Standing alongside Wallace for the national anthem was Richard Petty, the 82-year-old Hall of Fame driver known as "The King.'' Wallace drives the No. 43 Chevrolet for Petty, who issued a scathing rebuke after the noose was found that called for the "sick person'' to be expelled from NASCAR forever -- a move NASCAR president Steve Phelps insisted would happen should they be caught.
Lifelong fan of NASCAR gotta say I'm very happy with the direction they're going. Bonus, I can feel less like gutter trash when telling people I enjoy NASCAR and I appreciate the fuck out of that.
I helped work security for a NASCAR race as a favor for my neighbor that was the head of security at our local track (Kansas Speedway).
As most could imagine, the “rollers” as they are called are the most secure areas in the entire property. “Rollers” is slang for the rolling garage doors that house each team’s car and tools, and where the noose was found. The codes to open the rollers is literally the Crown Jewels of security on Saturday night. Only the most privileged trusted people have access to those codes.
To give some perspective, during the late night hours of Saturday before the big race on Sunday, the cash is emptied from the stadium from the Saturday race. There are usually a few hundred thousand dollars in that transport and the exact gate and pickup time by armored truck is very secret for obvious reasons.
The codes to the rollers in the infield as protected 10x more than even the details of the armored truck cash move.
I want people to know that because this isn’t some drunk fan with a funny racist joke. The noose came from deep within NASCAR and/or track security, which makes this stand by other drivers even more powerful. They aren’t standing up against one drunk fan, they’re standing up against the person who did it that is very much on the “trusted” inside.
TooShiftyForYou on June 22nd, 2020 at 20:37 UTC »
Standing alongside Wallace for the national anthem was Richard Petty, the 82-year-old Hall of Fame driver known as "The King.'' Wallace drives the No. 43 Chevrolet for Petty, who issued a scathing rebuke after the noose was found that called for the "sick person'' to be expelled from NASCAR forever -- a move NASCAR president Steve Phelps insisted would happen should they be caught.
Actually a nice show of support here by NASCAR.
sonic_knx on June 22nd, 2020 at 22:41 UTC »
Lifelong fan of NASCAR gotta say I'm very happy with the direction they're going. Bonus, I can feel less like gutter trash when telling people I enjoy NASCAR and I appreciate the fuck out of that.
E: thank you for the award fellow race fan!
LetMeClearYourThroat on June 22nd, 2020 at 22:53 UTC »
I helped work security for a NASCAR race as a favor for my neighbor that was the head of security at our local track (Kansas Speedway).
As most could imagine, the “rollers” as they are called are the most secure areas in the entire property. “Rollers” is slang for the rolling garage doors that house each team’s car and tools, and where the noose was found. The codes to open the rollers is literally the Crown Jewels of security on Saturday night. Only the most privileged trusted people have access to those codes.
To give some perspective, during the late night hours of Saturday before the big race on Sunday, the cash is emptied from the stadium from the Saturday race. There are usually a few hundred thousand dollars in that transport and the exact gate and pickup time by armored truck is very secret for obvious reasons.
The codes to the rollers in the infield as protected 10x more than even the details of the armored truck cash move.
I want people to know that because this isn’t some drunk fan with a funny racist joke. The noose came from deep within NASCAR and/or track security, which makes this stand by other drivers even more powerful. They aren’t standing up against one drunk fan, they’re standing up against the person who did it that is very much on the “trusted” inside.