CarsDirect.com Wants You to ''Drive Like the King''.Business Editors & Automotive Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2000 Leading Automotive E-tailer Launches Sweepstakes in Conjunction with CarsDirect.com 400 NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston Cup Sponsorship; Grand Prize is 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 Driving Experience Stock Car CarsDirect.com, the leading automotive e-tailer, today launched its "Drive Like the King" Sweepstakes, where one Grand Prize winner will receive a Richard Petty Driving Experience stock car and 15 First Prize winners will have the chance to drive a stock car after receiving tips and helpful hints from the legendary seven-time Winston Cup Champion himself, Richard Petty. The sweepstakes will begin March 5 when the green flag is dropped for the CarsDirect.com 400 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada, just outside Las Vegas, is a 1,200 acre (4.9 km²) complex of four different tracks for automobile racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. and will continue throughout the entire 2000 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. season. "CarsDirect.com is proud to be the first dot-com company An organization that offers its services exclusively on the Internet, either via the user's Web browser or a client program that must be installed in the user's computer. Amazon.com, Yahoo!, Google and eBay are examples of dot-com companies. to sponsor a major NASCAR Winston Cup event," said Bob Brisco, chief executive officer, CarsDirect.com. "We've put together an exciting promotion that will thrill stock car racing enthusiasts. We couldn't think of anything better for a die-hard racing fan than to meet the legendary Richard Petty and to win a Richard Petty Driving Experience stock car presented by Petty himself. With CarsDirect.com, the process of getting a new car is more enjoyable, and now one lucky race fan will have a `new car experience' like no other." To enter the CarsDirect.com "Drive Like The King" Sweepstakes, participants may log onto the CarsDirect.com Web site at http://www.carsdirect.com and click on the logo for the CarsDirect.com 400. After they fill out the online registration form (no purchase necessary) they will receive one entry in the Sweepstakes. They will also earn two additional entries for each friend they refer who completes registration in the Sweepstakes. Participants have until Oct. 31, 2000, to accrue a total of up to 22 entries to "Drive Like The King." One First Prize winner will be randomly chosen at the end of each month during the 2000 stock car racing season, except the final week, when seven winners will be chosen -- in honor of the number of Winston Cup Championships Petty won during his celebrated career. The 15 First Prize winners will receive an expenses-paid trip to attend the Richard Petty Driving Experience school in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . There, they will meet the legendary Petty and drive the same Las Vegas Motor Speedway track that hosts the CarsDirect.com 400. At the end of the driving experience, one lucky winner will walk away with the Grand Prize: a genuine Richard Petty Driving Experience stock car. "I am thrilled to be part of a promotion designed specifically for stock car race fans and one that gives them a chance to actually experience what they have been watching others do for so long," said Petty. "That's what the Richard Petty Driving Experience is all about -- giving fans a taste of the action. "CarsDirect.com has demonstrated a commitment to the stock car race audience through its title sponsorship of the CarsDirect.com 400, and especially through this promotion," he said. "It's a real pleasure to be working alongside CarsDirect.com throughout this race season and I look forward to truly bringing the stock car race experience home for race fans -- and online car shoppers." About CarsDirect.com CarsDirect.com (http://www.carsdirect.com) is an Internet company that lets consumers complete the vehicle purchase transaction. With CarsDirect.com, shoppers can research, price, customize, order and finance a new car or truck over the Web -- selecting from among 2,500 makes and models by every major manufacturer. More than 2,000 franchised dealers are a part of CarsDirect.com's Priority Dealer Network. Based in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CarsDirect.com is an idealab! company. The company is also funded by idealab! Capital Partners, Primedia Ventures, Foundation Capital, MSD (MicroSoft Diagnostics) A utility that accompanied Windows 3.1 and DOS 6 that reported on the internal configuration of the PC. A variety of information on disks, video, drivers, IRQs and port addresses was provided. Capital LP, Goldman Sachs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., or simply Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) is one of the world's largest global investment banks. Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in the Lower Manhattan area of New York City at 85 Broad Street. , Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, Hambrecht & Quist, E*O Investors LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Oracle Corp., Liberty Digital, TMCT TMCT Trailer Mounted Communications Tower Ventures, East Peak Partners L.P, Hikari Tsushin and Soros Private Equity Partners LLC. |
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