Talladega Superspeedway announced it will allow fans
Talladega Superspeedway announced it will allow fans
Talladega Superspeedway announced that it will allow a reduced number of fans to attend the Oct. 4 Cup NASCAR playoff race.
The track announced that fans will not be allowed in frontstretch seating for the Xfinity and Truck doubleheader on Oct. 3. The track also announced that its garage experience will be closed. NASCAR President Steve Phelps told reporters this week that he doesn’t foresee access in the infield for media, sponsors and fans “before we have a vaccine” for COVID-19.
Talladega allowed a limited number of fans to attend its June Cup race. Some tracks have allowed a limited number of fans in recent weeks. Daytona had an estimated 20,000 fans recently. Dover, which held a Cup doubleheader the weekend before Daytona did not have fans.
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The NASCAR Cup Series event is an important cut-off race in the first round of the Playoffs. A double-dose of action at Talladega Superspeedway’s 2.66-mile venue is set for Saturday, Oct. 3 with the Sugarlands Shine 250 for the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series at 1:00 p.m. ET, followed by the newly added Xfinity Series race, a 300-miler, at 4:30 p.m. ET. Sunday’s anchor event, the YellaWood 500 for the Cup Series, is scheduled to get the green flag at 2:00 p.m. ET,
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