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NASCAR Legend Richard Petty Helps Motivate "Quitting Crew"
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Mar 18, 2005, 14:25

NASCAR legend Richard Petty is helping to motivate a group of five racing fans to begin winning streaks of their own.  The fans are members of Petty's Quitting Crew, part of the winner's circle quit-smoking program sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare.

In addition to medicinal nicotine products, Petty says the Quitting Crew gets personalized help from an online support program called Committed Quitters:

"In racing, a driver is only as good as his team.  Smokers who want to quit are a lot more likely to succeed with a good team supporting them."

The car of driver Casey Mears includes Nicorette Fresh Mint as the first-ever NASCAR sponsor of a quit-smoking product; He'll help introduce the Quitting Crew:

"It's great to see how well-prepare these five people are for their quit attempts.  I've learned how much support the products can provide and I'm looking forward to seeing them become smoke-free winners."

You can follow the Quitting Crew's progress at w-w-w-dot-quit-dot-com.

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