NASCAR is aiming to permit up to 30,000 fans at the track in Bristol, Tennessee, next month when it moves its all-star race out of Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time in the history of the race.
If the expected attendance count holds, NASCAR would host the largest gathering of sports fans in the United States in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic —— all while numbers in some states continue to spike.
The recent spike of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina sparked the move to Bristol Motor Speedway. The race will remain on July 15 with a 7 p.