2 weeks Ago By Joseph McBride
FOX sportscaster Chris Myers had an awkward interaction at the Martinsville Speedway hot dog stand prior to Sunday's race , which was won by Denny Hamlin , after being forced to try the famous glizzy. Myers and fellow NASCAR analyst Jamie McMurray interviewed one of the employees at the concessions stand while holding one of the hot dogs, before Myers was forced to try it live on air. McMurray was already eating his hot dog dressed in chili, slaw, onions and mustard, but noticed that Myers hadn't touched his.
As the broadcast went to cut away from the two FOX analysts, McMurry reminded Myers that it wasn't a prop, and pressured him into eating the hot dog. Chaos followed, as Myers unconventionally bit the hot dog sideways and stuffed the popular food item in his mouth. While Myers was clearly apprehensive about eating the hot dog, they sell approximately 70,000 at Martinsville Speedway every racing weekend.
Bubba Wallace was among 3 NASCAR stars punished after Martinsville controversy F1 mechanics laughed about Lewis Hamilton and Nicole Scherzinger joke in garage The hot dog stand, previously known as the concessions stand, remains a basic structure behind pit road but continues to grow in popularity. It replaced a NASCAR control tower, but track president Clay Campbell quickly noticed how popular it was with crew members and spectators and decided to make some improvements. "It actually was a control tower then a viewing level on top of that," Campbell told NASCAR.
com. "So it was a taller building. And then we removed the top part.
And voila, you got the concession stand...
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twitter.com/OAjgyQ79qq — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 30, 2025 "It was a block building. We put the aluminum siding on it and dressed it up.
And that was the concession stand. All the crew members say, ‘Let’s go to the hot dog stand and get some hot dogs.' They’d never call it, ‘Let’s go the concession stand to get hot dogs.
’ It was always, ‘Let’s go to the hot dog stand.’ "So then we made that kind of retro old sign to go on top of it. And there you go.
That’s the hot dog stand." Campbell then noticed several markings in the garage stalls, and began asking around after not understanding the meaning behind it. "I saw those hash marks.
You got the four and then across; four and then across. Well, what is that? Surely they didn’t use that many tires or whatever," Campbell added. "And then I come to find out it was how many hot dogs they had.
" Campbell's grandfather, H. Clay Earles, was the one who founded the track in 1947 and began selling hot dogs. Earles never intended for the hot dogs to be fancy, and Campbell hasn't altered traditions, but due to the history it's become a popular visiting spot for anyone who visits Martinsville.
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You go to the condiment stand, put whatever you want on it. "Here, it comes fully dressed with the works. You know, you can say, ‘I don’t want onions,’ or whatever.
But it’s the works. The bun is supposed to be soft and warm. So that’s the uniqueness of it.
It’s much like what you would have it at your home or at a cookout or whatever. It’s not just a plain old hot dog.".
