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NASCAR orders pay cuts for employees of the racing series

The memo says NASCAR executives will see a 25% reduction in salary, while all other employees will have their salary reduced by 20%.
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FILE - In this July 23, 2017, file photo, the field for the NASCAR Brickyard 400 auto race makes its way past fans in the stands in the first turn at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. From tens of thousands of empty seats at the tracks to dwindling ratings for those watching at home, NASCAR has a popularity problem. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has ordered staff pay cuts across its entire company until the stock car series returns to racing. 

The Associated Press obtained a memo NASCAR President Steve Phelps sent to employees informing them of the cuts. 

The memo says NASCAR executives will see a 25% reduction in salary, while all other employees will have their salary reduced by 20%.

Budget expenses have also been frozen amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

NASCAR is currently suspended until May 9, a span costing the series seven of its elite Cup Series races. 

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