NASCAR will honor the country's fallen military veterans when the Coca-Cola 600 race is held without spectators Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina
NASCAR Cup Series drivers and on-track vehicles will carry the name of a fallen military member in honor of Memorial Day. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley, the country's highest ranking military officer, will serve as grand marshal of the race, NASCAR said.The race will be broadcast on Fox at 6 p.m. and is the second Xfinity Series event to be held since the season was suspended March 13 because of the coronavirus pandemic.Today...we race for you.
— Charlotte Motor Speedway May 24, 2020 North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said the organization worked with state and local health officials to stage the race safely."NASCAR was very thoughtful in their plan for protecting employees and drivers and pit crews and people working on the cars from Covid-19," Cooper said Friday."Obviously, no spectators will be there.
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