Dover Downs International Speedway demonstrated how little NASCAR fans in the Gloucester City, Brooklawn, Mt. Ephraim, Bellmawr and Westville areas mean to them by denying the Gloucester City News press passes for covering its latest spring race.
The paper has been legitimately covering the races for the past 20 years without ever receiving a complaint regarding the conduct of its professional writing and photography staffs.
The reporters respect the drivers and their teams by staying out of their way during the weekend, by not hounding them for autographs or by preventing them from doing their sometimes perilous jobs during practices and the races. They treat the facility and the event with the utmost respect.
Maybe if the paper were a sponsor for a soft drink or car wax company, the racetrack would be less stringent with a pass so that we could become more of the \”What’s In It For Me\” frenzy around the drivers and teams.
So local NASCAR fans and race-goers, remember next race how little Dover Downs thinks of this area’s fans and how they feel they have become too big for our areas insignificant followers.
Jack Dilks, Gloucester City
Former Dover Reporter
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