Wednesday, May 2, 2007

NASCAR Expects More from its Fans

Contrary to popular belief what I always thought, NASCAR does, in fact, have standards for its fans.

Talladega Superspeedway warned spectators to not throw objects onto the track before Sunday's race and ended up permanently banned 14 fans from buying tickets for doing just that. The fans were caught throwing beer cans onto the racetrack when Jeff Gordon passed Dale Earnhardt, a track favorite, on the career wins list Sunday. Man, that's classy.

There is a loophole, however: track officials cannot stop any of the 14 from obtaining tickets through a third party. It's a pretty big loophole, but I'd still be shocked if any of them find it.


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problem is that there aren't enough Norman Einsteins at a NASCAR race.

notthequarterback said...

Talladega Superspeedway warned spectators to not throw objects onto the track before Sunday's race and ended up permanently banned 14 fans

Boy, read that line out loud with a southern accent and I think we've found 1 of the 14....