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    Looks like Darlington gets the Nod :

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    Brad Norman NASCAR.com April 30, 2020 at 2:57 PM

    NASCAR is scheduled to make its return to racing on Sunday, May 17, at Darlington Raceway with a NASCAR Cup Series race that will serve as the first of seven races over an 11-day span at two different race tracks throughout May, the sanctioning body announced Thursday.

    The race at the historic South Carolina track will be held without fans in attendance and is slated to be NASCAR’s first on-track action in more than two months as the sport and world in general have been on pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    The May 17 race is a 400-miler, scheduled for 3:30 p.m. ET, live on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. It also is the first of three races at the track, including a second Cup Series race held midweek under the lights three days later.

    The May schedule also includes the crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 in its traditional Memorial Day Weekend home for the 60th consecutive season, plus midweek races in prime time.

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    Exclamation

    Below are the races announced Thursday:
    Date Series Venue Distance Network Start
    Sunday, May 17 Cup Series Darlington Raceway 400 miles FOX 3:30 p.m. ET

    Tuesday, May 19 Xfinity Series Darlington Raceway 200 miles FS1 8 p.m. ET

    Wednesday, May 20 Cup Series Darlington Raceway 500 kilometers FS1 7:30 p.m. ET

    Sunday, May 24 Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway 600 miles FOX 6 p.m. ET

    Monday, May 25 Xfinity Series Charlotte Motor Speedway 300 miles FS1 7:30 p.m. ET

    Tuesday, May 26 Gander Trucks Charlotte Motor Speedway 200 miles FS1 8 p.m. ET

    Wednesday, May 27 Cup Series Charlotte Motor Speedway 500 kilometers FS1 8 p.m. ET

    “NASCAR and its teams are eager and excited to return to racing, and have great respect for the responsibility that comes with a return to competition,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. “NASCAR will return in an environment that will ensure the safety of our competitors, officials and all those in the local community. We thank local, state and federal officials and medical experts, as well as everyone in the industry, for the unprecedented support in our return to racing, and we look forward to joining our passionate fans in watching cars return to the track.”

    NASCAR officials have collaborated with public health officials, medical experts and local, state and federal officials to create a comprehensive plan to ensure the health and safety of competitors and surrounding communities at the above events. All races will be strictly tailored, in every way, to follow specific guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Event procedures will be significantly modified in accordance with CDC, OSHA and state and local government recommendations — including hosting one-day shows at the above tracks, which are all within driving distance of North Carolina race shops to minimize travel and time spent in a community.

    There will be no practice sessions for any event, and qualifying will only be held for the Coca-Cola 600.

    Other adjustments include mandating the use of protective equipment, health screenings for all individuals before entering the facility and maintaining social distancing protocols throughout the event.

    Of note, the May 17 race — and then the May 20 Cup Series race at Darlington — will not replace the scheduled Southern 500 on Labor Day Weekend, the opener of the NASCAR Playoffs. NASCAR intends to keep its 10-race postseason format and tracks involved unchanged, but the situation remains fluid.

    No dates beyond May 27 have been announced, but NASCAR officials have said on multiple occasions that the sanctioning body intends to run a full 36-race NASCAR Cup Series slate in 2020.

    Additional schedule updates specific to tracks that have had races postponed, and are not part of this new May schedule, will be revealed at a later date.
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    NASCAR’s most recent race of the 2020 season saw Joey Logano win his second event of the year at Phoenix Raceway on March 8, the fourth race weekend of the season.

    The series was slated to visit Atlanta Motor Speedway the following weekend, but worldwide impact from the novel coronavirus led to NASCAR postponing the Atlanta weekend and the ensuing race weekend, scheduled to be at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    In response to public health officials’ advice regarding the outbreak of coronavirus in the United States and abroad, ensuing races scheduled for Texas Motor Speedway, Bristol Motor Speedway, Richmond Raceway, Talladega Superspeedway, Dover International Speedway and Martinsville Speedway later were postponed as well.

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    Next group of races announced:



    All races without fan attendance

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    Surprise :

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    https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2020/05/14/ryan-newman-recovery-miracle-darlington-raceway-return/
    ..."NASCAR medically cleared Newman three weeks ago – just three days before the sanctioning body released its return-to-racing schedule. Newman, along with the Cup Series as a whole, will make an official comeback in Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

    The 42-year-old could not be more excited to get back inside his No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford.

    “I’m hoping to do every lap,” Newman said, “and then one more after that.”...!

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    Fun Fact :

    — The last time NASCAR’s top series embarked on a schedule of four races in an 11-day span came in August 1971. Richard Petty swept all four, winning at the Albany-Saratoga Fairgrounds; Islip, New York.; Trenton, New Jersey; and Nashville on the way to his third of seven series championships.

    'Nother One :

    ACTIVE DARLINGTON WINNERS

    Jimmie Johnson (three); Denny Hamlin (two); Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Erik Jones, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. (one each).

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    Richard Petty did so well in his career is because he had corporate sponsors while his fellow drivers struggled to gain any sponsers at all and when Chevy and Ford automakers puled out of Grand National racing (known as nascar today), Dodge stayed in as a sponser and Petty won races.

    So there you all go.. that was the secret to Petty's success
    "The illusion of freedom will continue for as long as it's profitable to continue the illusion. At the point where the illusion becomes too expensive to maintain, they will take down the scenery, move the tables and chairs out of the way, then they will pull back the curtains and you will see the brick wall at the back of the theater."
    - Frank Zappa

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    Its going to be a bit sad for racing fans next Sunday, Monaco is cancelled, and the Indy 500 delayed until August. Coca Cola 600 will be the only major race, but again without fans.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dara View Post
    Its going to be a bit sad for racing fans next Sunday, Monaco is cancelled, and the Indy 500 delayed until August. Coca Cola 600 will be the only major race, but again without fans.
    and On Local Fox Channels = FTA/OTA...!!! and That is

 

 
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