Oklahoma City contest winner drives away with Camaro

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Friends of Oklahoma City resident David Mendoza can now say they know someone who has won a contest.

Mendoza, 24, recently won a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro through a contest by Circle K convenience stores and Dr Pepper.

He submitted an entry every day throughout the 3-month contest period to win the car, which features a custom "red jewel tint” paint job that mimics the color of a Dr Pepper can.

He said he was shocked when contest officials contacted him.

"I didn’t believe them until I got the paperwork,” he said.

Mendoza, a student at the University of Central Oklahoma who is studying to become a physical therapist, picked up the car at Marc Heitz Chevrolet in Norman about two weeks ago.

"It’s a great deal. They literally just show up and take that car home,” said Ben Hayes, new car sales manager.

Dr Pepper and Circle K gave away 23 of the cars nationally, and an undisclosed amount through a local contest — which is what Mendoza won, Hayes said.

A second local winner also picked up his Camaro at the Norman dealership, but traded it in for a 2010 Camaro with a V8 engine, Hayes said.