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Bugles Announces `Crunch to the Finish' Sweepstakes; Lucky Race Fan and Fan's School of Choice Will Be Winners.


MINNEAPOLIS -- Bugles This is about the snack food; please see "Bugle" for other uses of this word.

Bugles are a corn chip snack food from General Mills. They come in the following flavors: Chile Cheese, Nacho Cheese, Original, Sour Cream & Onion, Salsa, Smokin' BBQ, Churros, Southwest
(R) is pleased to announce the "Crunch to the Finish" sweepstakes in partnership with Box Tops The Box Tops were a Memphis pop music group of the late 1960s. They are best known for the hits "The Letter," "Soul Deep" and "Cry Like A Baby," and are considered a major blue-eyed soul group of the period.  for Education, General Mills' renowned school fund-raising program. Through the contest, the grand prize winner will win 100,000 bonus Box Tops for the Box Tops-enrolled school of the winner's choice, plus a trip for four to the May 29, 2005, race in Charlotte, N.C.

Fans can now enter the sweepstakes online or via mail-in entry through Jan. 3, 2005. The sweepstakes winner will have the unique opportunity to watch the Charlotte race from the condo owned by racing legend 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  at Lowe's Motor Speedway Lowe's Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. It features a 1.5 mile long quad-oval track that seats 167,000 people, with room for 50,000 more spectators in the infield. . The Petty condo is located above Turn 1 and offers an exceptional view for enjoying race action.

In addition, for each lap completed by the #43 Dodge at the May 29, 2005, race, Bugles will award 250 additional bonus Box Tops to the school of the contest winner's choice. Through the "Crunch to the Finish" sweepstakes, the Box Tops-enrolled school of the winner's choice has a chance to be awarded a total of 200,000 bonus Box Tops.

"The Bugles 'Crunch to the Finish' sweepstakes gives race fans a chance to win a great prize for themselves and an even greater prize for the school of their choice," said Doug Fulton, Bugles marketing manager. "In a time of ever-tightening school budgets, we know the money given to schools through Box Tops for Education provides for items that schools might otherwise go without."

To enter the sweepstakes online, race fans can visit www.boxtops4education.com/bugles. Tear-pad entry forms for fans interested in entering via mail can be found on specially marked display units in stores nationwide. One winner drawn at random will receive the grand prize. No purchase is necessary to win.

Bugles, the crispy corn snack known for its unique cone shape, is part of the General Mills This article or section may contain a proseline.

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 family of brands. Also part of General Mills are Cheerios and Betty Crocker Betty Crocker, an invented persona and mascot, is a brand name and trademark of American food company General Mills. The name was first developed by the Washburn Crosby Company in 1921 as a way to give a personalized response to consumer product questions. , the primary sponsors of Petty Enterprises Petty Enterprises is a NASCAR racing team based in Randleman, North Carolina. The team is owned by Richard Petty and his son Kyle Petty, who oversee the operations of two NEXTEL Cup Dodge Chargers: the #43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, driven by Bobby Labonte, and the #45 Marathon  #43 Dodge. General Mills is a leading global manufacturer and marketer of consumer foods products. Its global brand portfolio includes Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso Old El Paso is a brand applied to a range of Mexican-style foods, including dinner kits, tacos and tortillas, sauces, condiments, rice and refried beans.

Old El Paso products are marketed in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, the Republic of
 and more. Included in the U.S. portfolio are some of the nation's most popular brands including Cheerios, Wheaties and other Big G cereal brands; Colombo, Yoplait, Totino's and Progresso. General Mills is also a leader in the bakeries and foodservice business as a major supplier of baking and other food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries.
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