Harvick wins at Darlington as NASCAR returns to racing

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP

By JENNA FRYER

DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — This was a 400-mile drive unlike any other in modern day NASCAR.

The grandstands were completely empty. There wasn’t a single tailgate inside the track. Everyone wore face coverings — some with the team logos, others opting for plain disposable medical masks. It was nothing close to the corporate sponsorship, pomp and patriotic traveling circus that symbolizes NASCAR.

But when the engines fired at Darlington Raceway following a 10-week layoff during the coronavirus pandemic, it turned into a regular old race.

Kevin Harvick beat Alex Bowman to win NASCAR’s first race back, a spectacle closely watched to see if the largest motorsports series in the United States could successfully return to the track.



Kevin Harvick celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, May 17, 2020, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)


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[RandySF]

1. I had a good time watching.

No red hats orConfederate flags In the stands or beer cans thrown into the track.

[mikewv]

2. I agree. I loved it. (nm)

[bullwinkle428]

3. Another race at Darlington on Wednesday night, broadcast on Fox Sports 1.

[Cryptoad]

4. Like kissing ur sister,,,,,,

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Gate receipts were ..........

[Bengus81]

6. No one in the stands to save NASCAR the embarressment of...NO ONE in the stands

[tarheelsunc]

7. There wasn't even a full set of teeth in the stands.

I kid, I'm actually a NASCAR fan.