Three of Seven Zebras Stolen from Atlanta Motor Speedway Recovered.HAMPTON, Ga. -- Not wishing to be identified, a caller named "Larry" helped point Atlanta Motor Speedway Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of over 125,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5 mile standard oval. and Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Pictures officials to two of the seven zebras stolen after Sunday's Bass Pro Shops Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. The original Outdoor World store, referred to as the "Grand Daddy" is located at the corner of Sunshine and Campbell in Springfield. MBNA MBNA Monument Builders of North America MBNA Mercedes-Benz North America MBNA Maryland Bank, National Association MBNA Maryland Bank North America MBNA Mount Baker Nurses Association (Bellingham, Washington) 500, where a promotion took place for the upcoming film "Racing Stripes." Larry said the zebras might have been accidentally taken by a few of the youths in his party at Sunday's race. After hearing news of the stolen zebras on Monday, Larry called Warner Bros. officials and offered to return the zebras. "I saw the kids taking them, and I really thought it was kind of amusing," Larry said. "It's kind of like when you take home a banner after the race as a souvenir. But when I saw on the Internet that they were wanting to use them again -- and how expensive they were -- I thought it was only right to call. We just overstepped our boundaries a little." Larry said the two zebras -- 8 feet tall by 15 feet long -- are doing fine and will be returned to Tony Loiacono, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Next Box, a marketing company hired by Warner Bros. for the event. "They've been grazing grazing, n See irregular feeding. grazing 1. actions of herbivorous animals eating growing pasture or cereal crop. 2. area of pasture or cereal crop to be used as standing feed. See also pasture. out here all morning, and we're taking good care of them," Larry joked. "They've been eating heavy and should be fine." Larry refused the reward of two tickets to the March 20 Golden Corral Golden Corral is a family-style restaurant chain that features a large buffet and grill offering 150 hot and cold items, a carving station and their Brass Bell Bakery. It is a privately-held company headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. 500, saying he was ashamed to have been involved in the removal of the zebras from speedway property. "I don't want the notoriety," Larry said, "I just want to do the right thing." Atlanta Motor Speedway officials also located a third zebra in the Shedd's Spread Country Campground RV lot on Monday morning, thanks to a call from alert race fan Ray Macolly. The other four zebras are still on the loose. All seven zebras were placed in the grassy areas overlooking turns 1 and 3 at Atlanta Motor Speedway prior to the start of the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 weekend. They were created for Warner Bros. Pictures and Alcon Entertainment to use in promotional events for the upcoming release of the movie "Racing Stripes." Anyone with any additional information regarding the final four zebras is asked to call Loiacono at (760) 533-4434. |
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