Does Your Track Have a Credit Card Reader?

[Late_Model_Mark]

Read a recent article from a motorsports publication stating the tracks that have credit card readers can increase business up to 34%. Does your local track take plastic?




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[latemodelman]

I know eldora does but they charge $5. I think that if you cannot plan ahead and have cash on you thats sad. I know that at a track i always have cash who wants to pay a charge for using a card. Also what happens if your card does not read or the system goes down? Just a though.

[WisWildManFan]

Rockford speedway does. Went down to Lasalle once with enough cash to buy 1 admission and planned on going in to use ATM for girlfriends admission if they didn’t take plastic. Lady told me ATM was broke and they don’t take cards for admission so went into town to gas station got cash came back. Then I walked by ATM to see a guy pulling cash out lol learned my lesson to have cash on hand. As far as taking a credit card I could see business picking up because most the country is running on credit card debt.

[latemodelman]

Thats why alot of Americans have lost their homes and cars. Pretty sad to say the least. I was taught that you cannot live beyond your means of financially supporting yourself. What is soo funny is that using a credit card at the track and it rains out say after heat races you could challenge the charge on your card.

[SLIPPING SIDEWAYS]

They say credit card reader but I'm guessing most are using a debit card account from thier bank. I think it was this year or last year the card reader was down at East Bay during speedweeks.

[Shiny Side Up 18]

34 Raceway does.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Plymouth Speedway in Plymouth, Indiana has a couple of them at the ticket booth and I believe 1 at the pit gate. Even though I've never used it. Always try to have at least $50-$60 on me for a regular local show at any race track I go to.

[Barbecueboy]

I would never run a card at a track but a lot of young people do it for almost everything..as easy as they are to set up even at the remotest of areas can't see why most tracks wouldn't this day and time.

I have yet to pay for anything in a drive thru with a card but see it happen all the time from the 20 somethings ....young audience is what the tracks need right now....might as well have one.

[Bob Hubbard]

Not paying income tax at the gate saves the track more than 34 % is my guess ....

[Barbecueboy]

Forgot about that criminal aspect of it.......

[Illtsate32]

Tri City and I 55 do I believe but like someone said it's a 5.00 charge at least. These card and atm fees are straight highway robbery...

[Krooser]

Shawano has a card reader for tickets and concessions plus an ATM.

When I did my last hot rod events I used a Square Trade card scanner plus I had a guy bring in an ATM and he gave me $1.00 for every withdrawal from the machine... Up to $800 over three days.

[clanton25fan]

Thats why alot of Americans have lost their homes and cars. Pretty sad to say the least. I was taught that you cannot live beyond your means of financially supporting yourself. What is soo funny is that using a credit card at the track and it rains out say after heat races you could challenge the charge on your card.

You do realize a lot of people use their debt cards that accesses their money they have in the bank? Get with the times.

[clanton25fan]

I know Senoia doesn’t. Your track doesn’t either Mark. It would be nice if tracks gave the customer an option to use it if they want. Even if it does mean charging a fee.

[Rocky]

I use a credit card for everything. Pay it off at the end of the month. If I need a loan, I get one. Plus I get cash back doing that.

To answer the question, no they don’t.