| Car owners and drivers, as well, certainly have | | | | A public service announcement that lasted for |
| felt the effects of the upward movement of gas | | | | thirty seconds was produced by NASCAR. The |
| prices. In fact, many people have opted to use | | | | organization is positing to run the mentioned |
| public transportation rather than use their cars and | | | | announcement come the NASCAR programming |
| vehicles because of the high amount you have to | | | | which will actually launch and run throughout the |
| pay in exchange for a liter or so of gas. | | | | whole month of July. Aside from this, all the local |
| Now, it seems like everybody else is affected. | | | | television stations scattered around the United |
| Even the National Association for Stock Car Auto | | | | States would also be receiving a copy of this |
| Racing, or much commonly known as NASCAR, | | | | public service announcement which they would |
| have given approval for its arm, the NASCAR | | | | have to run during their air time. |
| Performance Automotive Licensing Program, to | | | | On the end of the Car Care Council, Rich White, |
| join forces with the CCC, or the Car Care Council. | | | | its executive director, informs the public, "Higher |
| Together, the two organizations has done | | | | gas prices are here to stay. But fortunately |
| brainstorming sessions and just recently launched | | | | consumers can take greater control of how much |
| a consumer education campaign which they | | | | gas their vehicles use by performing simple and |
| dubbed as the "Be An Angel, Maintain Your Car | | | | inexpensive maintenance." |
| And Save Some Gas". | | | | NASCAR's automotive licensing managing director, |
| NASCAR and the CCC both maintain that this | | | | Odis Lloyd, explains, "The opportunity to help |
| new campaign of theirs would also work as a call | | | | consumers with their car care needs has never |
| to action for all consumers. The campaign, in fact, | | | | been more significant. By using NASCAR's |
| even encourages car owners to maintain their | | | | extensive media assets and partnering with our |
| vehicles regularly. This is because NASCAR and | | | | manufacturing and installer partners, we can help |
| CCC believe that it is one of the best ways to | | | | consumers combat rising fuel costs by getting |
| achieve a better fuel mileage and in the process | | | | them the necessary vehicle repair information |
| decreases expenses on gas. | | | | they need to get better fuel economy. |