Goody's Powder
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'''Goody's Headache Powders''' and '''Goody's Cool Orange''' are [[Over-the-counter drug|over-the-counter]] pain relievers, in elemental "powder" form, marketed and sold by [[GlaxoSmithKline]] Consumer Healthcare. Like [[BC Powder]], Goody's is sold primarily in the [[American South]]. Goody’s is a powder so it dissolves faster than tablets. For many years, the face of Goody's has been [[NASCAR]] legend [[Richard Petty]], who appears in [[television commercials]], billboards and print advertisements for the product. Another [[NASCAR]] star, [[Tony Stewart]], has also recently appeared in advertisements for Goody’s Cool Orange, the first and only flavored headache powder. Goody's Headache Powders contains [[aspirin]], [[caffeine]], and [[acetaminophen]], a similar formula as [[Excedrin]], but in powder form with less caffeine and more [[aspirin]] and [[acetaminophen]].
== Race sponsorship ==
Goodies has a long history of sponsoring [[Auto racing|motor racing]] events and teams, especially [[NASCAR]]. The [[Orbitz 300|Daytona Busch Race]] was sponsored by Goody's from 1982 to 1996. Goody's is the title sponsor of the [[Goody's Cool Orange 500]] Nextel Cup race at [[Martinsville Speedway]] and was the title sponsor of the [[Goody's Headache Powder 500]] Cup race at [[Bristol Motor Speedway]] from 1996 to 1999. Goody's was the official pain reliever of [[NASCAR]] until 2007 when [[Tylenol]] became the new pain reliever of NASCAR.
Goody's sponsored [[Chad McCumbee|Chad McCumbee's]] No. 45 Dodge at Pocono and [[Tony Stewart|Tony Stewart's]] Busch car in 2006 and 2007 and they have also sponsored David Gilliland Busch Car in 2006. Goody's will sponsor [[Bobby Labonte|Bobby Labonte's]] Dodge at the fall Martinsville race.
==Recall==
Goody's Powder underwent a nationwide recall in December 1992 when William Williams of [[Morristown, Tennessee]] died after ingesting the powder.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DF1739F936A15751C1A964958260| title=Headache Remedy Recalled Over Fatal Tampering}}</ref> The death was later ruled a suicide and Goody's Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer at the time, was absolved of fault.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE1D9103EF93BA35752C0A965958260| title= F.B.I. Rules Out Tampering In a Fatal Cyanide Poisoning}}</ref>
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==External links==
*[http://www.goodyspowder.com Official Goody's Powder site]
[[Category:Analgesics]]
[[Category:GlaxoSmithKline brands]]