Safety first

A list of NASCAR precautions entering Sunday’s return to the track at Darlington, South Carolina:

Anyone who will work at the track is being asked to self-monitor for five days for symptoms before the event.

Each person working at the track must fill out a questionnaire on their health and go through a temperature screening check.

If there are concerns based on a person’s temperature, they will go through additional screening that will include monitoring heart rate and oxygenation.

There also will be additional screening for essential personnel.

Temperature checks will be done randomly throughout the event. Symptomatic patients will be removed from the event and given medical care if needed.

Everyone going into the infield must wear cloth masks as they move about.

Cup haulers will be spread out in the infield for social distancing among teams. Driver motorcoaches also will be spread out to keep competitors away from one another. There will be one-way walkways to further promote social distancing.

On pit road, over-the-wall crew members must have a fireproof sock mask that will go from their nose down to below their chin or use a face screen from above their eyes to below their chin.

Spotters will be spread out in the empty stands, all at least 6 feet away from one another.

After the race, NASCAR will stagger the exit of crews to maintain social distancing. Because COVID-19 tests remain in limited supply, NASCAR states those tests should be targeted for people most in need.

NASCAR recommends that crew members who are at the track not work in the race shop between events.

NASCAR also asks all participants to keep a log of who they’ve interacted with throughout the course of a day in case they later have a positive test. That way, those who have come in direct exposure can be contacted and asked to isolate for 14 days.