Kevin Harvick shakes off the rust of a two-month break in the NASCAR schedule by winning the closed-door Real Heroes 400
While the action on the track was familiar, everything else was uncharted.
Teams, each allowed 16 members, arrived in the morning at designated times and temperatures were screened before entering the infield. Only 900 essential personnel were approved to be inside the gates. With limited crew members drivers were left to do some of the more mundane chores, such as filling water bottles and making lunch, that might have otherwise fallen to staff.With no practice or qualifying places on the starting grid were set by a random draw with Brad Keselowski on pole.
NASCAR's oldest speedway on the Cup circuit is known as the "Track Too Tough to Tame" and proved to be just that for Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who had his return come to an abrupt end as he slammed into the wall on the opening lap."I have been around this deal for a long time and this is not like anything I have experienced," said Harvick.
"It is very similar to coming back after 9/11 but that day had 100,000 fans in the stands and now you have no fans."
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