Bristol Goes Non-Smoking; Dover Gets Miles

Y R THEY BANNING SMOKING IN BRISTOL NOT LIKE YOUR IN SIDE YOUR OUTSIDE WITH THE AIR STUIP STUIP STUIP

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Smoke ya say.What about 43,800 hp cars in a mountainside half mile track,fumes,tire smoke and the disgusting grills from the infield.I be worried to about a couple thousand Winston smokers.DUH get a life.

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Comment#2 R U STUPID,Going to be a few ticked off
folks.Why do you think it used to be called the
Winston Cup? Also it's a race track not the Olive
Garden,I agree I don't ashes in my salad but a small
amount of cigarette smoke with fourty some ground
shaking race cars,come on!!!!

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Well I am a smoker and I have to say, I have no problem with this. I don't believe in forcing others to be around me when I choose to smoke and they don't. I don't smoke in my home in front of my children or husband. I smoke outside on my deck, even when it's freezing....I don't smooke in my car when others who don't smoke are in it and I certainly don't smoke in public places, even if outside around others who don't smoke. Aside from the enviornmental issue, it's an issue of respect as well as a health issue for those who don't smoke or choose to be around smokers. They are providing a "smoking area" for smokers. I say, that's good enough for me and should be good enough for my fellow smokers!

Kim

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Kimi, I would have never guessed you a smoker.

Ron

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Same ol' bullshit. They don't mind spending the tax money generated by the tobacco industry, but they want us out of sight and sound. You know, as a smoker, I might not want your uptight, self righteous ass sitting next to me in the stands as I light one up, sip on a cold one, and prepare to enjoy the race. It's the same thing with alcohol and other products that aren't good for us. You don't mind the taxes we generate, you just don't want us living next door. And fair is fair, what about fat people, talkative people, and those who don't bathe regularly or cuss a lot. Why don't we have taxes and roped off areas for them too. The list is endless. Geez, give me a break. If you don't like smokers, drinkers and cussers, then don't go around places where they hang out. Stay at home and watch the race, boxing match, football, baseball or whatever you like, on your big screen tv. Eat your meals, and drink your wine at home too while you're at it. It's a lot more fun without you around anyway. Works for me.....

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I have a cigarette burn on one of my shirts from a careless smoker sitting behind me. I have been to many races that were made miserable by someone's smoke blowing in my face. Even though we are outdoors, it doesn't mean that the smoke doesn't get in our face and we have to breathe it in. It has been scientifically proven that second hand cigarette smoke is hazardous to your health.

Cussing has not yet been proven to be hazardous to anyone's health. Alcohol consumption can be hazardous to the person consuming but not to others unless the consumer causes an accident that harms someone else.

I pay to watch a race and know the car fumes are part of the package. Cigarette smoke is something I do not pay for.

I think this smoke-free environment is a giant step forward and hope other tracks follow suit.

CR

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CR, They were smoking in the stands before you were born, they were smoking in the stands when you first started watching NASCAR. Smelling someones second hand smoke for a couple of hours isn't going to kill you. You don't mind the carbon monoxide from the cars, but you want to whine about the smokers...U F'N HYPOCRITE!!! I hope you come see the race here in Vegas, and I also hope you happen to get seated next to me. Have a nice day, you F'N hypocrite.

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grim you need to get a GRIP. You're the one that needs to get over yourself. I hope Vegas bans smoking as soon as possible. Just to give you something else to b*tch about.

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I WHISH I SAT NEXT TO CR. ID BE BLOWING SMOKE IN THERE FACE ALL DAY...LOL

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IF THEY DON.T LIKE THE SMOKE DON'T BUY THE TICKET!
Had enough of you sob's. In the past few years you've distroyed nascar. guess its just one more step

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What a bunch of selfish ass's we have here who would stoop to a level of stupidity by claiming to blow 2nd hand smoke in someone's face during a race.
They "May have" been smoking in the stands before I was born but by God they didn't have the smarts & facts back then that the study's show today & that's 2nd hand smoke is more dangerous than inhaling the actual smoke from a cigerette. I assume these people wouldn't hesitate to blow thier 2nd hand smoke in an infants face either, which goes to show thier lack of common sense & level of selfishness.
As a medical examiner, I have seen a pair of lungs belonging to a deceased 60Y/O man who smoked 45 years of his life and I can tell you after that many years of smoking, your lungs turn black like TAR and is far from the "NORMAL" white/Pinkish tint that a normal lung should look like. If cigerette smoke you inhale does that much damage to your lung tissue...and 2nd hand smoke is MORE harmful than that example...WHY on earth should someone who chooses not to smoke be subjected to YOUR choice to damage YOUR body by inhaling your excess 2nd hand smoke?
That's the FINE line in YOUR right's to smoke. Because your choice to smoke in PUBLIC places AFFECTS the rights of those who CHOOSE to live a healthier life style by not smoking. The fact that Lawmakers and venue's such as racetracks & stadiums go out of thier way to "create" designated area's of smoking should be ENOUGH for you. When it comes to the American population and those who smoke...and those who don't...Let me remind you that those that SMOKE are the MINORITY. Smoker's should be more like Kim ...to understand the health risks involved and to not put themselves and what they think and feel before others.

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I could not agree with you more, Cynthia. I know I will not be able to say it better but I will try.
I certainly recognize anyones right to smoke in the privacy of your own air space. However, you do not have the right to blow that smoke in my face. For all you people that think it is your right to just light up where you want and possibly spread the health issues Cynthia mentioned I have a great idea. We people that choose not to smoke ought to be allowed to hire an AIDS infected whore to swap bodily fluids with you. Sounds fair to me.
Look around, you are in the minority. That is exactly why places like Bristol are banning the inconsiderate behavior of some smokers. Nobody is taking away your right to kill yourself with cigarettes. We are just trying to take away the chances you have of killing the people that choose not to smoke.
Mike LeVan

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well i wont be going to bristol now, I just wonder how many others arent going now because of this?? Seems we all go to races if your gonna stop smoking, you should consider stopping the emmisions too and bbq grills etc this is flat out rediculous Oh and BTW I think bristol should also eliminate burn outs after a win this burning rubber can be healthy!!

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Look at these comments for you low-life smokers. Your comments really speak for themselves the type of people you are. I bet all of you smoke around children. In your homes and cars. That is child abuse. I also would be that your children are always sick with sore throats and sinus and ear infections. You people are what gives nascar and its fans a bad name. Rednecks and hicks fits you all perfectly. I stopped going to Bristol because of scum like you. Now I will be back in the stands laughing and calling security each time on of you morons lights up.

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Second had smoke free, you are unbelievable. You will be inhaling alot of smoke while your ass is sititng in hell for sterotyping and judging all people the way you just did.. I am a smoker and I am respectful. Matthew 7 you who judge will be judged. all over smoking. what are country was founded on..

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You know you who do not smoke should not attend any form of motor sports since you might inhale some carbon monoxide , Ohh that is right , it is the same thing as what smokers exhale . Keep laughing at us poor smokers who are losing our rights , and I will laugh at you when something you enjoy gets relegated to the unfavorable wrath of the local and or national leaders of this country.And before you bust out that the smokers are a health risk , look at your stomach and see if it extends enough that you cannot see your shoes , If so I hope the next tax will be on your obese body !!
Smoke a pack a day and still run over 5 k daily .

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