RACING: ESPN2's Robin Miller, on speculation Al Unser
Jr. would drive the Cal Wells-owned car on the NASCAR
Winston Cup circuit next season: "I talked to Cal last week.
... He said he'd love to have Al, but he can't afford the
money he's asking for. ... I'm not even sure [Procter &
Gamble wants] to pay that kind of money to anybody" ("RPM
2Night," ESPN2, 8/26)....Alumni Motorsports, which includes
Steelers QB Mike Tomczak and former NFLer Jim Lachey, has
bought the "inactive" Excel Motorsports team and "plans to
field a full-time team" for the 2000 season (ATLANTA
CONSTITUTION, 8/27)....CA-based racing products Mooneyes
will become a "major sponsor" and Red Line Racing Oil a
"prominent associate sponsor" of Jim Dunn Racing for the
2000 NHRA season (SPEEDNET, 8/26).
MORE NOTES: Players Inc has partnered with M&M/Mars for
a promo that will utilize the names of 25 NFLers for 300
million game pieces located on the inside of Snickers brand
wrappers (Players)....Coors Light will be the official
sponsor of the Kathy Whitworth Women's Pro-Am at the LPGA
Tour's Subaru Memorial of Naples from January 17-23, 2000
(NAPLES DAILY NEWS, 8/26)....FL-based security firm
CyberGuard will use its products to secure the enterprise
networks of the Heat and the new AmericanAirlines Arena
(CyberGuard)....Former NFL RB Craig "Ironhead" Heyward
appeared on ESPN's "Up Close" with Gary Miller last night.
Heyward, when asked why he was chosen for the Zest Body Wash
TV ads: "They did an interview with a couple of players, and
they just didn't have that catch, that nickname that really
fits the motto. So, they wanted a tough guy to convey to
men that it's O.K. to use Zest Body Wash, and I was that
kind of guy" (ESPN, 8/26).
