NASCAR souvenir sales steady at Bristol
But in Bristol, he said, sales are right on target.
On Saturday, he was more worried about the potential effect of the rain than that of the economy.
“Bristol is such a unique individual. Bristol has so much history," Williams said, before describing the wrecks, bumps and spins that fans find exciting on the half-mile track.. “You can go see some things [at Bristol] than you don’t normally see."
Besides Bristol, he said, only Las Vegas, Daytona and Texas have been seeing normal amounts of souvenir sales.
“They want stuff that says Bristol," said Michelle Harbaugh, who was manning a souvenir stand at the speedway for the Fairmount Elementary School PTA. “The hottest items have been what we call the event shirts, the ones that have the date and ‘The 100th race at Bristol.’ " Tricities.com