ANTI-SMOKING GROUP WANTS TO PUT THE BRAKES ON RACING DEALS

     The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says it has marketing
data indicating auto racing attracts more teenagers than the
industry has admitted. The Tobacco Institute had previously
indicated that teenagers make up just 3% of the audience at
NASCAR events, but the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says their
data shows 15% of those attending races are aged 12-17.  The
anti-smoking group used research from Simmons Market, the same
company the Tobacco Institute used (AP/ATLANTA CONSTITUTION,
8/14).
     THE NEW PHONE BOOK IS HERE! Steve Cranford of the  CHARLOTTE
BUSINESS JOURNAL writes the "latest hot NASCAR collectable" may
be the Charlotte phone book.  The cover of the new BellSouth
white pages features Jeff Gordon's car alongside a photo of the
Charlotte Motor Speedway.  At the cover's "unveiling" on August
6, fans swarmed car owner Rick Hendrick and crew chief Ray
Evernham, seeking autographs for the phone books (CHARLOTTE
BUSINESS JOURNAL, 8/12 issue).