Alexandria, The Word Alive, Maximum the Hormone and Five Finger Death Punch.
 Monster currently sponsors the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
The Tales of the Turtles 400 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at the Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Illinois.
 The inaugural race was held in 2001.
 Since 2011, it has been held in September as the first race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs; previously, the race was held in July from 2001 through 2010, with night races held from 2008 to 2010.
 In 2018, as part of schedule realignment, the race will return to July, and will be held on July 1.
 The new race that Las Vegas Motor Speedway acquired from New Hampshire Motor Speedway will become the first race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.