NASCAR returns! Not being a native, I don't always understand the hoopla, but we are glad sports are back! For the first time in a couple months, those seeking the start time for a NASCAR race are doing so in order to catch real, live action rather than a virtual competition. (NASCAR stands for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing). No fans will be allowed at the raceway. Whilst it would seem that riders on the track could not hear or pay attention to the fans, experts contend this will have a tremendous psychological effect on them, as they are normally used to performing. There is a little showman in all of us. If, like me, you don't get NASCAR, but will be watching the only sporting event available, this seems to be a helpful video: Sunday's NASCAR race is a track-date-start time combo that was not on its original 2020 schedule, but the same coronavirus pandemic-related issues that shut down live sports in March have led to a modified slate of races for May and June. This new slate of races begins Sunday at 3:30 p.m. EDT in what for NASCAR is considered an historic venue, Darlington, South Carolina. The drivers will be diapered up for the start for NASCAR's return to live racing Sunday. The Start Time is such that it will begin in the afternoon and likely end under the lights at Darlington Raceway. That should lead to varying track temperatures and, in turn, an onus on adjustments during a race that will be tough enough on teams that didn't receive the benefits of practice and qualifying. Of the seven NASCAR races currently scheduled across all three national series in the span of 11 days, Sunday's event at Darlington is the only "day" race. With the exception of next week's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which will run on its originally scheduled date, Sunday's Cup Series race at Darlington is the longest on the current schedule until a 500-mile race at Atlanta in June. Darlington will host another Cup race Wednesday before the series heads to Charlotte for that track's pair of May races. The second race at Darlington will start at 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. In the United States, the Fox network will broadcast five of the nine NASCAR Cup Series races currently on the revised schedule. The other four Cup races will broadcast live on FS1. Congratulations to NASCAR, and welcome back Sport USA... As Always, Eric http://speedorex.blogspot.com/ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/omnisporthttps://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Triathletepix/info -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/omnisport/852107055.278242.1589724481683%40mail.yahoo.com.
