Aug 25, 2002
NASCAR®'s hottest race was the site for up to $1 million fan giveaway;
early trouble for "million dollar" Steve Park ends shot for the million
(Bristol, Tenn. - August 25, 2002) - Sharpie, the world's most popular
family of permanent markers, proudly announces that Daniel Ferneyhough won
$10,000 in the conclusion of the brand's national promotion, "You Could
Win $1,000,000".
Ferneyhough was paired up with the No. 1 car, Pennzoil's Steve Park, for
potentially $1 million. Park's tried to recover from an early race
spin-out, but finished 26th at the Sharpie 500. The promotion was among
the highlights of this year's Sharpie 500, which pitted the best NASCAR
Winston Cup teams against the challenges of the "world's fastest
half-mile". Ferneyhough, a NASCAR fan for "years" had always wanted to
come to Bristol. "I can't tell you how happy I was to come here," said
Ferneyhough. "I came down here to enjoy the race and maybe win a little
money. I would like to thank everyone from Sharpie, it was great".
He entered the sweepstakes along with more than 245,000 others via
sharpie500.com and was one of 10 individuals Sharpie brought to the
Bristol with hopes of striking it rich. On Friday, Sharpie, with the
help of TNT's Benny Parsons, blindly selected Daniel Ferneyhough as the
"million dollar man" at an event hosted by Bristol Motor Speedway and
Sharpie. Ferneyhough then randomly selected Steve Park on Saturday
morning from the 43 qualified teams for the Sharpie 500.
This was the first time in the 40-year history of Sharpie that it has
offered a million dollar offer to a consumer.
While $1 million was the grand prize that Ferneyhough was racing for,
Sharpie is also extended $100,000 for 2nd through 5th place; $50,000 for
6th through 10th place; and $10,000 for any finish outside of the top 10.
The Sharpie "You Could Win $1,000,000" program will be offered at the
2003 running of the Sharpie 500. See sharpie500.com for details.
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