Feb 13 2009
Daytona 500 Viewing Party @ Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant
“Hi, my name is Jill… and I am a NASCAR fan.” There. I did it. In NYC, it is not easy to be a NASCAR fan and it is never easy to find a bar that will put on the race. During football season, even when the Chase races are on, I’ve been laughed at, dismissed, and figuratively spit on when I’ve asked to turn one of a bar’s 20 something flat screens to the race. I have found my solution, well at least for this Sunday- Foley’s NY Pub & Restaurant’s Daytona 500 Viewing Party. The Daytona 500 kicks off the 2009 NASCAR season (for all you Days of Thunder fans- it is the first and not the last race of the season). Foley’s is inviting all NASCAR fans in NYC (are there any of you out there?) to come over and watch the race with some great specials. The party runs from 3 pm- 7 pm (coverage starts on Fox at 2 pm). Jimmie Johnson (who won his 3rd championship in a row last year) bought a round of Harp for the room at the Sprint Cup media luncheon that was held at Foley’s in December, so if he wins, it’s free Harp on the house. Other specials are listed below. The ESPN Zone is also having a viewing party, but to be a real NASCAR fan you need to be watching in a real bar. I’ll be there with my Gordon gear on, so if you’re a fan… please join me! GO 24!
Foley’s 500 Specials:
- All pints of draft beer $5 (500 pennies… get it)
- Chicken wings (buffalo, bbq, or spicy garlic) $5
- Chicken fingers $5
- If Jimmie Johnson takes home the trophy, a round of Harp on the house.
- If Kasey Kahne wins, a free bud aluminum bottle on the house (he drives the Bud Dodge, #9).
- If Kurt Busch wins, a free pint of Miller Lite on the house (he drives the Miller Lite Dodge #2).
- If Jeff Gordon wins, Jill pounds some celebratory shots (not a special, just a hope).
- No word on any specials for Jamie McMurray’s performance in the Crown Royal 26 car, but I’m sure Andy will be sipping on some Crown regardless.
Also offered: a Jeff Gordon’s grilled chicken sandwich w/ lettuce, onions, and roasted peppers for $12, a Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR platter of wings, fingers, skins, and sticks for $14, a Regan Smith’s roast beef sandwich with gravy for $11, a Dale Earnhardt Jr. burger w/ bacon, mushrooms, onions, and cheese for $13, and a Carl Edward’s big beef burger with an extra ½ pound beef patty for $19. I’ll obviously be trying out the grilled chicken sandwich, but the wings special also sounds awfully good.
Gentlemen… start your engines.
I’m a NACAR fan also!!! You don’t have a fantasy league I can get in on do you?
Zach- I’m glad to see that there are more NYC NASCAR fans out there! I’m not in the fantasy league this year, but hopefully I can find enough fans to pull a crew together before the draft next year.
hey did you go too foleys for the race how was it was it a decent nascar turn out ? ne other bars in nyc that watch nascar?
The best NASCAR bar used to be Buster’s Garage in Tribeca but that closed a couple of years ago. Foleys was lots of fun, but unfortunately not too many NASCAR fans showed up at all. If you know of any other NASCAR bars, please do let us know.