Nice Ride to School: A dream came true for 11-year-old Jonathan Greene of Pineville, NC today when NASCAR driver John Andretti drove the #43 Honey Nut Cheerios Dodge Intrepid to Greene’s apartment to pick him up for school. Greene won the ride to school in the Honey Nut Cheerios #43 Dodge Intrepid through a General Mills contest held during Speed Street, a NASCAR street festival held every May in Uptown Charlotte. Andretti driving the car was an added surprise. “Hello Mr. Andretti!” Greene exclaimed as he opened the door to welcome the Winston Cup driver. “This is awesome,” Greene later said. “This is the best ride to school I have ever had.”. Even Andretti was excited about the ride to South Charlotte Middle School. “This is one way to get excited about going to school,” Andretti said. “Jonathan and I had a great ride today. The car handled great and we definitely had a lot of horsepower out there. Who knows, this may give Jonathan the bug to become a future Winston Cup Champion.”(General Mills PR)(4-30-2002)
