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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000

A new era in NASCAR sponsorship will begin this weekend at Daytona International Speedway as Cheerios and Betty Crocker become the first new primary sponsors of the famed Petty Enterprises No. 43 Pontiac in 29 years. Driver John Andretti, pictured left, took to the track today for the first time in the new No. 43 under the watchful eye of legendary car owner Richard Petty, pictured right, who exercised his creative talents to help design the No. 43 Cheerios / Betty Crocker machine, which still maintains the `Petty Blue' paint scheme. The No. 43 Cheerios / Betty Crocker Pontiac will race for the first time in the Pepsi 400 July 1. (Business Wire photo)

CONTACT: Petty Enterprises, Chip Williams, 704/660-0796 ([e-mail]) or General Mills, Minneapolis, Roman Blahoski, 763/764-3699 ([e-mail])

See Business Wire story 2077 for more information.