Our coronavirus response should be to return to normal as safely as possible

NASCAR’s all-star race may not have been a normal event, but it was a step in the right direction, and it serves as a reminder of what our priorities should be in the midst of this pandemic.

NASCAR held the race on Wednesday at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee. The race track can hold about 140,000 spectators; NASCAR capped ticket sales at 30,000 and ended up with at least 20,000 fans in attendance, marking the closest thing to a “normal” sporting event since March.