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NASCAR suspends season until May but will reschedule events

NASCAR will postpone seven races as it obeys government guidelines to avoid large public gatherings.
Credit: AP
FILE - In this July 29, 2018, file photo, Daniel Suarez (19) leads the field into Turn 1 to start a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. NASCAR made the first significant changes to its schedule in years by shuffling the 2020 season into a freshened new sequence that tries to meet the wants of fans to the best of NASCAR's current ability. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has suspended its season until early May. 

The sanctioning body said Monday night it will not resume racing until Martinsville Speedway on May 9. 

NASCAR will postpone seven races as it obeys government guidelines to avoid large public gatherings.

NASCAR says it still intends to run a full 36-race season. There have been four events so far.

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