. >> richard and son r.j.ted to be doing something fun together. >> we go to a lot of monster trucks shows. we love to get out there and it has been the first time we can get back out and we -- we just jump to the chance. >> last year it wasn't happening. i. it was sad. >> at 33% capacity it is a sold out crowd. normally there is room for 47,000 people here. >> there were star sightings off the track like basketball superstar michael jordan. now a nascar team co-owner. 49ers head coach kyle shanahan served as race grand marshall. he said the experience is giving him hope. >> being at a sport where there is fans is the best feeling. i don't want to go through another year without fans. those cardboard cut outs only do so much. >> no cardboard cut outs here. many of those fans are happy to be back home. >> i love it. we will be bag. >> at sonoma race way, abc 7 news. >> well certainly looks like he had a good time there. we will have highlights of today's race coming up in a few minutes on abc 7 sports. >>> movi

. >> reporter: richard summerland and son r.j.o be doing something fun together. >> we go to a lot of monster truck shows, a's games. we just love to get out and this is been like the first time we can get back out and we just jumped at the chance. >> last year it wasn't happening. it was kind of a dead silence. it was sad. >> reporter: covid protocols are in place. masks and social distancing are required. at 33% capacity it's a soldout crowd at sonoma raceway. check it out. normally there's room for 47,000 people here. there were star sightings off the track like basketball superstar michael jordan now a nascar team co-owner. 49ers head coach kyle shanahan served as race grand marshal. he says the experience is giving him hope. >> actually being at a sport where there's fans is the best feeling. i don't want to go through another year without fans. those cardboard cutouts only do so much. >> reporter: no cardboard cutouts here. manufacture those fans are happy to many of those fans are happy to be back home. cornell barnard, abc