Colorful Dude: Dressed as RED, the famous “M,” Phillip Crosson Jr. of Hopatcong, N.J. was named THE MOST COLORFUL FAN(tm) OF NASCAR®. Phillip was chosen out of nine finalists at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday morning. There, a panel of celebrity judges that included “M&M’s”® driver Ken Schrader, Totally NASCAR host Steve Byrnes, Charlotte Observer reporter David Poole, MASTERFOODS NASCAR Sponsorship Manager William Clements and vice president of corporate marketing for NASCAR Brett Yormark helped select Phillip. Phillip was one of thousands of NASCAR® fans across the country that participated in the “M&M’s”® promotion during the 2001 season. The search for THE MOST COLORFUL FAN(tm) OF NASCAR® spanned thirty race weekends at venues around the nation. Every week, the colorful fan patrol narrowed the thousands of colorful and exciting fans down to just 12, then voters chose their favorite on an internet web site, www.colorfulfan.com. More than a half-million people logged onto the web site and cast votes for who they believed to be the most colorful and flashy fan each week. Nine monthly finalists were brought to Las Vegas by “M&M’s”® to compete in the finals Sunday morning – Phillip walked away with “bragging rights.”(IMG Motorsports-Charlotte PR)(3-4-2002)
