ADVISORY/Photo of limited-edition packages commemorating stock car legends is available on BW PhotoWire/AP PhotoExpress, PressLink and Business Wire's Web Site.Photo/Business/Sports Editors ADVISORY... --(BW SportsWire) The photo is BW4 on AP PhotoExpress. The photo is on Business Wires Web Site at http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031400/bw4 Photo caption reads: CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BW SportsWire)--March 14, 2000 -Wheaties today announced a series of four limited-edition packages commemorating the careers of stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of automobile racing found mainly in the United States and Great Britain held largely on oval rings of between approximately a quarter-mile and 2. legends (left to right) Richard Petty Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver. "The King," as he is nicknamed, is most well-known for winning the NASCAR Championship seven times (Dale Earnhardt is the only other driver to accomplish this feat),winning a record 200 races , Ned Jarrett Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932 in Newton, North Carolina) is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR champion. Jarrett was best known for his calm demeanor, and he became known as "Gentleman Ned Jarrett". , Benny Parsons Benny Parsons (July 12 1941 – January 16 2007) was an American NASCAR driver, and later an announcer/analyst on TBS, ESPN, NBC and TNT. He became famous as the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup (now NEXTEL Cup) champion. and Cale Yarborough William Caleb "Cale" Yarborough (born March 27, 1940 in Timmonsville, South Carolina, near the Famous Darlington Raceway), is a businessman and former NASCAR Winston Cup Series driver and owner. He is the only driver in NASCAR history to win three consecutive championships. . Petty also helped current No. 43 driver John Andretti unveil the new one-time paint scheme featured on the Wheaties/STP Pontiac that Andretti will race in the upcoming Winston Select on May 20 at the Lowes Motor Speedway in Charlotte. Photo courtesy of Jim Schmid ASP. (Business Wire photo) CONTACT: General Mills, Minneapolis, Gregory J. Zimprich, 763/764-7780 or 612/867-7652 (cell) (greg.zimprich@genmills.com) See Business Wire story 1281 that ran earlier today for more information. See BW1281 (NC-NASCAR/LEGENDS-CEREAL) that ran earlier today for more information. |
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