How NASCAR drivers are spending their time off and fighting the spread of COVID-19

NASCAR drivers like to go fast, but social distancing practices and North Carolina’s stay-at-home order have forced them to slow down to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. For longtime Cup Series drivers, “time off” is an unprecedented concept.“It’s really like my first-ever offseason,” Kyle Larson said. “I always stay busy racing, so this is the first time I can’t race.”Since the NASCAR season was officially postponed three weeks ago, however, many drivers, including Larson, have migrated to their at-home simulator rigs since the sanctioning body is embracing its iRacing counterpart wit…

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