Nascar SWAG: Free Stuff at NASCAR events- even if you don't have tickets!

My 6 year old son's favorite part of any Nascar weekend is the Nascar swag. From earplugs to food , coozies to lanyards, satchels to cups, stickers to sunglasses and shirts, you will end up with bags of random free "stuff."  From one display to the next, there are usually "games": spinning color wheels, corn hole tosses, even a "plinko" game (at the hall of fame booth). Some booths simply hand out stuff- no silly games required! Many will ask for an email address and phone number. You will need to choose which companies you want to give your legitimate information to, but know that I highly suggest that you give your emails to the other speedways in the Nascar circuit- especially if you are interested in attending those races. This last year I got vouchers for $50 off tickets for our local speedway, just because I was on their mailing list.

     I did overhear one man in our campground say that he was shooting for 100 coozies by the end of the weekend. While I never saw him again, it's safe to say that he probably reached his mark. The ease of getting this "stuff" is almost humorous. For instance, while we were at our campsite at a recent race, we were given boiled peanuts, two huge cans of Glory brand beans and potatoes, Goody's headache medicine, and Target coozies and sunglasses. People rode around in their promotional golf carts- handing out their products. Everywhere we turned, people were giving us stuff!

   My only suggestion is to get to the track hours early. Many of these items are handed out fast. For example, many people asked us where we had gotten the foam car hat (pictured above) as well as a large Aaron's reusable grocery bag; they were all given out hours before the race. The event started at 7pm, but we started collecting at noon.   My favorite recent takes were an 88 lanyard and cups from Bristol Motor Speedway, not to mention the free hamburgers!

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