For NASCAR, the previews are over. Now, it gets real.
What the 2020 Cup series does -- or perhaps what is done to it -- over the next week likely will be what ultimately shapes the story of this, the strangest of seasons. And it won't be merely the story of stock car racing's season, but potentially every other sport that follows in NASCAR's "back to work" tire tracks.
COVID-19 is invisible, mysterious and as yet without a vaccine. It's a tough foe to fight, but everyone in the sports world is lining up to stare it down and return to competition.