Pocono Raceway and Walmart announced today the new name for the
June 9 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, as voted on by race
fans, will be the “Party in the Poconos 400 Presented by Walmart.”
Additionally, fan voting for the official June 7 – 9 race weekend concession
item, from three fan-submitted pierogi recipes, begins today.
“Party in the Poconos 400” was chosen, following a four-week,
fan-driven vote between three fan-submitted race names. Nearly half of the
overall votes for the new race name were in favor of “Party in the Poconos
400.” The other race name submissions were the “Race More, Live Better 400” and
the “Pocono for the People 400.”
Fans will continue to have their voices heard as they vote on the
official race weekend concession item, to be sold at select Raceway vendor
locations. Voting begins today and fans will vote on one of the following
fan-submitted pierogi recipes: Hot Honey Buffalo Wing, Loaded Baked Potato or
Sweet Cinnamon Sugar. To vote, please visitwalmarturl.com/fandriven400.
Concession item voting ends on May 6.
Additionally, Pocono Raceway and Walmart are making the 400-mile
June 9 race more affordable for fans by offering 16,000 Concourse Grandstand
Tickets for $25 each. Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.poconoraceway.com
or by calling 1-800-RACEWAY (1-800-722-3929).
Further fan involvement will include a vote on the Chevrolet
Camaro SS Pace Car design, to be used throughout the June “Party in the Poconos
400 Presented by Walmart” race weekend. Voting for the pace car design will run
from May 7 – May 27.
Kudos to Pocono for efforts to involve the fans.
ReplyDeleteMaybe they should have thought about that when they decided to charge $30 to walk from the infield to the vendors behind the grandstands. Or maybe when they reduced the length of the race from 500 to 400 miles. While I don't question the reduction, I will not support that when there is not a corresponding reduction in the ticket prices and the purse structure. A 20% reduction in the racing deserves the same reduction across the board.
Maybe there will come a day when I return to Pocono since it is the closest race to my home, but I don't see that happening any time soon.