NASCAR releases revised schedule through June 21
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NASCAR announced on Thursday the schedule for its next installment of races through June 21, which is punctuated at Talladega and includes five Cup Series races.
The schedule is as follows:
| Date | Track | Series |
|---|---|---|
| May 30 | Bristol | Xfinity |
| May 31 | Bristol | Cup |
| June 6 | Atlanta | Gander Trucks |
| June 6 | Atlanta | Xfinity |
| June 7 | Atlanta | Cup |
| June 10 | Martinsville | Cup |
| June 13 | Miami | Gander Trucks |
| June 13 | Miami | Xfinity |
| June 14 | Miami | Xfinity |
| June 14 | Miami | Cup |
| June 20 | Talladega | ARCA |
| June 20 | Talladega | Xfinity |
| June 21 | Talladega | Cup |
All scheduled races through June 21 will be run without fans in attendance.
The NASCAR season is scheduled to resume on Sunday, May 17, starting with the Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway after more than two months of postponements due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
"As we prepare for our return to racing at Darlington Raceway on Sunday, the industry has been diligent in building the return-to-racing schedule," executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell said in the release. "We are eager to expand our schedule while continuing to work closely with the local governments in each of the areas we will visit. We thank the many government officials for their guidance, as we share the same goal in our return - the safety for our competitors and the communities in which we race."