DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - AUGUST 30: William Byron, driver of the #24 HendrickAutoguard/CityChvrltThrwbck Chev, practices for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on August 30, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
NASCAR schedule released to teams as sports season prepares to resume
Shane Walters
NASCAR is preparing to drop the green flag and a very unique schedule was sent to teams
In March, NASCAR was set to open the race weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway, without fans. As the span of the virus took shape, the weekend was postponed.
Now, eight NASCAR races have been postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. But, NASCAR intends to make up all these events.
The most interesting part of this is Darlington was not a track that saw a postponement. This means NASCAR is going where they can, as soon as they can. It also means we’re likely to see a complete shakeup of the schedule going forward.
South Carolina has eased restrictions, giving the green light to NASCAR. Per the schedule above, they’d host the first race back.
The virus is still out there and it’s going to be for a long time. That’s going to bring restrictions to the race track.
The races aren’t likely to see live pit stops. That has the potential to see many crew members at home instead of the race track. Beyond that, NASCAR is expected to limit the number of team members allowed at the track.
Additionally, face masks are rumored to be required. Officials will also likely make regular temperature checks as spoken of by the promoter of Texas Motor Speedway.