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Five of NASCAR's Top Ten Drivers Get Fitted in Ray-Ban(R) Sunglasses for 1998

3 December 1997

Five of NASCAR's Top Ten Drivers Get Fitted in Ray-Ban(R) Sunglasses for 1998

    NEW YORK, Dec. 3 -- NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion
racecar driver Jeff Gordon, along with four of the association's top ten
drivers, will get fitted with 1998 Ray-Ban(R) sunglasses on Thursday, December
4th in New York City.  These Ray-Ban sponsored top five drivers, along with
crew chiefs and owners, will be asked to select their favorite styles from the
new collection of 1998 Ray-Ban sunglasses.
    Long-time fans of Ray-Ban sunglasses, these top five drivers are the ones
to watch in America's fastest growing sport.  The leader of the pack, Jeff
Gordon, is a (two-time) NASCAR Winston Cup Series champion (1995 and 1997).
Racing his way into Victory Lane an amazing 10 times in 1997, Gordon has
proven he is in the running for the long haul.  Dale Jarrett, ranked number 2
in the Winston Cup Series, was the 1993 and 1996 Daytona 500 winner.  Mark
Martin, ranked number 3, finished among the top 6 drivers in season points
championships eight straight years.  Jeff Burton, ranked number 4 this year,
won the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year award in 1994 and posted
three wins in 1997.  And Terry Labonte, ranked number 6, grabbed the 1996
NASCAR Winston Cup Series championship 12 years after he won his first title
in 1984.
    Champion Jeff Gordon finds Ray-Ban sunglasses' trend-cutting designs fit
his active lifestyle.  "Precision is crucial in racecar driving.  I require
the same high standards in the sunglasses I wear.  Ray-Ban sunglasses offer me
the quality I demand."
    Scheduled from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., the preview will showcase the 1998
collection of Ray-Ban sunglasses.  Inspired by six decades of classic style,
Ray-Ban sunglasses continue to be the definitive source for performance
eyewear.

SOURCE  Bausch & Lomb

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