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Las Vegas Motor Speedway to have fans in stands during NASCAR weekend

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LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — NASCAR weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway will have a limited number of fans in the seating area, the speedway announced on Thursday.

The weekend will kick off on March 5 with the Bucked Up 200 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event followed by the Alsco 300 NASCAR Xfinity race on March 6.

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It will wrap up on March 7 with the 24th annual Pennzoil 400 Presented by Jiffy Lube NASCAR Cup Series.

The speedway says race fans in attendance will be required to maintain proper social distancing, wear face coverings and be subject to temperature checks at the gate.

There also will be no fan access to the pit or garage areas throughout the weekend.

Those who wish to attend the Pennzoil 400 weekend can buy tickets at lvms.com.