All The Good NASCAR Contests Are In The States ... Or Are They?

by 4ever3 on Aug 19, 2008 12:20 AM EDT

Sometimes I wish I lived in the States. All of the good NASCAR Contests are for US residents only.

You wouldn't believe the email and free offers that get sent my way that I can't capitalize on because I don't live in the U.S. of A.

I've even had people recind their offers once they've found out that I live in Canada. What can you do?

The latest NASCAR contest from the U.S. that caught my eye, as I was watching the NASCAR race on a U.S. channel this weekend, was the free gas promo being offered from Shell.

I wanted to know more about it so I decided to get a hold of my Shell PR contact and find out from them what this contest was all about as I only saw part of the commercial, and here is the reply they sent me: (pay attention to the 6th paragraph)

"We are working on two fun programs.

The first is an all-new promotion that brings new meaning to the "No. 29." August 4 through September 28, Shell is highlighting the No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil car and offering customers the chance to win free Shell gasoline through the "Shell $2,900 Every Day Giveaway" promotion.

At participating stations, customers receive a scratch-and-match game card with any fuel purchase. Consumers need to scratch off the gunk on the valves to see what they won. On top of that, the game cards feature online codes for more chances to win Shell fuel every 29 minutes and thousands of other prizes, including No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil merchandise autographed by Kevin Harvick and a limited edition 105th Anniversary Harley-Davidson® Motorcycle, XL Sportster 1200C.

Consumers can also write in for a free game card. And in Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia only, Shell customers will have the chance to participate in the "Get a Free Race Cup" promotion while supplies last. There will be three different racing cups to collect – featuring each of the RCR Cup Series drivers.

I’m not sure if you caught last week’s race in Pocono, but if you did, you might be wondering about the new hat Harvick was sporting during his pre-race interview with ESPN. I think we all get from the Shell commercials that Harvick hates engine gunk and now he is taking a stand! He is joining Shell in its American’s for a Gunk-Free Nation (AGFN) campaign, a movement focused on protecting the nation’s engines by living gunk-free. The hat he was wearing during his interview is the same as the one featured in the above photo.

If you’d be interested in running the photo and letting your readers know they can check out the Web site www.shell.us/livegunkfree for more information on gunk-free living. We would love to get you a few signed hats to give-away to your readers. Maybe a little contest you’d want to put together for your readers?

Later in the year, we will share some humorous JibJab-type videos including some of the RCR drivers. We’ll keep you posted so you can share them with your readers.

Thanks so much and I look forward to your feedback."

Well there you have it. Two great promos from the folks at Shell. Oh, and one great contest in the making from yours truly.

Since this NASCAR contest is originating in Canada I'll be nice and open my it up to those people living in the U.S.A. as well.

Maybe some of the big time NASCAR sponsors will follow my lead and open their contests up to Canadian residents in the future.

Look for all of the "Autographed Kevin Harvick Hat Contest" details tomorrow.

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As the only fella i know on Long Island that proudly has a Canadian Firefighter bumper sticker on his car I wanna say thanks for opening up the contest to all

Andre

by Tesswpfd17@aol.com on Aug 19, 2008 9:41 AM EDT reply actions

Speaking of Canadian content...looks like your boy Ranger will get to run a few more Nationwide races this season.

Congrats Andrew! Here's hoping he makes the best of the opportunity.

by Rick on Aug 19, 2008 2:10 PM EDT reply actions