Jimmy Dean Foods awards 3 Trans Am Cars to contest winners
15 October 1999
October 15 - Talladega 30 is the magic number at Talladega Superspeedway. 30 years of the Talladega Superspeedway, 30 years of Jimmy Dean Foods, and 30 years ago, the Pontiac Trans-Am debuted in showrooms across America. To celebrate this 30 year trifecta of events, Pontiac and Jimmy Dean Foods presented 3 1999 Trans Ams to lucky winners (subject to confirmation) of a national sweepstakes drawing. Buckshot Jones, driver of the #30 Jimmy Dean Pontiac drew the winning names at the Talladega Speedway. The winners are : Donna Wynegar from Baltimore MD, Fred Schoch Kenosha WI, and Bonnie Weatherford, Fuquay-Varina, NC. The winners were drawn from a pool of 225,000 entries. 30 Weber Grills and 30 computer packages were also given away as part of this exciting promotion. The press conference continued with NASCAR Pontiac Drivers #18 Bobby Labonte, and #20 Tony Stewart fielding questions from the assembled media.