Does that mean we switch from
"Race to Recycle Oil" to
"Race to Recycle Cat Litter" ?
"John F. Kelly Jr." wrote:
> RTE: STP leaving racing, although I think this has little to do with
> autocrossing.
>
> STP sponsorship of Richard Petty and his #43 Winston Cup car is
> going into a "back-off" mode. The full deal will go through the Sears Point
> Winston Cup race in June. Then will return for a one-shot at Atlanta Motor
> Speedway near the end of the season.
>
> They hired Max Muhleman to advise them as they re-evaluate the
> program.
> The Clorox people who now own the company are not "into"
> motorsports. STP came along with Glad Bags and Jonny Cat litter, the two
> brands they wanted.
> They're going to do something called a Celebration Tour of five
> cities to celebrate their three decades of sponsoring Richard Petty. The
> Tour begins this Friday at Daytona.
> They have some deal going with peel-off labels with the grand prize
> being a Viper. Lesser prizes are Mattel toy cars with STP stickers.
>
> --John Kelly
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