DOVER- The police say putting the brakes on counterfeit sales at Dover's NASCAR race last weekend was a huge success. 

Law enforcement officers removed and fined, eight illegal vendors during the race held at Dover International Speedway. Raceway officials, the FBI, and Delaware police agencies worked together. They went undercover looking for counterfeit merchandise.
 
"It was a difficult operation in some sense because you're not looking for the legal vendors who have their booths set up," said Capt. Lester Boney of the Dover Police Department. "These are people who are usually selling out of their cars or set up shop in and around the campground area." 

Raceway officials say about 3,500 items were confiscated. The majority of the items seized were counterfeit T-shirts, sunglasses and hats.