With no fans in the grandstands, Kevin Harvick claims a win at Darlington Raceway in NASCAR's first race since the coronavirus shutdown.
Rory McIlroy delivers the winning shot to claim victory in a charity Skins game that raises more than $5 million in coronavirus relief funds.This first event was called the “The Real Heroes 400” and dedicated to health care workers fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The names of health care workers across the country were substituted for the drivers’ name above the door on each of the 40 cars.
Steve O’Donnell, executive vice president of NASCAR, was pleased with the collective effort from the industry. “We didn’t have to tell anyone or remind anyone to wear a mask,” O’Donnell said. “It felt a little odd with the garage area because it was scaled down in terms of personnel, but all in all I think it went really well.”Teams were required to submit rosters in advance with only 16 members allotted per car. Names were on a list at a checkpoint at the end of a gravel road just off Harry Byrd Highway and everyone who passed through had their temperature checked and logged before they could enter.
Among those to make it inside were Ryan Newman, back for the first time since he suffered a head injury exactly three months ago in a wreck on the final lap of the Daytona 500. Newman missed only three races because of NASCAR’s shutdown and finished 15th in his return.
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