NASCAR President Steve Phelps said he is "confident we are going to keep people safe" for The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington on Sunday. Phelps on the latest SBJ Unpacks podcast spoke about the vast array of changes that go along with the sport’s return to the track. Phelps: “The plan we have in place is dozens of pages long. And it has been vetted with local, state and federal health officials to make sure we are going back and folks are going to be safe. Non-essential personnel, like me, will be outside of the footprint." He noted NASCAR is comfortable with its safety protocols, adding, "We would not go back if we thought otherwise.”
Phelps said the crews, drivers, officials and media production staff on-site will total "about 900 people." On the other hand, Phelps said, "If you asked people in this industry who are essential personnel, there would be more than 900 who raised their hand. I had a sales guy email me and say, ‘Hey, I’ll do the testing; do the whole thing.’ ... I thought to myself: There is no one to sell anything to. I would suggest that would be non-essential personnel.”
For more from Phelps on the decision not to incorporate testing, the economics of racing without spectators and more, check out the latest SBJ Unpacks podcast.
