Records of Jeff Gordon advertising campaign, 1992-2000.

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Records of Jeff Gordon advertising campaign, 1992-2000.

The records of DuPont Performance Coatings' Jeff Gordon campaign consist of advertisements and memorabilia collected by a DuPont employee who followed Jeff Gordon on the NASCAR circuit. They include posters, trading cards, stand-up displays, pictures, a comic book featuring Superman and Jeff Gordon, a Kellogg's Frosted Mini Wheats box with Gordon on the front, and other promotional material for DuPont's line of Performance Coatings for NASCAR, all featuring images of Gordon and his car, #24. The marketing efforts featured DuPont's brand of ChromaLusion Paint, a special finish developed for automobiles.

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