Police Raid Underground NASCAR Bar in State College

State College Pennsylvania NASCAR Sports Bar

Tolerance? Alternative sporting enthusiasts not welcome in State College.

In a move that's being compared to the raid of Greenwich Village's Stonewall gay bar, State College Borough police raided the Grandstand Bar last evening.

"We couldn't believe it, men watching racing on television with other men," State College anti-redneck task force chief Donday Brooks said. "Wearing elaborately-festooned satin jackets with the name of their 'guy' on it. Just sickening."

The task force said a small riot broke out after the raid.

"A few of them racers gathered and began to chant," Brooks said. "They also started to throw their foamy coasters at us and threatened to 'get 'er done.' Whatever that means."

He said race fans chanted, "We're here. Drinking beer. Get used to it" and "No teeth. No justice."

Over the past decade, State College residents, afraid of excessive lawn ornaments and plummeting property values, have tried to make it uncomfortable for people who watch alternative sports, like NASCAR and hockey, and force them to relocate to more tolerant communities, such as Curwensville and DuBois.

Some say this crackdown has been excessive. Steve Gnarrish, a NASCAR advocate, said that this intolerant behavior has to stop.

"We are your sons and brothers and we're men just like you," Gnarrish said. "Except, we're Ford men and Chevy men and even some Toyota men."

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