NASCAR has renewed deals with official sponsors Circuit
City, Glaval, Goody's and Kodak. Circuit City has been with
NASCAR since '96, Glaval since '97, Goody's since '77 and
Kodak since '87 (NASCAR)....In S.F., Peter Sinton reports
that about 60 companies, including AT&T, Bank of America,
Coca-Cola, Microsoft and Visa, have leased hospitality
chalets around this weekend's U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, CA.
A 40-by-40-foot chalet packaged with parking spots and 125
tickets costs up to $150,000 for the week (S.F. CHRONICLE,
6/15)....In Minneapolis, La Velle Neal reports that
"several" of the bobblehead dolls of former Twins great
Harmon Killebrew that were given out last Friday as part of
a promotion are now being auctioned off on eBay. The
bidding has risen to more than $100, with one doll
attracting a top bid of $147.50 (Minneapolis STAR TRIBUNE,
6/15)....CNNfn's Lauren Thierry interviewed Ed Hoyt, co-
Founder of the nutritional supplement company Infinity2, and
discussed the company's partnerships with several pro sports
teams. Hoyt: "A number of the professional teams that we
work with [use] our energy bar product, but more so with our
basic nutritional products. We are the largest supplier to
professional teams, ... [including the Yankees, Cavaliers,
Heat, Rockets, Comets, D'Backs and MLB Giants]. ... We have
a number of teams that use our product ... without any paid
endorsement fees, which is extremely unique for this
industry" ("Business Unusual," CNNfn, 6/14).
