Not wanting to disenfranchise many of its ticketholders, Iowa's Knoxville Raceway and the Marion County Fair Board announced Tuesday that the Knoxville Nationals, the biggest event in sprint car racing, has been cancelled. The 60th running of the event is now scheduled for Aug. 11-14, 2021.
The Nationals annually draw more than 20,000 fans per night, but due to restrictions mandated by the coronavirus pandemic, the track's capacity is currently just 7,000.
"This is devastating for all of us on the fair board and at the track, as we know it is for all our fans, competitors, sponsors, employees and everyone in the racing community," Brian Bailey, president of the Marion County Fair Board said in a statement.