NASCAR Fans Get Heated (Literally) as Nashville Race Bans Coolers
NASCAR is returning to Nashville this weekend to take part in the Ally 400. The good news for fans [...]
@NashvilleSuperS could allow coolers, or at least outside beer in clear bags. However they are using covid protocols (with a sold out grandstand.....lol) as an excuse to milk every dime from the fans. I mean ice is on the banned list FFs. Heat index will be hovering around 100
— Drew (@CoolerDrew) June 15, 2021
One fan wrote: "Don't know specifically about Tennessee law but in many states you can't bring your own alcohol because if you get excessively intoxicated that's a legal problem for the track. If you have to go to a vendor for a beer than they can deny you if you're too drunk, like at a bar."
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I can see why NASCAR is losing fans in droves. Terrible aero/engine packages, inconsistent and boring tracks (cookie cutter 1.5 mile), and now money grabbing by disallowing coolers in tracks, forcing fans to pay $5 for a bottle of warm water. How long can we defend the sport?
— zach (@Zachbyrn) June 14, 2021
Another fan wrote: "I'll stick to the cooler argument forever. Tracks may have brought on the cooler ban as a non-contact point which made since when COVID restrictions were heavy, but packing 40k people in a track and still following that is strictly a marketing scheme."
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(From Dover’s website) pic.twitter.com/nSjrZW4lvm
— zach (@Zachbyrn) June 14, 2021
One Twitter user stated: We will be there at Nashville. I get no outside alcohol. But coolers? I can't take my backpack with a built in cooler but I can take a clear backpack and pack it will ice packs. WTF already. Going to be hot. I don't hydrate with$4 bottles of Aquafina."
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@NashvilleSuperS @RandyThePlumbe3 I’m going to the race this upcoming weekend at Nashville. It’s going to be humid and hot! Let us bring coolers!! I don’t want to get up and miss 10-15 laps for water the cost up to 7 bucks @dennyhamlin is with us!!
— GlenBundren_Jr (@GlenBundren) June 14, 2021
"Looks like Nashville won't allow coolers in the track (reason: idk) and they promised they would allow it before but they didn't," one fan stated.
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The fact that you can’t take coolers to Nashville Superspeedway this weekend is asinine.
— A (@_littlebitfancy) June 15, 2021
Here's a solution. One fan revealed: "Seen alot of anger about no coolers being allowed at Nashville. It was like that at the 600. We just got a clear backpack and threw ice and beer in it. Problem solved."
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🗣Let fans bring coolers into the track again, SMI.
Way too hot at these summer daytime races to not allow a cooler of drinks.
These guys get it.👇 https://t.co/eJ5KtsQcNO
— Jason Schultz (@HeyJasonSchultz) June 18, 2021
One fan wrote: "The Cooler/Beverage Policy in Nashville this weekend is unfortunate. It doesn't need to be that way. The Indy 500 had 3x as many people & still allowed coolers & any drinks. The track was flawless in how the executed entry with coolers and everyone was happy."
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@jeff_gluck if @NashvilleSSPrez has media availability this weekend, can you please ask him about this? Archive of 2/18/21 shows Nashville allowing coolers and beer to be brought in. Once the race sold out they changed this policy for “health” reasons. pic.twitter.com/ovqncjgJv2
— Drew (@CoolerDrew) June 17, 2021
"I'm still waiting on the NASCAR media to talk about Nashville speedway banning coolers and ice for this weekends races," a fan wrote. "Time to stand up for the people."
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