TROPICANA PRODUCTS SPONSORS SHAWNA ROBINSON Juicy boost for Winston Cup rookie Shawna Robinson. Winston Cup NASCAR driver Shawna Robinson toasts her newly announced sponsorship by Tropicana Products, Inc. The Florida-based juice giant will sponsor Robinson's #84 Ford Taurus in qualifying rounds at the Tropicana 400, at Chicagoland Speedway, in Joliet, Ill. on July 13, 2001. Media contact: Kristine Nickel, 941-742-2055; or Meghan Stout, 941-742-2435, both of Tropicana Products. [JL] BRADENTON, FL USA 06/20/2001

                  Shawna Robinson To Drive #84 Pure Premium;
                   Ford Taurus to Qualify for Tropicana 400

    BRADENTON, Fla., June 20 Tropicana Products, Inc. today
announced an agreement with MK Racing and NASCAR Winston Cup driver Shawna
Robinson to sponsor her quest for a position on the starting grid in the
Tropicana 400.  Robinson, the first female race driver to qualify for and
finish a Winston Cup race in 21 years, will drive the #84 Tropicana Pure
Premium Ford Taurus.  The Tropicana 400, the inaugural race in the new state-
of-the-art Chicagoland Speedway, is scheduled for July 15.  Qualifying begins
Friday, July 13 at 3:00 CDT.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010620/FLW015 )
    "Shawna represents the essence of Pure Premium," said Russ Hines,
Tropicana's NASCAR manager.  "She is full of health and vitality with a great
passion for racing.  We are thrilled to have her represent our brand at the
inaugural Tropicana 400."
    At the press conference held at Tropicana's headquarters, Robinson spoke
about her NASCAR career.  "Race car driving is a tough, challenging sport.  In
order to be successful you have to be an athlete.  That's one of the reasons
I'm so excited about this sponsorship.  Tropicana is all about health and well
being and fueling yourself with powerful nutrition.  This is a company and a
product I'm proud to represent."
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    Robinson has been making NASCAR history this season.  First, she qualified
32nd in an intensely scrutinized qualifying session.  Then, Robinson went on
to finish 34th ahead of numerous well-known Winston Cup regulars June 10 at
the Michigan Speedway.  The last female driver to compete in a Winston Cup
race was Patty Moise in 1989.  And, the last female to finish a Winston Cup
race was Janet Guthrie in 1980.  Robinson is reluctant to distinguish herself
as a female, however.  "Race car driving takes the same amount of commitment
regardless of your gender.  It is a long haul.  That's why most of the
successful drivers are in their 30s and 40s.  And, that's why the Tropicana
sponsorship means so much to me.  It's one more big step toward reaching the
winners circle."

    Tropicana Products, Inc., a division of PepsiCo, Inc. , is the
world's leading producer and marketer of branded fruit juices.  Based in
Bradenton, Fla., Tropicana markets its products in the U.S. under a number of
brand names, including: Tropicana(R) Pure Premium(R) Original, Grovestand(TM)
and HomeStyle(TM) orange juices; Tropicana(R) Pure Premium(R) calcium-
fortified juices: Calcium and Extra Vitamin C orange juice, Grovestand Calcium
orange juice and Ruby Red Grapefruit Calcium grapefruit juice; Tropicana(R)
Pure Premium(R) Double Vitamin C with Vitamin E orange juice; Tropicana(R)
Pure Premium(R) Tropical Orange, Ruby Red Orange and Tangerine Orange juices;
Tropicana(R) Pure Premium(R) Ruby Red Grapefruit, Ruby Red Grovestand(TM) and
Golden grapefruit juices; Dole(R) juices and juice blends; Tropicana(R)
Season's Best(TM) and Pure Tropics(R) juices; and Tropicana Twister(R) juice
beverages.  The Dole brand name is licensed from Dole Food Company, Inc.
FruitCal(R) is licensed from Proctor & Gamble.

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