FORT WORTH, Texas – The massive grandstands at Texas Motor Speedway are 2/3 of a mile long and were empty for the last race there.On Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series race becomes the first major sporting event in Texas in more than four months to allow spectators.
It could be one of the largest gatherings of any kind in the state since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.Just how many show up on a hot day with the virus still raging is another question.“It can absorb a lot of people and you never cross paths with another soul,” track president Eddie Gossage said of the facility 20 miles north of downtown Fort Worth.