correspondent mark mike meredith looks at the return of nascar. plenty of caution flanks. >> when drivers return to the darlington raceway they won't find fans in the stands or much else that resembles a typical nascar experience. >> cars are going to be spaced out greater. haulers are going to be spaced out greater. they will be sanitizing stations in the garage. >> the return of racing after a ten week hiatus. drivers and crews will be screened and nascar's president says social distancing will be enforced. >> a whole protocol and policy in place to work with officials, health officials to make sure than our competitors are safe. >> nascar consolidating his weekly schedule, canceling qualifying rounds and practices. teams are limiting their members from 21 people down to 16, including the driver. >> he will be people who are absolutely necessary and even

correspondent mike meredith, set to return for nascar, albeit with plenty of caution flags. >> when drivers return to the darlington raceway sunday, they won't find fans in the stands or anything else that requires a typical nascar experience. >> the cars will be spaced out greater. the haulers will be spaced out greater. there will be a sanitizing of stations in the garage. >> sunday mark and the return of racing after a coronavirus hiatus. drivers and crews will be screened before entering the track and nascar's president says will be in force. >> we have a protocol and policy in place. we work with local, federal state officials to make sure that our competitors are safe. >> nascar is consolidating the weekly schedule, canceling runs and practices, teams limiting their members from 21 people down to 16 including the drivers. >> it will only be people who are absolutely necessary and even those groups will be

more, and before the green flag drops, it's eerily quiet and back to nascar and it feels like nascarckered flag drops again no cheering, no ones in the stands unusual feeling for us but in between green and checkered it feels very normal so that part is fantastic. protocol and procedures that we have in place for our competitors to keep them safe, we develop a fantastic plan work with local, state, and federal health officials to make sure it was rock solid and it is. worked very quell in darling tongs we expect the same thing at charlotte tomorrow night. >> obviously with 12 million tuning in last week, americans are hungry to see some sports, and like i said get back to a sense of normalcy. so we wish you well for the coca-cola 600 this weekend, and just good to have nascar back. steve phelps, thank you. >> thank you jon. i appreciate it. >> be sure to watch nascar coca-cola 600 at the charlotte motor speedway tomorrow may 24th, 6 p.m. eastern, on your local fox station. and then on monday, fox sports will air the 300 also in charlotte that's at 7:30 p.m. eastern time. jon: holy mo

plus, nascar is back today, live , fox nascar analyst and four-time nascar cup champion jeff gordon on what it means for the economy and the country all that and a lot more right here right now as we look ahead on "sunday morning futures." maria: and first this morning breaking news out of the intelligence community this morning, acting dni richard grinell a u.s. naval nothing friday his office will strip the fbi of its duties briefing the 2020 presidential candidate that follows accusations of foley bias in the 2016 election, former fbi director james comey infamously briefed president-elect donald trump on

nascar is back. and i imagine you have to be pretty excited. >> yeah, super excited, not just for our sport of nascar but i think for american life just in general we're all wanting to get back to whatever the new normal is going to be and i'm glad that we're going to have our team this sunday with nascar being back at darlington. it's a really exciting day. kristin: so you've only been retired for about 18 months so if you were about to race today, what would you be worried about the most or what would you be thinking about the most after this 10-week hiatus? >> it has been a while. we have an off season which is a little longer than this but sometimes -- it's going to be unique. i actually talked to matt kin seth who hasn't been in a car for about the same amount of time as me, november of 2018, he's going to be in the 42 car today. and i think all those guys have a little anxiety. darlington is one of the hardest tracks on the circuit. tires wear out. it slides around a lot. a lot of guys get into

we mentioned nascar, nascar about to drop the green flag once again this weekend, nascar president is here as engines begin to rub when nascar becomes the first major sport to get back to action since the coronavirus crisis began. but what will change pre-we will tell you. even the april retail spending collapse, there is one piece of clothing that saw a triple digit jump in sales, with an all-star lineup this friday on less than one hour to the closing bell, let's start "the claman countdown" ♪ ♪. liz: breaking news, house speaker nancy pelosi has just begun speaking at the house of representatives, they are beginning to debate the 3 trillion-dollar heroes act that the democrats have put forth as part of six of the stimulus two, four, six, is expected to hold a vote on this bill, the trump administration has already issued a formal veto threat but is also sent a quieter signal same is not entirely opposed to new stimulus. we will see what happens as the cares turn in d.c. in the meantime we have major breaking news out of the conductor sector, global chipmaker stocks are slimming as

nascar race is like a three-day tailgate party. it goes on forever. as a driverer y you sense that feel that. drivers instructiotroduction, t national anthem. the fans get pumped up. they great this noise and vibration in the rarena. when they're not there, you won't feel that. once the race gets going, because the cars are so loud, you don't have the crowd noise like in the basketball arena. you have more noise from the engine. i think at that point from an experience stand point from the driver e it kind of goes away. post-race, for the winner and those that finished well they're not going to have that type of energy. i think the drivers will have to prepare for that. >> i hate to cut you short. can i hold you on that point because i think you might have hit the nail on the head. you describe it add a three-day ta tailgate party. i wonder if we're missing the communal experience. you can watch on tv but you can only be with people with people. before i have to let you go, is that maybe the crux of this? not so much the sport but the socialization ar

nascar returns with the real heros 400. >> harvey wins nascar's return to action at darlington. >> thankou, guys, awesome job. maria: all right, great job, real heros 400 honoring heros, names of nurses, doctors labeled on each site. beautiful sight. darlington raceway in south carolina looking different with grand stands empty. the drivers and pit crews all wearing face masks as well. economic recovery on the way, a federal reserve chairman jay powell touting potential growth for the back half of 2020 on 60 minutes this weekend, but also tempered expectations. >> it's a reasonable expectation that they'll grow in second half of the year. i will say, though, we are not going to get back to where we were quickly, by the end of the year, that's unlikely to happen. maria: powell also pointed out that while the federal reserve still has tools to bolster to economy, congress will like i will have to enact more covid-19 relief at this point. joining me the ceo of calamos, john, joining the conversation this morning dagen mcdowell, pollster and president of maslansky + partners lee carter and p

nascar has become the first of major u.s. spores leagues to restart since the coronavirus pandemic began and professional golf made a soft return with a charity event. can baseball be far behind here is nbc's morgan chesky. >> green flag, nascar is back! >> reporter: the return came with a roar. the nascar race a turning point for all sports their seasons cut off by covid-19 at darlington raceway, a glimpse of the new normal. grandstands empty to keep fans safe on a typical race day, tammy rokz makes vacation money turning her front yard into a parking lot. today it's empty. >> our town is a race town we love the fans well love the sound of the noise in the background. >> reporter: now everyone is having to adjust for those at the track, that means temperature checks skeleton pit crews to limit exposure, and drivers masking up if they're not behind the wheel. >> i think anybody that comes back first is going to be under a microscope i do, however, i'm very confident in all the things nascar has done. >> reporter: in florida,

state allows more businesses to open their doors >>> a milestone live sports on a sunday as golf and nascar athletes took charge and let the competition even without the fans >>> then to sin city, where the massive palace is getting ready to rise again and open the casino floors once again >> this morning the investigation into that massive explosion in l.a. that was so strong firefighters caught on fire as they escaped a dozen seriously injured. >>> the first named storm of the season set to hit the east coast today. we're tracking its path. "early today" starts right now >>> good morning, we are just one week away from memorial day. much of america is charging ahead with plans to reopen this week despite fears of another wave of coronavirus. more than 90,000 lives have been lost to covid-19 in the u.s. as we approach 1.5 million confirmed cases. at least 270,000 patients have recovered. >> during an interview with "60 minutes", the federal reserve chairman say the economy may not fully bounce back without a vaccine. >> assuming there's not a second is wave of the coronavirus, i think you'

nascar is back, fox and nascar have gone through unimaginable hurdles, cleared unimaginable hurdles tond put it on safely so that the competitors aren't at risk and the television viewing audience, the fans or that are out there the can enjoy it. and even though there's fans that can't be in the stands like i know they want to to be, theyl be able to sit at home, they'll be able to gather with a small group of friends and be able to watch the sport that they love. and i think that everyone is ready. and i know that all of us at fox are ready. griff: yes, they are. vince welch, thank you very much. we're all in this together. well, we're all nascar fans today, and it's coming up -- even if you're not a fan, tune in because you're not going to want to miss if it. 3:30 p.m. eastern on fox news. vince welch, have a great afternoon. we'll be watching. thanks for joining us. pete: a few additional headlines starting with this fox news alert. a deadly shooting and standoff at a motel is now over, the gunman bare k5euding himself inside a super 8 in rockford, illinois. no officers, thank god,

nascar fans are so loud.ne noise, a lot of noise, ambient sounds that will bring naturally and that will come through. other sports, you really need that feel and vibe of the energy of the crowds, so i think it'll affect those sports more so than racing. howie: yeah. i've got 10 seconds. people have been watching nascar drivers do video games. is there -- how much is there for sport to come back? >> jamie: we have been getting a million viewers and fox sports watching the guys play video games and play in i-racing, there's a hunger for it and we will have a second screen viewing part for darlington, join me and broadcasters starting at 3:30 a lot planned today, big day for the sport. howie: jamie little, glad that you're getting out of the house. good to see you. thank you so much. >> jamie: thank you for having me. howie:ly have final thoughts in just a moment so, draw the line. roundup for lawns is formulated to kill lawn weeds to the root without harming your grass. roundup brand. trusted for over 40 years

nascar makes its big return tomorrow on fox sports.irst race in 10 weeks as drivers prepare to go head-to-head in darlington, south carolina but there will be no fans in the stands. here with more on what to expect is fox nascar analyst and two time daytona 500 winner michael waltrip. michael thank you so much for joining us on fox & friends we really appreciate it so i'll ask the question from the lead- in. what should we expect today from nascar or tomorrow, excuse me. >> it's going to be incredible. these racers, when you talk to them about what it's like to go back racing at a place like darlington, darlington is is a historic track and it's the hardest to drive. the guys haven't had any seat time and they are all antsy about what's going to happen but i love fox & friends but tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 the first live sporting event is coming to america and it's going to be on fox tomorrow and i can not wait to watch it. griff: you're not kidding, michael. look i was saying earlier i'd be willing to watch hermit crabs race but fort

. >>> nascar revs up for its return on fox tomorrow.ing up, what to expect from the track too tough to tame. i ty they were the first to have a vitamin verified by usp... ...an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards nature made, the #1 pharmacist recommended vitamin and supplement brand jon: agents are intercepting fake cleaning supplies that as criminals try to cash in on the coronavirus pandemic. i.c.e. is now responding by launching a program called operation stolen promise. stephanie bennett has more. >> smuggling can be a dirty business, even when it comes to cleaning supplies. >> hand sanitizer, masks, some cold medicine, that kind of thing. >> since early march, the coronavirus pandemic has emptied shelves, leaving many americans struggling to get essentials like bleach, medicine and thermometers. criminals spotted the high demand and are selling fake or diluted versions of the products. >> certainly in demand for cleaning products or personal protective equipment is higher than it's ever been. the

nascar is back >> reporter: the return came with a roar tonight's nascar race a turning point for all sports their seasons cut off by covid-19. at darlington raceway, a glimpse of the new normal grandstands empty to keep fans safe on a typical race day, tammy robinson makes vacation money turning her front yard into a parking lot. today, it's empty. >> our town, it's a race town. that's where we are. we love our fan, we love the sound of the noise in the background. >> reporter: now everyone is having to adjust for those at the track that means temperature checks, skeleton pit crews to limit exposure and drivers masking up if they're not behind the wheel. >> i think anybody that comes back first is going to be under the microscope i do, however, i am very confident in all the things that nascar has done. >> reporter: in florida, drivers of a different kind pro golf back in action with a charity match. the sport's biggest names carrying their own bags and keeping thei distance to raise money for healthcare workers. the president himself calling in to emphasize the importance of getting

the new rules of the road for nascar debuting this weekend. white house preparing an executive order requiring some essential drugs must be made in the us. trying to limit our dependence on china, 90% of drugs in the us are important and the vast majority of them come from china. cruise lines experiencing a spike in reservations. apparently rebooking for 2021, still unknown when the ship will be clear to set sail. casinos considering cashless gambling to prevent the spread of germs, with technology like apple pay on the rise experts suggest the future of slot machines and people gate. a virginia restaurant with a creative idea in the age of social distancing the in in the washington using mannequins to help make their space feel more fool. check it out. >> i've been thinking a lot about space lately. how to turn it from this into this. >> welcome back to fox news at night. a little technical problem, i'm picking up the show from here. the first big time major league sports event to take place in the us during the pandemic will be held sunday i

sports fans are revved up for the return of nascar.to be and other sports are also facing changes while planning for a comeback. this sunday we're back to the races as nascar returns to darlington speedway for its first race since the pandemic began. but this signature cup event will be anything but normal. social distancing measures in place in the garages. the grandstand empty as this event will be held with no fans. drivers won't be tested, but teams will be restricted to just 16 crew members, all subject to health screenings prior to entering the racetrack. inside crews could undergo random light screenings and thermal cameras will monitor their temperature as they work with a pre-existing emphasis on safety and the normal lack of physical contact between competitors, nascar was considered a prime candidate to be one of the first sports to make its return. >> it will be disappointing that we won't have our fans there live at the racetrack but i know they will be there in spirit. >> nascar not the only prominent sport returning. all

nascar the first big sport to return this weekend. the new rules and what it's like to get back on the track after a crash like this. >> i felt like a walking miracle. >> our interview with driver ryan newman. >>> and oh, the speakers who will show. a graduation weekend like no other. the famous names inspiring graduates. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening we begin with breaking news the centers for disease control is warning the death toll in our country could pass 100,000 by june it comes as almost every state is at least partially reopened this weekend including major cities and landmarks but there were renewed protests today to move even faster to reopen with so many out of work. we are covering the pandemic from every angle across the country and begin with erin mclaughlin in los angeles. >> reporter: tonight across the country a patchwork of re-openings. >> i'm pretty excited to get out of the house after two months >> reporter: for many it's a weekend of cautiously getting back to b

a sign of new era for nascar.ne of the many things that nascar is working onto make sure that the race is safe, screening for drivers, teams are being limited to 16 people maximum. the schedule for there week was consolidated. even most of the journalists who cover nascar won't be here, fox sports will call announcers call the race in studios in charlotte studios and not darlington. we talked to one race team who says they don't believe things will seem that much different. >> all you hear is race engines and will sound exactly the same from home. the stands will be empty but you will hear it and feel it. i think other sports may feel more different because when there's a good play and you don't hear cheers that will sound on but in our sport you don't normally hear that anyway. mark: if you're watching the race, frontline workers, people are trying to help the country battle the coronavirus, this race being dedicated in honor of them, but as i mentioned back out here live, it is surreal to see the stadium empty.

jon: nascar fans are revved up today. >> spring flag nascar is back.the driver starting up their engines after months of coronavirus restrictions, today's race taking place right now in darlington south carolina. no fans oriented tendons, social distancing, we are cheering on their favorites from home, mark meredith is live in darlington with an update. reporter: nascar is back, you would not be able to tell by looking behind me but you can hear the cars that are going after this race got started a couple of hours ago, it is a sign that nascar is ready to get back to things. things are a little bit different during the coronavirus pandemic, will give you a glimpse of how nascar is changing the behavior, we saw drivers as well as pit crews stopping to get there temperatures checked, was a time for them to check in to make sure they were safe. we also see there are no fans allowed here at nascar either, security is turning people away who tried to get a closer look at the action and normally on race day, this place would be packed. but the president of o

rely on nascar to keep them safe for a nascar has certain requirements for how the cars are built they have a fireman's on how the fences are done so everybody in the industry is used to putting their their safety into nascar has hands and now there's just this extra element of keeping us safe amid the pin beneke. vanda holyfield has confirmed talks are under way with mike tyson's camp about them returning to the ring for a 3rd fight that's despite both men being in their fifty's no deal has been done yet but is likely to be a full round exhibition style fight for charity holyfield won both of their previous encounters but had part of his 8 bit an off by tyson in the infamous 2nd meeting back in 1997. professional ball writing was the 1st sport to returns action in the us off to the current virus shut down and for the last 3 weeks top bull riders have been competing in front of empty stands for t.v. audience the competition remains as face as ever sunday so brazilian lukas divino clinched victory in oklahoma putting himself in the world's top 10 in snagging a prize of more than $18000.

rely on nascar to keep them safe right a nascar has certain requirements for how the cars are built they have requirements on how the fences are done so everybody in the industry is used to putting their their safety into nascar's hands and now there is just this extra element of keeping us safe amid the pin beneke about how you feel has confirmed talks are underway with mike tyson about them returning to the ring for a 3rd fight that despite both men being in their fifty's is likely to be a 4 round exhibition style fight for charity holyfield won both of their previous encounters but had parted as a bit north by tyson in the infamous 2nd meeting back in 1997. now brazil faces growing cases of coronavirus in one of its worst hit areas of south pollo one man is trying to keep spirits up through exercise evenness mento is a gym instructor who's been holding rooftop workouts for neighbors in brazil and india the district has south pole as high as coated 19 death toll and many of its 260000 inhabitants have lost what little work they had through the pandemic that's mento says he hopes h

plus, nascar is back today, live , fox nascar analyst and four-time nascar cup champion jeff gordon on what it means for the economy and the country all that and a lot more right here right now as we look ahead on "sunday morning futures." maria: and first this morning breaking news out of the intelligence community this morning, acting dni richard grinell a u.s. naval nothing friday his office will strip the fbi of its duties briefing the 2020 presidential candidate that follows accusations of foley bias in the 2016 election, former fbi director james comey infamously briefed president-elect donald trump on january 6, 2017. just one day after he met with president obama and other top officials in the oval office, and i sat down with president trump himself to discuss what happened in the weeks leading up to his inauguration. president trump: it was the greatest political crime in the history of our country. if i were a democrat instead of a republican, i think everybody would have been in jail a long time ago, and i'm talking with 50 year sentences. it is a disgrace what's happened th

rely on nascar to keep them safe for a nascar has certain requirements for how the cars are built they have a fireman's on how the fences are done so everybody in the industry is used to putting their their safety into nascar as hands and now there is just this extra element of keeping us safe amid the pin beneke. celtic have been crowned scottish football champions after the season was ended early because a krone virus is the 9th straight league title 1st celtic their glasgow rivals rangers finished 2nd in the table while hearts have been relegated to the 2nd tier scotland followed france the netherlands and belgium in scrapping bessie's. the action continues in germany though after the bundesliga restarted a few days ago that fans defending champions buy in munich made a winning return against union berlin robert leavened off skate gave by in the lead with his 40th goal of the season benjamin proviron snuck in late cecum play to 2 mill when his team mates briefly forgot their social distancing roles during the celebration victory was stores by and 4 point lead over percy at dortmund

well nascar is definitely not pumping the brakes on their activities.ve got something headed our way. i bet you it's going to be raining smash. if you know any sports fans, or you are one yourself, you are just itching to see some kind of last boarding activity. and it's coming at you soon, in fact. may 17th at darlington raceway and this is going to be something. seven events and 11 days involving all three nascar series and then a couple of races on wednesday. you will keep racing fans busy, even create some new fans there'll be plenty of safety precautions, but no fans of course. and you will see it all on fox. check your local listings. nascar in the middle of may coming fast. >>> let's talk about one step up and two steps back. that's pretty much the case. you've got nascar, you're not going to have little league baseball, you're not going to have the little league world series for the first time ever. in fact, the little league world series is something that's been an institution in our country since 1947. it's been canceled until next year. after

we're glad that since nascar a north carolina is the home in nascar that we're going to be having this event here. nascar was very thoughtful and their plan for protecting employees and drivers and pit crews and people working on the cars from covid-19. they submitted a plan to our department of health and human services. local health officials work with them. our local officials gave them feedback on the plan. and i think that they are ready to a put on a very safe race. obviously, no spectators will be there and that is because we know that gatherings together -- when people gather together that the risk of infection is so much higher. this is why we continue to have in our executive order, the mass gathering ban. i don't know about the situation regarding darlington do you know anything about it doctor cohen about any feedback? from from everything i've heard things went fine there. get any reports back to see if but we will any changes are going to be made at the coca-cola 600 from things learned at darlington but i don't have that yet sure that right now. next question. >> my ques

nascar's return to the race ways will be made on may 17th at darlington race way in south carolina nascar'sday span at darlington and charlotte motor speedway fans will not be at any of the races and nascar say the races meet the guidelines established by the cdc. >> some competition in any form coming back a little bit, even though very different. >>> trevor noaa is paying the salaries of his employees variety learned he'll be paying 25 furloughed members of "the daily show " show" crew. he made the decision to pay the salaries until production speeds back up. he continues to film the daily social distancing show with trevor noah from home. >>> spectacular golf trick shot is swinging through social media. if you haven't seen it, here it is the golfer tosses his club in the air, that's gravity doing the rest, the club flips head over heels and knocks the ball into the hole, redefining that sports are games of momentum. >> that's great to have somebody there actually shooting it and getting it on videfriday safe weekend i'm david gura. >> i'm frances rivera. great being with you thank you fo

a nascar weekend is our biggest of the year. it's been here since 1989 haven't missed a year yet and the. >>you know we've got 10's of thousands of fans who look for this weekend's sponsors. >>race teams love coming to but in the grand scheme of things now as nascar is shifting gears to restart their season, the focus for the sport will be the whole race is in close proximity to nascar's main racehub in charlotte north carolina role in do one day events roll on. >>no hotels, no airplanes trying to find a day with us. >>guidance we're getting from the governor and cabinet members there may be more anytime earlier this year just. >>pretty much impossible to come up with a date certain with nascar and since then over raceway is part of the 8 track speedway motorsports llc. >>their race will now be held at sister track, charlotte motor speedway later this month we're all part of the same cop so. you know it's it's all a county at the what and there is more good news for sonoma raceway the nhra event scheduled for july is now looking

nascar returning to the track for the first time in 71 days. yeah. a big day for nascar. the first of seven races coming up. this one, the real heroes 400. nascar doing its best to follow covid-19 safety guidance. kevin harvick from bakersfield dominated from the green flag. he led 159 laps and goes on to win the race. his 50th career cup series victory. >> i want to thank everyone. i didn't think it would be much different. we miss the fans. >> next up, an exfinity race on tuesday. then another cup series race on wednesday. both will be in darlington. plenty of excitement on the links. a live round of golf being televised for the first time in 66 days. four of the game's brightest stars playing in the relief charity skins match. world number one rory mcilroy was paired with dusten johnson. all moan going to charter. it came down to a one hole closest on 17. mcilroy comes through in the clutch. they go on to win the match with 11 skins. more importantly, the entire match raised more than $5 million for charter. >> really happy. it was an awesome day. all of us here for a

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eric: speaking of nascar, in arlington, nascar is back again for a second cup series sensor pandemice were just told to happen last week at darlington, that was the first, the coca-cola 600 at the charlotte motor speedway, the cruise and again, the fans in the grandstands by last week's recent south carolina. in honor of memorial day, each car will display the name of a fallen servicemember, the name right above the windshield, that is so special. a reporter for fox sports joins us now, this start of last weekend, fans in the stands but it went pretty well, what you expect today? >> it absolutely did, it was strange once the race was over and it was quiet and no celebration but it went off without a hedge, hats off to nascar for fox for putting everything in place, the protocols, every single team member in the garage wearing a facemask, we see social distancing, limited pick crew members, 15 per team, we will see the exact same thing, the infield right now, it went well and i would expected tonight for 600 miles. eric: what it is like having no cheering crowds coming of the sounds o

it's we, nascar, meaning the sport of nascar, has made a huge misstep today a huge error, then that mayack whether it be golf, football, basketball, baseball, may set back other sports for weeks or months to come. i think this opens that door and says this is how it can be done. look at what we did. yes, there probably can be some improvements all the way through, no matter what you do. but the first time, first rattle out of the box i think nascar is to be commended and all the drivers, all the teams, all the owners, the sponsors that stuck it out and said let's go do this, i think they're all to be commended. >> yeah. dale, real quickly, i want to touch on what would have been probably been the lead story out of this race or any race, ryan newman returning to the track after that awful accident at the daytona 500. that was back in february. obviously, a lot has happened since then. a pretty turning moment for him? >> oh. absolutely. i mean, when he left daytona that day, when the tvs were turned off, we didn't know what to expect from ryan newman, would he ever be back in a car again?

nascar making a come back.y: i'm sure nascar fans have this date written down in their calendar. may 17th nascar will resume racing at darlington raceway no. fans in the stands but nascar is the first major sporting series to return to competition which makes sense because there is obvious separation between teams. a lot of folks are excited about this thank you, nascar, i can't wait to have something to look forward. to say kurt busch points out a problem though we will need to work on our social distancing after wins. everyone on the track will be wearing a mask and teams will practice social distancing as well. jillian: remix to the clean classic "we are the champions." take a listen. ♪ you are the champion ♪ my friend ♪ and you'll keep on fighting to the end ♪ you are the champion carley: what can you say queen adam lambert knocking it out of the park with this one new song you are the champion honoring front line workers just released on streaming and download with proceeds going to the covid-19 response f

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here with the preview is nascar president steve phelps.ood morning to you, steve. >> good morning, ainsley. it's a pleasure to be here with you. ainsley: thanks for being with us. what a fun job. i know it's a lot of work. i am from south carolina. i know it's at darlington it is a tough race what's up for sunday. >> racing without fans first time in 27-year history we will be doing that we will see the same great racing we saw when we left phoenix 10 weeks ago. really excited to be back. it's going to be different, for sure. because there won't be fans. but, in a 10-week hiatus is something we have never had in our history as well. really excited to be back. ainsley: the drivers will not have qualifying races. the moment they say gentlemen, start your engine, that's the first time they are going to hit the tracks in 10 weeks, right? >> that's correct, yeah. no qualifying. no practice. so the roll out of the garage and roll right onto the racetrack and we will get right at it. ainsley: what do you -- how many viewers are you expecting? i'm

a nascar weekend is our biggest event of the year.nce 1989 haven't missed a year yet and up. >>you know, we've got 10's of thousands of fans who look forward to this weekend sponsors. >>race teams love coming to sonoma but in the grand scheme of things now as nascar is shifting gears to restart their season, the focus for the sport will be the whole race is in close proximity to nascar's main racehub in charlotte north carolina role in do one day events roll on. >>no hotels, no airplanes trying to find a date with us. >>guidance we're getting from the governor and the county and there may be sports any time later this year just. >>pretty much impossible to come up with a date certain with nascar. >>and since sonoma raceway is part of the 8 track speedway motorsports llc the race will now be held at sister track, charlotte motor speedway later this month we're all part of the same cop so. >>you know it's it's all a county at that point. >>and there is more good news for sonoma raceway the nhra event scheduled for july is now looking at

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steve phelps is the president of nascar and joins us live this morning.teve, thank you so much for being here. we really appreciate it. i think we can't state this enough, whether you are a sports fan or not a sports fan, a lot of people are excited to hear this news. it is a sign that things are slowly getting back to normal. we know a lot of thought went into it though. so why now and is everyone comfortable with this move? >> yes. well, first of all thank you for having me, kristin. we are thrilled to be back. we have developed a plan over the last two months that was tailored for us and then we vetted it with local state and federal health officials. so it is a rock-solid plan. we are excited to be back. the drivers are excited to get back to doing what they're doing. >> and what -- go ahead. >> i was going to say, steve, walk us through some of the precautions you have put in place here. normally these team rosters are about 16 people, would be three times what it is going to be. it would normally be much larger. what are you guys doing to make sure

chris: he's made several trips to the white house as nascar champion. >> sixth time nascar spring championohnson. chris: but this spring he and other drivers have been stuck at home entertaining fans with virtual race. i have to be careful how i say this, you were not the best virtual racer, in fact, there were some crashes. >> lots of crashes. yeah, i am not going to pursue a career in virtual racing when this is done. chris: today johnson and 35 other drivers hit south carolina's legendary darlington raceway with no qualifying runs, practice has always been virtual. darlington is known as a famously challenging track, how much can you prepare for it on a simulator? >> the simulator is a great visual aspect. i would say it probably gets you 80 to 90% there but the last little bit takes you from good to great. chris: nascar took special precautions because of the coronavirus. during preparations teams wore masks and practiced social distancing and they cut the number of people allowed on the pit crews. >> i won't have human interaction with my crew. they have separated track, i will see on

drivers will be back on track may 17th in south carolina for a nascar cup series race.he race will have no fans in attendance and all race personnel will have to wear masks and socially distance. six other races are scheduled for the rest of may. no schedule has been set for june at this point. so far, nascar and ufc are the only major sports organizations to release specific plans for resuming competition. >>> okay. take a look at what people in half moon bay saw this morning. wow. steve took this calling it a fogbow. not a rainbow. right? like a rainbow but with sunlight shining on fog. will we be seeing more fog? >>> here at abc 7 we're honoring the class of 2020 who've had to forego graduation ceremonies and other milestones due to the coronavirus pandemic. jose madrigal and eric gonzalez are both graduating from june jordan school of equity in san francisco. they both play for the san francisco glens soccer team. and team staff wanted to recognize them. both boys will be playing soccer in college in the fall. congratulations. off the field, they both also hold jobs

what a day it was yesterday for nascar. a two hour drive down to south carolina.ne a tremendous job working with everybody from the states to the local counties. and for the race to happen yesterday, the biggest disappointment was yes, the fans were not at the track. it was silent in many ways that i had never felt before prerace, post race. even during the race. there is those quick moments where you catch a glimpse, and it's like yes. they are there. but you could feel everybody with their spirit and the television cameras. they can create that normalcy, i feel love people tuning into a live sport on sunday, and i think we pulled it off. >> bill: i think with harvick set at the end was rather poignant. he is outside of his car, the reporters standing 6 feet away, and he says "it feels like any other race, but here i am, looking around, there is no one cheering at the conclusion of this race." >> you know, for me, two months from being removed from the race car and getting back in and feeling the heat and the g-for g-force, i had a smile at one point during the r

eric: we are joined by nascar host adam alexander.pecial tribute on. tell us the names of the fallen engraved in the windshields of each car? >> yes. 600 miles of remembrance. each driver tonight will carry the name of a fallen hero across the windshield banner of their racecar from a great place to give back and remember first through may 5 ultimate sacrifice for our country and can only affect some of these drivers are connecting the first family stuff certainly a special time from a special connection between nascar and our patient military. eric: they really are so special. , talk about remote assignments from is going to be a real moment of silence. to stop and honor those. >> the first stages tonight at the end of one of those stages, the drivers will pull their cars and check them off and a true moment of silence. when you consider fans at the track tonight, it will be a true opportunity to remember those who have paid the ultimate price for our country. eric: healthy an emotional and profound one. if covered races for years fr