NASCAR Driver Paul Menard admires the new 2010 Ford Mustang, while helping kick off the race weekend Friday night in the SYLVANIA hospitality tent at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.  The 2010 Ford Mustang, provided by AutoFair Ford in Manchester, NH, showcases a story about lighting innovation. 

America's pony car includes innovative lighting from front to back including the unique sequential rear turn signal powered by OSRAM JOULE(TM) standardized automotive LED system and the sophisticated color-changing OSRAM LED interior system MyColor.  LED technology was chosen because the light source is durable, versatile and of course, energy efficient.  In fact, LEDs can generate the same amount of light as incandescent bulbs using 85 percent less energy in head, tail and signal lighting applications.  For instance, the 2010 Ford Mustang LED tail lamps use 87 percent less electricity than the incandescent counterparts. That's an annual savings of 10.5 gallons of gasoline and 205 fewer pounds of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere. 

LED technology offers endless design opportunities for car and motorcycle makers today. With OSRAM LED systems, like the MyColor system, the auto manufacturers can develop a differentiated appearance for their vehicles. 

Drivers Robby Gordon and Matt Crafton joined Menard at the tent to get enlightened on some of the newest innovations from SYLVANIA. The drivers were exposed to all types of SYLVANIA lighting products that will help them to save energy, save money and help save the environment.

Come Sunday, Menard will be behind the wheel of the SYLVANIA- DOT it(R) covered No. 98 Ford Fusion and his fellow competitor Gordon will take to the track in the SYLVANIA blue and orange painted No. 7 Toyota Camry. Additionally, Matt Crafton will be driving the No. 88 SYLVANIA Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on Sept. 19th.  Crafton remains in a heated battle for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship.