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5-Hour Energy Racing is back on the grid and ready for more 200+ mph action for 2010 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.



After the checkered flag dropped on the 2009 Nationwide season back in November, the 5-Hour Energy Racing crew has been working meticulously to get the new #66 5-Hour Energy Toyota Camry primed and ready to rock in the season starter at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, Feb. 13 in the DRIVE4COPD 300.

Driver Steve Wallace, son of NASCAR great and team owner Rusty Wallace, will enter his third season with 5-Hour Energy Racing. In 2009 fans watched 22 year-old Wallace push the #66 to a 7th place championship finish. Wallace received a number of accolades during the '09 season including a "Most Improved Driver" award and being part of the only team to have both drivers finish in the Top-10.

This year 5-Hour Energy is bringing race fans an even more exclusive experience across multiple platforms including Facebook, Twitter and the Energy Shot Blog during the races and throughout the week when the car is not on the track. In the spirit of competition, which you should know by now the 5-Hour Energy loves, the 5-Hour Energy Racing page will feature contests, big and small, throughout the season to put more 5-Hour Energy shots in our fans' pockets.

The NASCAR Nationwide series is a long one, February to December, with a race almost every weekend. The team travel, pit box setup, race-day preparations, car tuning and celebrations are more than exhausting for just one race, and these guys are doing it again and again. You can bet that the 5-Hour Energy Racing pit crew has a little something special to keep the alert and the #66 at the front.

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We do what we can to avoid that Siesta Syndrome by thinking critically about what we eat at lunch and choosing healthy foods. But do we realize that some of our wholesome choices could be contributing to our afternoon cubical coma. Here are five healthful, but energy-stealing foods that you may want to remove from your dieting lunch.

Turkey - Ever wonder why we love to snooze after that Thanksgiving feast? It may be from overstuffing, but it can also be blamed on the star of the show, the gobble. Turkey is high in Tryptophan, which is an essential amino acid. Tryptophan increases the levels of the serotonin and melatonin in the brain, which calm our minds and help us doze off.

Beans - Most athletes will gladly put down the can of beans for a source of protein and Vitamin B, but beans are also a good source of Magnesium, which has calming affects, and turkey's sleep-tripping Tryptophan.

Soy Products - Tofu, soy nuts, and soy milk are great sources of protein, but also rank high on the Glycemic Index. High glycemic foods are digested and absorbed quickly, and this quick absorption causes rapid fluctuations in our blood sugar and causes a crash effect. Low glycmic foods are slowing digested and absorbed resulting in little fluctuation and have proven benefits for health and daily energy.

Dairy Products - A glass of warm milk contains has all the sleepy fun of turkey and beans, with Tryptophan and Magnesium, and it puts crying babes to sleep with ease. The same is true for cottage cheese, yogurt and other dairy products.

Nuts - Another great source of protein, nuts are ranked fairly low on the Glycemic Index, but they have that same secret sleep ingredient Tryptophan.

If you're looking to catch up some the sleep, these are foods you should enjoy, but if you're like the rest of us who need 25 hours in a day, avoid these five energy erasing foods.


Sources:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1608/is_9_19/ai_106652957/
http://www.glycemicindex.com/
http://www.rd.com/living-healthy/20-foods-that-make-you-sleepy/article54860.html
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/t042400.asp
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-turner/sleep-advice-5-foods-to-h_b_430606.html

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For those who are familiar with the not having enough time to finish an exam, this is your fair warning. The 5-Hour Energy Energy Drinks 401 - Advanced Studies Final Exam will close on January 29. Tests need to be turned in no later than that and a winner will be announced shortly after.

If you have not sat down and taken it yet, you should know the basics before getting started. This exam is to test your knowledge of energy drinks. You are competing against devoted and alert 5-Hour Energy fans for a chance to win a one-year supply of 5-Hour Energy shots and possibly a spot on an upcoming 5-Hour Energy TV commercial.

The 5-Hour Energy Exam is reminiscent of those dreaded college finals but with more fun and no college tuition at stake. As for any exam, you the test taker will need to prepare ahead of time using the Energy Drinks 401 Syllabus and class notes. After sufficient cramming, you'll have the same strenuous tasks of sitting in front of a hypnotizing scantron sheet to scribble in multiple-choice answers while trying to avoid distractions like text messages from friends, broken pencils and classmates passing notes.

Once you have completed that portion of exam, the MAXIM Magazine professor will review your answers and give you a grade. If you ace the exam, you'll be instantly entered to win a one-year supply of 5-Hour Energy shots! If not, you'll have study harder and try again.

For those who pass the opportunity for extra credit is next. Filling out the extra credit essay portion of the Energy Drinks 401 Final Exam will automatically enter you into the latest Featured Fan Contest.

Again, the exam closes on January 29. Tardiness will not be tolerated.

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