May+ 1969
Sprite Indy 500 Promotion
"...a Moline fireman, sits at the wheel of a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro, his prize as one of 10 grand prize winners in the Coca-Cola Indianapolis 500 sweepstakes."
"The Camaro was the pace car for the Memorial Day race."
Notice that this is not a Z11 Indy 500 Pace Car. I wonder if the winners could choose another SS Camaro instead of a Z11?
"Shreveporter wins car in national contest"
"...has won first prize in Coca Cola's national sweepstakes for Sprite."
"...her entry blank had been selected to win a Chevrolet Camaro..."
"Keys to a new car are presented to..."
"The Chevrolet Camaro was the first prize in the nationwide sweepstakes for Sprite conducted prior to the Indianapolis 500 on May 30."
Notice that this is not a Z11 Indy 500 Pace Car either.
"Not all Indianapolis 500 winners race down the track of the famed auto classic, one Shreveport redident discovered to her pleasant surprise."
"...has won first prize in the national sweepstakes for Sprite tied to the famed Indy 500 simply by walking, not racing to the nearest mailbox and dropping in her entry blank."
