By Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Nascar is trying to get live sports back on the road. The racing association, which backs the Nascar Xfinity Series and the Nascar Cup and has rights deals with NBCUniversal and Fox Corp., intends to launch the first of seven races over an 11-day time frame at two different race tracks.
Nascar said its new debut would take place at South Carolina’s Darlington Raceway on Sunday, May 17, and would be held without fans in attendance.
The event will be the first on-track race Nascar has held in two months, and will be carried live on Fox. Nascar said its May schedule was also set to include the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day Weekend, as well as midweek races in prime time.
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