The IndyCar series will welcome fans for the first time this season during the REV Group Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday and Sunday.
IndyCar also plans to have spectators next weekend in Iowa, where the oval track has grandstands. The series is treating each event on a case-by-case basis based on local and state regulations in place where a race is being held.
For example, Saturday’s race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway took place without spectators because of local regulations in place during the planning stages of the event. IndyCar organizers are hoping fans will fill up to 50% of the speedway’s capacity for the Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23, when they expect the state’s reopening plan to allow spectators.
Fans this weekend will get temperature checks at gates and receive masks and hand sanitizer as they enter. Wearing a mask will be encouraged but not required."It’s still going to be a little bit different because fans aren’t going to be around the paddock," driver Colton Herta said. "They’re not going to be really able to see us up close.""Race fans make racing interesting," Pagenaud said.
Drivers believe the Road America course won’t be as grueling with all of its straightaways despite its 14 turns. "We have practice, qualifying and a full race all in one day," Herta said. "That’s tough on its own. Then you do that twice. It’s going to be a tough one. Luckily, Road America is probably one of the least physical places we go to just because you have the long straights to rest. As long as it’s not too hot."Alexander Rossi won at Road America last year but is off to a slow start this season and is 23rd in the standings.
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