NASCAR and IndyCar have now done what nearly every other sports league and organization in the United States has done. They have halted events amidst the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.
The sanctioning body announced Friday that races at Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 14-15) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (March 20-22) would be postponed. NASCAR was preparing to run the races without fans but made the decision before events at Atlanta got underway on Friday that it would go ahead and cancel. The two tracks were each set to host Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series races.
“NASCAR has decided to postpone the race events at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend & Homestead-Miami Speedway next weekend,” a statement from the sanctioning body said.