NASCAR opens its speedway to spectators for the first time since coronavirus restrictions were put in place and just days after the company banned Confederate flags.
, will allow just 1,000 first responders and military families to its race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for its Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series event. The speedway's grandstands can normally handle a capacity of over 50,000 fans., including social distancing, temperature checks and cashless transactions. All attendees must wear face coverings.
The inclusion of an audience at the Homestead track comes as Florida is reporting a record spike in confirmed coronavirus cases. The state reported more than. There have been more than 18,000 new cases in the state since June 3 as medical experts see a new wave of coronavirus spread in a number of states that reopened last month.
The race is the third NASCAR event the league has held in the last week, following races in Atlanta and Martinsville. Though the company announced it would resume its schedule last month, this is the first race to allow an audience and the first since a major policy announcement from the league. On Wednesday, NASCAR announced it would officially ban Confederate flags at all its events and properties. The league’s only Black driver in its top series, Bubba Wallace, praised NASCAR for the decision to take a stand
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