Martinsville Speedway to start selling beer
Cooler size being restricted draws complaints.
The Associated Press
WFLS News
Date published: 4/4/2005
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) - Many NASCAR fans will have another reason to enjoy this weekend's Martinsville race -- beer at the concession stands.
Speedway owner International Speedway Corporation will start selling beer this weekend at the Advance Auto Parts 500. The new policy runs counter to a national trend of cutting back on drinking at sporting events, which several other NASCAR tracks have done.
The Martinsville track also allows people to carry alcohol into the venue. But now officials claim that security reasons have caused them to limit the size of the cooler.
Some critics say the cooler-size restriction is just a way for the track to rake in profits by making people buy beer from the concession stands.
(Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Date published: 4/4/2005
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